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Bond 50: A Brief History of James Bond Videogames

Brian Hoss — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:00:26 +0000

[Editor’s Note: While working on my coverage of the ‘Bond 50’ Blu-ray set, I got to thinking about videogames based on the James Bond franchise – specifically, why there aren’t many good ones. Because Brian is a lot more tuned into these things than I am, I asked him to write up an overview of...

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Videogame Verdict: Modern Warfare 3 Initial Impressions

Wayne Rowe — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:00:40 +0000

War is hell and duty is calling. The latest iteration of ‘Modern Warfare’ is upon us. I popped this new disc in the console last night and gave it a good first go. It’s been a blast so far, but is this just a case of “next verse same as the first, a little bit...

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Black Hawk Down of Duty?

Wayne Rowe — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Few would deny that Ridley Scott is a competent director. Since he made ‘Alien‘ and ‘Blade Runner‘, he gets a lot of free passes in my book. However, Scott has been taking advantage of said passes rather liberally in the last 10-12 years. This ‘Alien’ prequel thing he’s doing could easily go south pretty quickly...

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‘Guitar Hero’ Is Finished – Anyone Surprised?

Dick Ward — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:00:11 +0000

In the wake of disappointing sales results for 2010, Activision has made some major cuts. The biggest of these is the entire ‘Guitar Hero’ franchise, which was discontinued along with ‘True Crime: Hong Kong’ and ‘DJ Hero’. The music game genre has been falling off almost as quickly as it caught on. ‘Rock Band’ developer...

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Holy Crap, ‘Diablo III’ is Coming to Consoles!

Dick Ward — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:00:56 +0000

The rumors have been circling for a while now, and a job listing from Blizzard all but confirms it. The once unthinkable is actually happening. Let me lay some history on you. Back in the early ’90s, long before ‘World of Warcraft’, a little company called Silicon & Synapse knocked out some sub-par ports and...

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This May Be It for Music Games – Another Tale of Too Much Too Fast

Dick Ward — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:00:28 +0000

Viacom is selling Harmonix thanks to lackluster sales. Could the industry have gone too far with a new idea? Back in 2005, there was an explosion. Not a literal one, but a figurative explosion made of money from the sale of plastic instruments. ‘Guitar Hero’ had been released and was flying off the shelves. The...

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Activision Signs Bungie to a 10 Year Exclusive Contract

Dick Ward — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:00:13 +0000

Bungie, the guys behind ‘Halo,’ ‘Myth’ and ‘Marathon,’ have just signed an exclusive deal with Activision. Seriously. For the next ten years, every game Bungie puts out will be on the Activision label. Before you get too ramped up about Master Chief appearing in ‘World of Warcraft’, remember that this doesn’t affect the Halo universe. ...

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