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25Feb/110

Duke Nukem Forever is Real! (Hands-On)

Aye, I've seen the monster. Plenty of other sailors'll tell you it's just a myth, or a trick of the sea, but I saw it with me own eyes, so I did! Even got me hands on it for a few minutes, before it got away from me. Oh, yes. Duke Nukem Forever's real.

I met with Gearbox on Wednesday for a demo of Duke Nukem Forever. Not only is the game real, but it's near completion. The version I saw was far more developed, polished, and ready for release than any previous preview of the game 3D Realms bothered to put out. In fact, this preview could be considered filled with spoilers, considering it seems like the game is actually coming out.

16Feb/110

The Bulletstorm Nutcracker is Exactly What it Sounds Like

Epic and EA are really taking the off-the-walls, over-the-top, crazy-lunatic-bullshit humor of Bulletstorm and running with it. Just a few weeks after being accused by FOX News and a quack TV shrink that its game can cause rapism, EA handed out these trinkets in press bags at a recent preview event. Yes, this is a Bulletstorm nutcracker.

12Oct/102

Goldeneye 007: Split-Screen, Not Stirred

Activision's biggest display at New York Comic-Con was its Goldeneye 007 demo center, a pair of fake living rooms with couches and HDTVs inviting gamers to try out the game in all its 4-player glory. I played a round to see if the new game could recapture the magic of frantic 90's console shooter gaming. No online play, no cover mechanics, no teabagging, just frantic shooting.

The game mode was Golden Gun. I didn't recognize the level, but it seemed to be a shipping yard or a depot, with multiple levels and objects to hide behind. I was Bond, remodeled as Daniel Craig instead of the original Pierce Brosnan. I had a Classic Controller, the tethered Wii remote sitting on my lap as I played.

1Oct/100

Team Fortress 2 Gets Tons Of New Equipment, Commerce, Micro-Transactions

After months and months of Valve teasing us mercilessly with weeks-long previews of individual class updates to Team Fortress 2, they decided to suddenly dump a ton of new content into the game. There are several new pieces of equipment for the Soldier, Pyro, Scout, Sniper, and Spy, and if you collect all of the new equipment for each class and wear them at the same time you get a bonus. That's the good news.

24Sep/101

Weekend Deal: Get Serious Sam HD Gold For 75% Off On Steam

If you've been hankering for a bit of the old ultraviolence, this weekend Steam deal will satisfy. Serious Sam Gold Edition is available for just $10, 75% off the usual price of $40. It includes Serious Sam HD First and Second Encounters, plus the original versions of the games. The deal is good through September 27. Who needs stealth and cover when you have giant guns and headless screaming guys running at you?

3Sep/102

Friday Flashback: Shadow Warrior

Considering all the hype surrounding the surprise revelation at PAX that Duke Nukem Forever will be completed and published in 2011, and that Gearbox will be doing the deed, it's time we look at a certain FPS game. It's a game with an in-your face hero, who runs around different levels and uses tons of weapons to reduce his enemies to bloody chunks, all while making funny quips while he does it. It's a game where you can find naked or almost naked ladies in various places. It's a game made by 3D Realms.

That's right, I'm talking about Shadow Warrior.