Barry Villatoro

Twitter : @IamWeapon | Former citizen of Azeroth and Atreia | Favorite fighting game - DefJam: Fight for New York | Favorite RPG - FF6 | MMA | Sushi | ATV's |
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Max Payne 3 Design and Technology Video Series

Brad Beach and myself were lucky enough to get our hands on this game for a long time at PAX East as well as an awesome Q&A with some of the developers. Look for our joint preview very soon and until then, here’s the Design and Technology video series going over everything from weapons to targeting to bullet-time. Enjoy!

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Hands on: Aliens: Colonial Marines Multiplayer

Like I said in my write up of the live demo, something seemed to be missing, that “oomph” from the live demo. Don’t get me wrong the aesthetics and sound were spot on and fantastic. The iconic sound of the pulse rifle remained and just the general look, gave no doubt about it being a game based in the Aliens universe. Brad and myself stayed away from any harsh judgments and figured we would know more as soon as we got our hands on the game for ourselves. We...

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What did the Aliens: Colonial Marines Live Demo Show Us?

Brad Beach and myself attended PAX East 2012 and there were only a handful of games we felt we had to check out, Aliens: Colonial Marines was one of those games. We were shuffled through back door into a small, dark  room with two TVs on the wall and thankfully a comfy floor, as we were exhausted. We were presented with a live solo demo of Aliens: CM and also told that if Gearbox did their job correctly that even “Alien 3 would be a better movie,” as this game...

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George St. Pierre to Aid with Sleeping Dogs

Now if you don’t know who GSP is, he’s one of the greatest fighters of all time and reigning UFC Welterweight Champion. Square Enix has brought George and his expertise of MMA to aid with the hand-to-hand combat of Sleeping Dogs. “Working with Square Enix has been an incredible opportunity,” said St-Pierre. “I’m really impressed to see how the hand-to-hand combat in the game is shaping up – it’s been a great experience being involved.” The unique...

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Orcs Must Die! 2 is Coming

The sequel to the downloadable hit, Orcs must Die!, has been announced. Coming as a downloadable game to XBLA and PC’s, Orcs Must Die! 2 takes place days after the ending of the first game. One thing everyone commented should’ve been in the first game was co-op play and now this time you’ve got it. Have a friend join as the Sorceress, an ex-War Mage that may be responsible for the destruction of the Order. “In 2011, we implored players to kill the...

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Napoleonic Wars Multiplayer DLC Announced for Mount & Blade Warband

Launching later this spring, Napoleonic Wars is a multiplayer expansion pack, that will allow for engagements for up to 250 soldiers. It will also allow for the player to create up to 220 custom units from five different nations. Features of the new expansion:  Accurate early 19th century weapons, uniforms and environments  Massive multiplayer battles with up to 250 players 5 nations with more than 220 unique units to choose from  A wide range of artillery pieces...

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Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium, an MMO No More

THQ has just announced that their previously slated MMO, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium has been scaled back into a single player and online multiplayer experience. Available platform and release date is still to be announced. “As previously announced, we have been actively looking for a business partner for the game as an MMO. However, based on changing market dynamics and the additional investment required to complete the game as an MMO, we believe the right...