Xbox 360 Features

I Never Played Mass Effect

Mar 5, 2012 | WilsonTaylor | Xbox 360 Features

I never played Mass Effect. I don’t know why, I’ve been given every opportunity, the game is a long, deep sci-fi epic, and is a virtual rape simulator according to some hilariously misinformed news broadcasters. So why is my twitchy trigger finger nervous to hit the start button? Well it probably has something to do with my irrational fear of inventory management. With Mass Effect 3 coming out, this seems like a perfect opportunity for a study on a storyline I know absolutely nothing about.

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In Defense of Day One DLC

Mar 2, 2012 | | Xbox 360 Features

Making a profitable videogame for current-gen consoles is an expensive and risky business venture. Charging as much as you can get away with is, unfortunately an effective tactic to ensure success. While few game publishers would try to break the sixty-dollar price ceiling with a retail product, they do try to circumvent that by offering quick and numerous DLC packs. Consumer outrage grows greater the closer these DLC packs are to launch, and the inevitable worst-case-scenario for a buyer is the Day One DLC.

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Hands On With The Binary Domain Demo

Feb 23, 2012 | WilsonTaylor | Xbox 360 Features

Binary Domain is a cyberpunk cover-based shooting game about shooting robots in Japan while issuing commands to your teammates. This may not seem like the most compelling and original premise in the entire world, but where Binary Domain seeks to stand out is not in reinventing the formula, but rather doing it better and in more compelling and experimental ways. With an emphasis on storyline and squad-based combat, it tries to give a very real, fleshy taste of its gameplay in its demo time. Does it hold up? Is its unique approach to interacting with team members enough to keep the demo interesting?

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Syndicate Developers Doing What’s Best for the Series

Feb 20, 2012 | Spizz | Xbox 360 Features

Starbreeze Studios, the Swedish minds behind both critically-acclaimed The Chronicles of Riddick games, are reviving a long-dormant franchise tomorrow. Syndicate will release in just a few short hours, and fans of the first game, also titled Syndicate (released way back in 1993), are hesitant considering the switch from an isometric tactical shooter to a more modern, first-person perspective. I’m going to attempt to allay their fears and disappointment, as I firmly believe that this is the correct transition to get this futuristic sci-fi shooter into the attention of gamers everywhere.

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Nexuiz Preview

Feb 19, 2012 | Erik Chalhoub | Xbox 360 Features

If you’ve played Quake before, you might already be familiar with Nexuiz: a fast-pased arena FPS. Released in 2005 by developer Alientrap, and receiving significant updates through 2009, Nexuiz features some pretty impressive graphics. The game runs on a modified Quake engine known as DarkPlaces, allowing for dynamic lighting and shadowing. In this day and age when cover-based shooting and regenerating health reigns supreme,Nexuiz keeps you on your toes — there are no safe places to hide, and you must find health packs on your own.

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Games To Play With The One You Love

Feb 14, 2012 | | Xbox 360 Features

While boring people are out in this “Real World” enjoying candle-lit meals surrounded by other humans, us gamers will spend our Valentine’s Day snuggled up on our couches with that special someone. While you and your beloved introvert are there shunning the rest of humanity, here are a few games that you can enjoy together.

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Hands On With Asura’s Wrath – Six Hands On!

Jan 30, 2012 | | Xbox 360 Features

Asura’s Wrath has an impressive amount of gumption behind it judging by the the demo that hit XBLA recently. Comprised of two chapters from the full game, the demo for Asura’s Wrath is just as noisy and frenetic as one would should hope. What appears to be a gleeful celebration of soul-boiling cataclysmic rage is hiding a certain amount of depth from the player in numerous ways.

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Was The Reckoning Demo A Turnoff For The Full Game?

Jan 22, 2012 | | Xbox 360 Features

The demo of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning begins by letting you see the death of your character. Luckily, you are the first person ever to be revived in the Well of Souls and thus Kingdoms sets up both a tale of vengeance and gives your character a clean slate. When the Well resurrected you, the weave of fate left you without a destiny which creates a dynamic where the protaginist of Kingdoms is the only one in the world who can carve out their own destiny. This plays a role in the class system as, at regular intervals, you can swap your “fate card” in order to have a certain class such as rogue, warrior, or mage.

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Binary Domain – Consequence System Preview

Jan 20, 2012 | | Xbox 360 Features

Japanese shooters have never fared well in the states with the maybe-exception of Earth Defense Force, but the team of Sega and new developer Yakuza Studios are putting their dreams and ambitions behind a future shooter Binary Domain, heavily influenced by Gears of War.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2: Hands On Preview

Jan 13, 2012 | | Xbox 360 Features

The Final Fantasy brand has been suffering of late and it has seemed for a while that no amount of phoenix downs could save it. Final Fantasy XII was critiqued for deviating too far from the series’ roots, Final Fantasy XIII was criticized for its nearly nonsensical storyline and extreme linearity, andFinal Fantasy XIV was so colossally bad that Square-Enix just started charging its customers the proposed monthly fee to play for a game that was released well over a year ago.

I Never Played Mass Effect

In Defense of Day One DLC

Hands On With The Binary Domain Demo

Syndicate Developers Doing What’s Best for the Series

Nexuiz Preview

Games To Play With The One You Love

Hands On With Asura’s Wrath – Six Hands On!

Was The Reckoning Demo A Turnoff For The Full Game?

Binary Domain – Consequence System Preview

Final Fantasy XIII-2: Hands On Preview

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