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Weekend Soapbox: The Obligatory BlizzCon/GamesCom Snipey Snipe

Weekend Soapbox returns after a long hiatus of print deadlines-meeting. Who wishes to take bets on whether another Weekend Soapbox will return next week? No wait, don’t….

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GamesCom 09 – The Saboteur Vids

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GamesCom 09 – The Saboteur Vids

Real gameplay preview of The Saboteur – Train level premier at GamesCom 09

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GamesCom 09 – The Saboteur Impressions (New Train Level)

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GamesCom 09 – The Saboteur Impressions (New Train Level)

It’s really a shame that The Saboteur isn’t given higher billing at GamesCom. I personally thought it was one of the more refreshing and stylized games around instead of the usual rounds of sequel this, or rehash that. If you don’t yet know (shame on you), The Saboteur is set in World War II. Yes, [...]

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GamesCom 09 – Star Wars: The Old Republic Preview Impressions

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GamesCom 09 – Star Wars: The Old Republic Preview Impressions

Having sneaked into the show today, there was only time for me to attend one closed door preview. With all the queuing going on for the big games, there really wasn’t any question to which it would be now would there? If there was any one MMO that has a chance to break me from [...]

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GamesCom 09 – Definitive Guitar Hero 5 Version is the Wii

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GamesCom 09 – Definitive Guitar Hero 5 Version is the Wii

Guitar Hero 5. “What?”, “Another one?”, “Why?
Questions we’ve been hearing ever since Activition announced the next iteration of the game. This in conjunction with the announcement of DJ Hero and Band Hero. Isn’t there enough Hero games already? You are right in pursuing this line of questioning. The whole plastic band shtick is getting a [...]

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GamesCom 09 – The PSP Go Unlocked

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GamesCom 09 – The PSP Go Unlocked

During the E3 09 unveil of the PSP Go, the devices were basically locked down on the show floor, which meant heavy weighted and slider locked in the open position. At GamesCom 09 however, the Sony booth had tons of PSP Gos lying around – they were still tethered, but the slider was now unlocked. [...]

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