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Game of Thrones is like Harry Potter, except if, instead of Snape zapping Dumbledore, Dumbledore had whipped out a poleaxe and sliced off Snape’s greasy head, and then sold all the Hogwarts children into slavery. Then they’d be exactly the same, and Harry Potter would probably be better.
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Games don't get to a fourteenth iteration in the series, with an additional bevy of side games, without shipping units. In Final Fantasy's case, the number of units shipped is massive - around 100 million at last count. In the 23 years since the first one,
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Dawnguard, the new vampire-centric downloadable content for Bethesda’s Skyrim, has been out for nearly a month. If you haven’t already been caught up in all of the pre-release buzz, you may be wondering whether it’s worth forking out right now for extra Skyrim content; after all, the
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Command and Conquer has been a long running strategy series that has provided an original and engaging string of games to the market. The latest game in the series, Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, has recently been given a much welcomed expansion dubbed Kane's Wrath. The expansion
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The history of wargames saw a divergence of play styles back in the late 80s and 90s. There were hardcore traditionalists, who slavishly painted model soldiers and gained equal pleasure from showing off their models as they did from actually playing games with them. Then there were the board game
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Writing video game reviews can be a frustrating business. Every writer relishes the occasion when an absolute cracker lands on their desk; those reviews practically write themselves. When a solid, well thought out title makes it way onto the market, every reviewer knows that credit is due where credit is
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Dragon’s Dogma was a weird game when it hit in 2012. It was a unique Japanese take on Western fantasy, peppered with gameplay systems there were unlike anything people had seen before, but also with a lot of rough edges. It was a risky endeavour for Capcom – a new
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Creative Assembly seem to have a knack when it comes to extending their games. Given the phenomenal size and depth of their strategy titles, it's a testament to their development that they keep churning out new add-ons and additions for strategy buffs to tinker with. Ealier this year
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Deponia is a point and click cartoon adventure, strongly reminiscent of LucasArts' classic Monkey Island series. It's jam-packed with quirky cartoon characters, clever puzzles, an overabundance of (mostly) witty dialogue, and hilarious slapstick moments. The setting is about as far removed from the Caribbean as you can
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Red Faction: Guerrilla is not a game for people who enjoy character development or meaningful dialogue with NPCs. Red Faction: Guerrilla is not a game for people who enjoy collecting custom weapons and other items. Red Faction: Guerrilla is not for people who enjoy broad, scenic vistas and haunting soundtracks.
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Aylon takes a look at the second of five chapters in Telltale's latest multi-part adventure game. If you're not already aware of the title, which is based on the hit The Walking Dead comic books, be sure to check out for a bit of background. While
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Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (or MMORPGs, for short) are, thanks largely to media darling World of Warcraft, very much on the rise. The genre is positively exploding; it seems you’re not a real video game publisher if you don’t have a few on the boil. Commanding