FPS Rantings

January 9th, 2008

My belated Stranglehold review

I spent majority of my time early this week plowing through the PS3 version of Stranglehold and finished it. Of course, I also took the time to play the game’s multiplayer component, so I’m ready for a review.
Is Stranglehold really Max Payne 3 with Chow Yun-Fat? Not really.
You see, Max Payne, particularly its only sequel […]

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January 4th, 2008

An evening with Inspector Tequila

I am a cheapskate. I’m so cheap I don’t intend to upgrade my current PC ever again. I’m so cheap I’ve resorted to borrowing PS3 games from my neighbor, who is conveniently a fellow PS3 owner. The first game I borrowed? Stranglehold, that John Woo shooter that’s a tribute to Max Payne, which in turn […]

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November 9th, 2007

Call of Duty 4 graphics comparison: PS3 versus Xbox 360

Ever wondered if the Cell processor really makes PS3 games look better than its Xbox 360 counterpart? Watch the short clip below to compare.

You’ll see that the graphics look virtually the same. However, I did notice a very slight difference. The Xbox 360 version had sharper shadows to some extent. I can’t say […]

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October 23rd, 2007

Korn writes an exclusive track for Haze

I thought my indifference for Haze would never get any worse. CVG recently revealed that Korn, that nu-metal band, has written an exclusive track for the seemingly-generic shooter.

The song will debut over the radio and in videos next month.

Funny how these two ended up having some sort of connection. Here’s how they’re wired […]

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July 24th, 2007

Epic: UT3 won’t use Games For Windows Live

Mark Rein, vice president at Epic Games, announced at the developer’s forums that Unreal Tournament 3 doesn’t use Games For Windows Live.

“We have not decided about cross platform play between PC and PS3. We’re not 100% sure that users want that feature but if we get time we’ll play around with it and see […]

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