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The End is Nigh: Duke Nukem Forever is coming out in 2011

Woah! Duke Nukem Forever is actually coming out. In 2011. At PAX Take Two announced that Gearbox Software would be completing the game. 3D Realms, the original developer, shut down development last year when they ran out of money. More details about how Gearbox got involved and revived a game we all thought was dead [...]
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Irrational Games reveal their latest game – Bioshock Infinite

I loved System Shock 2. Created by Irrational Games, it was one of the scariest and most immersive games ever made. It is also one of my all-time favourites, and boy did its ’spiritual successor’, System Shock Lite…Oh sorry, Bioshock, disappoint. Today, Irrational Games announced their latest game, Bioshock Infinite. After my hopes were dashed [...]
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EA officially announces Battlefield 3

Taking a page of the Halo book, EA has announced that if you pre-order the Medal of Honor Limited Edition, which is released on October 12, 2010, you’ll get an invitation to the Battlefield 3 beta. This is the first time that EA has formally confirmed that Battlefield 3 is coming, however there was no [...]
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Toronto Hand Eye Society Social Tonight

The Toronto Hand Eye Society, a “not-for-profit coalition of projects and people in support of Toronto’s videogame communities”, is holding their third social of 2010, at Unit Bar, 1198 Queen West. In addition to having a presentation by Brandon Boyer, founder of Offworld, contributing editor of Boing Boing & newly appointed IGF Chairman, the Society [...]
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Aperture Laboratories grant allows Valve to release steam for Mac, Portal for FREE

Steam for the Mac has been released, and many of us wondered why Valve is giving away Portal for Free until May 24th. The video above makes it all clear. Gamers should thank Aperture Laboratories by buying their next home testing initiative, Portal 2, this fall.
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Does Francis hate Rochelle’s shirt? Left 4 Dead 2’s DLC ‘The Passing’ out now!

The new chapter for Left 4 Dead 2, The Passing, is being released today on the 360 and PC. Finally the cast of Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 get to meet, and in the trailer above Francis and Rochelle get their hate on together. The chapter also introduces the weekly Mutations events, as detailed [...]
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Transformers: War for Cybertron is the Transformers video game you might actually WANT to play

Not since Hot Rod opened up the Matrix of leadership to the haunting tune of “You Got the Touch” have I been so moved by anything Transformers related. It’s not because I’m some kind of callow emotionless jerk-bot. It’s because anything transformers-related since 1986 has, um, sucked. But the Transformers: War for Cybertron game trailer looks [...]
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Dark Void demo launches this week

Whether you’ve heard of Dark Void before or not, if you have a PS3 or Xbox 360, this is your lucky week.  Those who know already have the date bookmarked.  If you’re not familiar with the title, Dark Void basically a 3rd person action adventure game, mixing that old-tymey art style of Bioshock with interdimensional [...]
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Assassin’s Creed II: First Impressions

One of the most anticipated gaming titles of the year was finally released this week… and Assassin’s Creed 2 has a LOT of hype to live up to for some… and a LOT to apologize for to others.  In 2007, the first game was greeted with polarized impressions, best summed up by [...]
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Left 4 Dead 2 Demo impressions

After some minor delays, the PC version of the Left 4 Dead 2 demo was finally available yesterday evening to those who’ve pre-orderd the game.  The Xbox 360 demo was also available, it’ll be another week or more before it’s available for those who haven’t pre-ordered.  I fired up a local server so Dr Squid [...]
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Assassin’s Creed: Lineage Part 1 short film online

Remember when Ubisoft bought Hybride, the Montreal based studio that did effects work for Sin City, 300 and other films?  Besides continuing work on film effects, one of the fruits of that purchase is now available to watch online, in the form of Assassin’s Creed: Lineage. There’s also a good interview with Ubisoft’s UK marketing [...]
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Painkiller Resurrection Demo released

Painkiller was one of those love it or hate it FPS titles.  If you were in the mood for good bloody fun, of the old school Quake variety with slicker graphics, it was right up your alley.  If you wanted a cohesive storyline and emotion, go look elsewhere. I’d recommend the movie “Fried Green Tomatoes”, [...]
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