Author: A.J. Hess
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Review: ATV Quad Kings (Nintendo Wii)
ATV Quad Kings Developer Publisher: Zoo Games Developer: Beyond Reality Games Genre: Racing Release Date: 8/11/2009
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Review: Mata Hari: Betrayal is Only a Kiss Away (PC)
Mata Hari: Betrayal Is Only A Kiss Away Developer: DTP Entertainment Publisher: Viva Media Genre: Adventure Release: 7/17/2009
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Review: Arkanoid Live! 360 Arcade
Arkanoid Live! Genre: Puzzle Developer: Taito Corporation Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: 05/06/2009 Years ago, man would thrust tiny metal symbols into brightly-lit, uncaring machines for his gaming joy. Designed to separate quarters from humans as fast as possible, arcades of that era were home to simplistic graphics, rapid gameplay, and unforgiving difficulty. Into that grinder,…
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Review: Red Faction: Guerrilla (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Name: Red Faction: Guerrilla Developer: Volition Publisher: THQ Genre: Third Person Shooter Release Date: 06/02/2009 A while back, I had the opportunity do some demo thoughts on Red Faction: Guerrilla. I thought it was quite a fun little open world shooter that had the chance to really impress or badly underwhelm when it finally hit…
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Review: Boom Blox Bash Party (Nintendo Wii)
Boom Blox Bash Party Genre: Puzzle Developer: EA Los Angeles Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: 05/19/2009 When the gaming world heard the news that EA was partnering with Steven Spielberg, a collective gasp was heard. One of the most creative minds on the planet teaming up with one of the largest software makers in gaming?…
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Interview With Jeff Fiske, Design Director of Hinterland: Orc Lords (PC)
A short time ago, I had the opportunity to review Hinterland: Orc Lords on the PC. A charming and bloody Action-RPG hybrid, H:OL was certainly entertaining and amazingly time-wasting. When the opportunity to chat with Tilted Mill presented itself, I jumped on it. Here’s how the interview went down. DHGF: Why wasn’t there any Multiplayer,…
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Fallout 3: DLC Retrospective (Microsoft Xbox 360)
One of my favorite game series of all times is the Fallout series. Combining bitterly black humor with a turn based combat system that allowed you to blind, sterilize, and lobotomize your enemies, Fallout, Fallout 2, and even Fallout: Tactics offered a post-apocalyptic wasteland to explore, crush, or conquer as you desired.
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Review: Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child (PC)
Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child Developer: KatGames Publisher: Play First Genre: Adventure Release Date: 04/25/2009
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Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (X360)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition Developer: Raven Software Publisher: Activision Genre: Action Release Date: 05/01/2009
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Hands On Preview: Red Faction: Guerrilla (X360)
A video game demo can be a funny thing. On one hand, they can turn what you were considering as a Day One Purchase into a, “Maybe I’ll just rent it.” title. However, they can also make a game that you might otherwise ignore turn into something that you really pay attention to. Today I’m…
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No One Here Gets Out Alive: Left 4 Dead’s DLC hits the 360
If you played and enjoyed Left4Dead as much as we did , then you noticed something was missing. Valve nailed the desperation, the random grouping of survivors, a frantic fight to safety, and the horrors of a ruined world after the zombie apocalypse. What was missing, however, was the after credits death of all of…
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Review: Battlestrike: Western and Eastern Front (PC)
Battlestrike: Western and Eastern Front Genre: First Person Shooter Developer: City Interactive Publisher: City Interactive Release Date: 04/07/2009
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Review: Dark Sector (PC)
Dark Sector Genre: Action Developer: Noviy Disk (PC Version, all others Digital Extremes) Publisher: Aspyr (PC Version, all others D3) Release Date: 03/24/2009
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Review: Grand Ages: Rome (PC)
Grand Ages: Rome Developer: Haemimont Games Publisher: Viva Media Genre: Real Time Strategy Release Date: 03/17/2009
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Review: Stormrise (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Stormrise Developer: The Creative Assembly Publisher: Sega Genre: Real Time Strategy Release Date: 03/24/2009
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Review: Hinterland: Orc Lords (PC)
Hinterland: Orc Lords Developer: Twisted Mill Publisher: Got Game Entertainment Genre: Strategy/Action RPG Release: 03/25/2009
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Review: Halo Wars: Collector’s Edition (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Halo Wars Genre: Real Time Strategy Developer: Ensemble Studios Publisher: Microsoft Game Studioes Release Date: 03/03/2009
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Review: Coraline (Nintendo Wii)
Coraline Developer: Papaya Studio Corporation Publisher: D3 Genre: Adventure Release Date: 01/27/2009
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Resident Evil 5 – Demo First Impressions
With each passing day, we get closer and closer to one of the most anticipated gaming titles of this generation of consoles, let alone 2009. Resident Evil 5 is coming, bringing with it a horde of chainsaw wielding maniacs, zombies, villagers, and zombie villagers. Capcom was nice enough to give the 360 owners a demo…
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Revenge of the 80’s
We’re kind of in a dead zone for games at the moment, and Ashe’s column about the 25th anniversary of the Transformers got me thinking. Specifically, it got me thinking about what other childhood icons could stand to be mined for a video game. We’ll be exploring that here. Join me as I dredge up…