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FPS Rantings

September 30th, 2008

CliffyB says Gears of War 2 not coming to PC, calls savvy PC gamers “pirates”

If you own an Xbox 360, then there’s a very good chance you’re looking forward to Gears of War 2, the sequel to one of 2006’s best shooters. The original game was ultra-violent, visually stunning, and immensely satisfying. A PC version of Gears was released a year later, so it’s probably fair to say that […]

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September 13th, 2008

Which Bioshock is prettier? PS3, Xbox 360 versions duke it out

Bioshock 'PS3/Xbox 360 Comparison' HD
So Bioshock is finally coming to the PlayStation 3 on October 21st. Gamers unable to play Bioshock’s earlier iterations on the PC and Xbox 360 get their chance when the survival-horror shooter makes its way to Sony’s console next month. Like other multiplatform releases between the two rival consoles, comparisons are […]

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September 10th, 2008

Left 4 Dead demo is coming to Xbox 360, PC

Gabe Newell, Valve Software’s big cheese, told VideoGamer that Left 4 Dead will have a demo for the Xbox 360 and PC. According to Newell, the demo would “probably” include the Hospital level and would include online cooperative play, in addition to the single player component.
Left 4 Dead is an upcoming multiplayer FPS-cum-survival horror game […]

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August 7th, 2008

Bad Company’s Conquest mode arrives today

Do you still remember what made Battlefield games special? Any self-respecting FPS fan is likely to have experienced his or her share of Conquest, the multiplayer mode that placed developer Digital Illusions CE on the who’s who of first-person shooting. As you may have heard, Battlefield: Bad Company didn’t come with the gametype when it […]

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March 13th, 2008

Next Unreal Engine is aimed at consoles first, PCs last

If you know your shooter history, then you’re aware that the Unreal Engine has always been primarily for the PC. When Tim Sweeney, the creator and founder of Epic Games, suddenly says otherwise, then you just might see hell freezing over.
That’s right; the next edition of Unreal Engine (version 4 if you’re keeping count) is […]

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March 11th, 2008

Xbox 360 fans commend MS customer service, but are fine with console unreliability

I love the games in the Xbox 360. What’s not to love? You’ve got the best shooters like Bioshock, Gears of War, Halo 3 (despite my dislike of the previous installations, I actually like the latest one), The Orange Box, GRAW2, and I’m not even talking about the other genres yet.
What I don’t like about […]

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February 22nd, 2008

Confirmed: Gears of War 2 is for real and it’s coming soon

Look what I stumbled into today. Yes, that’s right. It’s the trailer for Gears of War 2. Good old Marcus is back, straight from the Game Developers Conference.

GDC - Gears Of War 2 from Joy Stiq on Vimeo.
Tags: 360, gears, gears_of_war_2, sequel, video, xbox, xbox_360

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February 8th, 2008

Launch period for Legendary revealed, but still no exact date

Legendary is coming. According to Atari and Gamecock, the FPS will be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC when it ships this summer. The game is developed by Spark Unlimited and is set in a world where someone was foolish enough to open Pandora’s Box.
Bet you can guess who that someone is.
Legendary […]

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February 7th, 2008

Turok for the PS3 hits Datablitz shelves

Local stores may have a shortage of PlayStation 3 titles, but the arrival of Turok this week hopes to address that. According to Hackenslash, the FPS is available starting February 7th, Thursday.
Maricel Espiritu of DataBlitz revealed that there is still no advisory when Turok will be available for the Xbox 360. What does it matter […]

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January 10th, 2008

Crap-Detector: Strong PC sales would convince Crytek to port Crysis to consoles

You’ve probably received word that EA dismissed rumors of Crysis being ported over to the Xbox 360. It’s not really breaking news since EA has denied this before. Add to the fact that Crytek actually boasted of next-generation consoles (i.e. Xbox 360 and the PS3) not being powerful enough to run its shooter and you […]

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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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