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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning confirmed to be prequel to MMO
EXCLUSIVE: Says Todd McFarlane 3 February 2012 14:29 GMT TweetKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the single-player role-playing game due for release by Electronic Arts on 10 February, is the forerunner to a MMO that has been in development since 2006. There had been confusion over whether developer 38 Games would...
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Battlefield 3 review
REVIEW
It's explosive
27 October 2011 12:26 GMT
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The levels of hype surrounding Battlefield 3 have hit lunar landing levels of excitement. From that graphically stunning trailer released all those months ago, to the first footage of jets in action, there is plenty of weight lying on the...
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Artists use Apple Macs, writers use PCs
Says X-Men scribe Mike Carey 12 October 2011 15:58 GMT TweetMike Carey, the British comic book author behind American titles The Unwritten, X-Men: Legacy and the superb Lucifer series, has revealed to Pocket-lint that, in his trade at least, a majority of artists use Macs, while writers use PCs.
Speaking...
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Acer Aspire 5755G review
REVIEW
Understated power
4 October 2011 21:10 GMT
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Acer's Aspire 5755G is a general-purpose laptop that packs a "Sandy Bridge" Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA Optimus graphics into a sleek, relatively lightweight shell. It's an all-round home machine, suitable for gaming and getting work done.
The...
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Borderlands 2 makes an appearance
Cell-shaded violence returns 3 August 2011 16:39 GMT TweetBorderlands, the ultra addictive shooter/rpg, is making a comeback in the form of, well...Borderlands 2.
Head over to http://www.borderlandsthegame.com/ and you will find a choice between both the first and the second game.
There isn't...
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How to go 3D on your PC
FEATURE Taking gaming to the third dimension 19 July 2011 11:40 GMT Tweet3D technology sits at the top of the agenda for just about every major display manufacturer in existence. It remains one of the core bells and whistles that shifts high end televisions and has helped entice many into the realm of high definition and...
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EA announces cross platform mobile and PC connectivity for Origin network
Not more social networking..oh wait there's games! 8 July 2011 16:44 GMT TweetEA's Origin download and social network has finally found a home on mobiles - with the company announcing that it would function on both PC and smartphones.
Origin is EA's gaming download store and social network, similar to Valve's Steam...
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VIDEO: COD 4 Star Wars mod transforms shooter to the dark side
Modern Star Wars-fare? 6 July 2011 11:57 GMT TweetThe king of all Call of Duty 4 mods has just gone live in the form of Galactic Warfare version 1.0. The mod, which has been in development for no less than 2 years, transforms the game into an entirely Star Wars-themed shooter.
Character skins,...
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VIDEO: Battlefield 3 PlayStation 3 gameplay emerges
PC v console battle ensues 17 June 2011 16:00 GMT TweetBattlefield 3 continues to be talk of the town, with demo footage emerging from E3 showing a game that stands to take on the gargantuan Call of Duty franchise.
But until now we are yet to see the game in action on consoles, with footage shown...
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Top 5 Minecraft videos
FEATURE The very best builds from the indie gaming sensation 10 June 2011 17:45 GMT TweetFor those yet to explore the world of Minecraft we have one piece of advice - don't. The resultant addiction will become so great that you'll forget the outside world entirely, focused solely on digging deeper holes into your own virtual mine.
We...
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VIDEO: Babes of Duke Nukem Forever exposed
Over-exposed in some cases 8 April 2011 14:51 GMT TweetDuke Nukem Forever (aptly named because that's how long it's taking to come out) is not exactly a game for those who are rigidly stuck up... Well, come to think of it...
The first-person shooter (fnar!) is now due out on 14 June in the US,...
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Dead Island game trailer: Most disturbing of all time?
Over 18s only! 24 February 2011 10:24 GMT TweetYou know that feeling you get when you're about to see something harrowing or disturbing and just can't tear your eyes away - like Justin Bieber's acceptance of his Brit award, or The One Show any night of the week? Well, the official announcement...
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Bios is dead: Long live UEFI
25-year-old system could be shown the door by young upstart 1 October 2010 17:34 GMT TweetOne of the oldest pieces of technology, that is still widely used today, could be on its way out following the development of a newer, more efficient alternative.
You may not know too much about the Bios system that is hidden within your PC,...
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Gamers shun stores for downloads
Decline in US shop sales 23 September 2010 15:00 GMT TweetPC game downloads are outstripping shop purchases in the US for the first time, suggest new figures.
According to data from market research specialist NPD Group, 11.2 million PC games were bought online, compared to 8.2 million physical... -
VIDEO: NASA flies you to the moon with Moonbase Alpha
NASA's MMO gets lift off 30 June 2010 7:56 GMT TweetMoonbase Alpha, the official NASA MMO will be released onto the Steam network on 6 July.
The game, which has been in private beta testing for a while now, features realistic NASA exploration scenarios with 3D graphics. You'll be part of a moon...
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