Video Game Reviews, Articles
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There was a time when every first-person shooter tried to be the next Halo or Call of Duty, favouring heavy plots and linear levels. Health would regenerate magically, and you could only carry two weapons at a time. In short,…
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Serious Sam is a throwback shooter with big guns, ludicrous amounts of enemies, and a seriously-awesome protagonist named Sam “Serious” Stone. With his trademark shades, sharp tongue and minigun, he’s ready to save the world and look damn-cool doing it. “Yeah,…
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Whether he’s firebombing a marching band, using a cat as a gun silencer, or robbing armed-and-dangerous child movie stars, the eponymous Postal Dude of the Postal series always stands on top of whatever bizarre events occur in his life while…
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Patty Bouvier of The Simpsons once said, “The easiest way to be popular is to leech off the popularity of others.” When iconic shooters from decades ago had their map-making tools officially released to the public, a plethora of no-name…
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Before his claim to fame as a FPS-icon of the nineties, Duke Nukem started off as a humble protagonist-in-pink on a PC-exclusive side-scroller. His debut game bagged some sweet reviews and sold very well at the time, but by today’s…
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Decorating characters in video games can be a lot of fun. While armour and camouflage have their practical uses, it can be great fun to suit up a character or avatar in some sweet-looking gear to help them stand out…
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Hovercraft, headbanging-music and explosive weaponry – welcome to the future of racing, ladies and gentlemen! British studio Psygnosis released Wipeout in 1995 to an unexpected gaming audience, and the title was all about speeding through race tracks as catchy electronica…
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Gamers have mixed feelings towards expansion packs and downloadable content these days. After all, a sizeable portion of downloadable content seems to be comprised of useless outfits, painted guns and cut-content, in hopes of squeezing out as many pennies from…
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Few could have predicted a game to rival the likes of id Software’s revolutionary first-person shooter DOOM. In 1996, 3D Realms released the rude ‘n’ crude alien frag-a-thon Duke Nukem 3D to critical acclaim. The game was packed with cheesy…
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