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FPS Rantings

November 13th, 2007

Ode to my favorite games retailer branch

Speaking of my favorite retailer DataBlitz, I’ve just found out from my local branch that today is their last day—meaning they’re selling old games at rock-bottom prices and that the branch would be closed for good starting tomorrow. I was almost tempted to show up with my credit card because of the dirt-cheap costs, but […]

By Mike -- 1 comment

November 8th, 2007

Still no sign of Gears of War for the PC in the Philippines

Yes, I lurk at my retailer’s site on a constant basis. I even call them everyday to check. But despite my efforts, there’s still no news of Gears’ PC version. My only assurance that it’s coming this month is the Upcoming Games section at the lower right part of the screen. It says November 2007, […]

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October 17th, 2007

The Backlog Files: Vampires and shooters work, but severed arms don’t

What’s a gamer got to do when he’s waiting for Gears of War for the PC? He works on his backlog of unfinished games, that’s what. Ever since my PC upgrade, I’ve been steadily eliminating my list and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is one of them.

Bloodlines is a three-year-old RPG/FPS that I put […]

By Mike -- 1 comment

October 9th, 2007

More Gears of War action can be seen in new clip

If you’re mad about Gears of War like I am, then you’d love me for posting a new video clip showing some satisfying action. According to GameTrailers’ description, the montage shows the new content that’s exclusive to Gears’ PC version. Enjoy the carnage and cussing.

I just can’t help but notice that while it’s […]

By Mike -- 1 comment

October 5th, 2007

Like you don’t know: Gears of War for the PC is coming next month

Here’s a short interview about Gears of War for the PC with Cliffy B. Yes, the game brings tears to my eyes when it came out last year. Today, I cry a river because Epic has finally given us PC gamers real love.

The best part? You won’t need a PC built for Crysis to play […]

By Mike -- 2 comments

July 19th, 2007

UT3 and Gears of War to attack the Mac

Great news to all you Mac twitch gamers! Two marquee shooters are being developed for your platform of choice. First is Unreal Tournament 3, which as you know is coming out for the PC this coming November. According to Macworld, this news shouldn’t surprise Mac fans because it has been mentioned in Epic Games’ forums, […]

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July 5th, 2007

Ghostlight shifts new FPS to World War I theme

Game makers are officially sick of the World War II-themed games. What do they do about it? They start making World War I-themed games. According to a press release from game publisher Ghostlight, they want to set the benchmark higher with To End All Wars, a WWI FPS scheduled to come out in summer of […]

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June 14th, 2007

Gears of War adds new multiplayer achievements

Hot off the news grill: Gears of War, the Xbox 360 title that always brings a tear to my eye, just released eight new achievements for the Annex game mode and the Hidden Fronts multiplayer map pack on Xbox Live.
The Annex game mode was a recent update to Gears, and it added new depth to […]

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May 29th, 2007

New Unreal Tournament controls are so slick

At least, that’s what Official Xbox Magazine said in a new, six-page article. If you pick up the July issue, you’ll also get new details on the game, and it’s a doozy. Team Xbox also said that Unreal Tournament 3 is looking better that Gears of War.
Is such a claim possible? You and I know […]

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