Games
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Star Trek (Review): Star Dreck
Star Trek is one of America's greatest exports. Revered by millions worldwide, the sci-fi pop-culture phenomenon has dazzled fans for 50 years -- and with...
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26 incredible gaming worlds
Here’s something for a lazy afternoon — Dutch artist Tim Hijlkema has created a brilliant, beautiful video inspired by his 26 favorite gaming worlds. The...
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Get a head start on the weekend with “The Simpsons: Tapped Out”
While you should be working, it’s Friday. And hasn’t the working class been toiling hard enough the past few years? All that is but our...
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GTA V: New character trailers. Stop reading, watch now.
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10 of the best first-person shooters
I still remember the first time I played Wolfenstein 3D. “What fresh hell is this?” I exclaimed as I gleefully mowed down marauding, bitmapped Nazis...
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Bioshock Infinite (Review): Infinite Joy
Bioshock Infinite carries a great deal of hype on its shoulders. The original Bioshock is revered as one of the greatest games of this generation,...
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New Xbox to be announced on May 21st
“On Tuesday May 21st, we’ll mark the beginning of a new generation of games” So says Xbox’s Major Nelson, who announced the news today on...
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Lara's Triumphant Return: Tomb Raider Review
When it came time to actually sit down and play Tomb Raider, the latest entry in the renowned franchise that has spanned three console generations...
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GTA V: Rockstar teases a fresh batch of screenshots
After a period of radio silence, Rockstar have dropped a number of new in-game screenshots of their upcoming GTA sequel, detailing the dynamic weather system...
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SimCity’s gorgeous urban landscapes
Reviewing the new SimCity in last week’s issue, Metro Weekly video game critic (and regular Technocrat contributor) Rhuaridh Marr raves about the look of the...
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Urban Playground: SimCity Review
Forget the launch debacle, which has cast a dark cloud of incompetency over Electronic Arts, SimCity is a great game. EA's server woes, and subsequent...
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EA Conference Was One Small Step for Gay Gaming, One Giant Leap Still Waiting to be Taken
When Electronic Arts pulled together a roomful of journalists, bloggers and gaming industry types, it didn’t look like an historic event. But while it can...
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Electronic Arts, HRC and Brendon Ayanbadejo to tackle anti-LGBT hate speech in gaming
Tomorrow in New York, video game giant Electronic Arts and the Human Rights Campaign are hosting a discussion on LGBT issues in gaming, including the...
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Sony Announces PlayStation 4
Sony did it. They managed what Nintendo failed to do last year — make next generation gaming something to be genuinely excited about. In a...
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Elder Scrolls Online taking beta applications
Bethesda Softworks is taking beta applications for its new MMO, Elder Scrolls Online, based on the popular single-player RPG series. “Completing the optional sections will...
