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FPS Rantings

October 2nd, 2007

Hellgate theme song is available for download and it sounds like hell in a good way

Flagship Studios made Hellgate: London’s presence felt as we enter into the game’s launch month. Their news? Hellgate’s theme song is available for download. The Hellgate soundtrack was composed by Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan. These guys worked on titles like God of War II, Splinter Cell Double Agent, and Quake III.

According to Flagship, […]

By Mike -- 1 comment

September 24th, 2007

Bioshock annoyance #1: Motion sickness gives that Half-Life 2 feeling

You’ve played 3D shooters for the longest time. Your accomplished games are worth around 10 years of action from Unreal Tournament, all those Jedi Knight titles, F.E.A.R., Doom 3, No One Lives Forever 2, Halo 1 and 2, and Duke Nukem, among a few.

Sure, you may have felt a little sick when you played […]

By Mike -- 5 comments

September 24th, 2007

Before Bioshock’s superiority was System Shock 2’s piss-inducing frights

That’s correct. You may be having the time of your life in Rapture, but let’s not forget its spiritual predecessor—the space horror game titled System Shock 2. Granted that SS2 is the sequel to the ancient System Shock, but I’m here to promote my retro review on the former.

SS2 is just plain fantastic. While […]

By Mike -- 0 comments

September 20th, 2007

The vigil is over: so THIS is Rapture

Yes, you read right. I finally have a personal copy of Bioshock, and have the scars to prove it.

After a lot of waiting, I’ve finally gotten a taste of Rapture. Other than the fact that Bioshock is currently a hot game (despite the crazy buzz generated by Halo 3), I’m going to make the […]

By Mike -- 1 comment

September 20th, 2007

Cliffy B. says Bioshock is his Game of the Year

Clifford Bleszinski, Epic Games’ superstar designer, loves Bioshock. Cliffy B. loves it so much that he considers it his game of the year. Not Halo 3 (which isn’t out yet as of this writing), not Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, or whatever AAA title that’s set to come out late 2007.

The designer then proceeds to […]

By Mike -- 2 comments

September 19th, 2007

FPS Rantings upgraded version: Bioshock edition

I made this entry away from my gaming rig, which by the way, is back. While it was away, I took the time to prepare my aging beast for one more major challenge: Bioshock.Yes, Bioshock has belatedly made its way in our shores, and later still was my PC upgrade to finally run the game […]

By Mike -- 4 comments

September 11th, 2007

Games I’m currently playing

My video card gave out sometime last week, so I’m left without a gaming machine/workstation/best friend. Before it gave out, I was furiously working on Doom III, which I love immensely.
Yes, the monster placements may feel a bit cheap at times, but I’d rather be surprised than face a couple of minions from hell that […]

By Mike -- 5 comments

August 29th, 2007

Valve bans Bioshock in their offices

Why, you ask? Aren’t developers supposed to play other companies’ games if they want to make good games of their own? Of course. Just ask any marquee developer, and they’ll tell you that they play other makers’ games.

But when your office is stuck in crunch time because your team is feverishly working on a […]

By Mike -- 0 comments

August 28th, 2007

Original Bioshock score is free for download

Here’s more Bioshock stuff to download. The original score to Bioshock was released as a free download on The Cult of Rapture. The score was created by film, TV, and video game composer Garry Schyman.

Never heard of him, you say?

Garry composed for Destroy All Humans! and Voyeur, that old game for the Philips […]

By Mike -- 0 comments

August 24th, 2007

Bioshock on the PC and Xbox 360: Which is better?

As far as we know, Bioshock is built for two systems: the PC and Xbox 360. All this talk about the demo code is unconfirmed, so we’ll stay away from vaporware. Ever wondered what the difference is between the PC and 360 versions? Watch the video and see for yourself.

Judging from the video, […]

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August 22nd, 2007

Bioshock limited edition comes with EP

More Bioshock cash-ins coming your way: There will be an EP remixed by Moby and Oscar the Punk for Bioshock. The CD will be bundled with the GameStop and EB Canada limited edition version of Bioshock. The EP is also available as a pre-sale gift-with-purchase from retailer Game Crazy.
The three remixed tracks on the CD […]

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August 17th, 2007

Bioshock reviews tell us there’s more to the hype

I haven’t played Bioshock myself. Aside from the physical barrier of not being able to get a copy because it’s not out yet, my PC’s limitations (despite its still-decent ability) might force me a premature upgrade before I truly get to enjoy this new FPS.

The worst part? According to a few game journalists who […]

By Mike -- 5 comments