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Warlock: Master of the Arcane Preview

Mages are notorious for two things: tampering with things that they shouldn’t (with disastrous consequences), and fighting amongst themselves (also with disastrous consequences). Following the events of Majesty 2, the king leaves the newly united Ardania to conquer new lands. Strife soon befalls the land as relations between the various factions break down, leaving only the Council of Great Mages as the source of order. Only one can rule and bring an end to the...

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Hands on: Mark of the Ninja – A Ninja actually being a Ninja

Klei, the developer of Shank 1 and 2 have a new game coming exclusively to Xbox Live Arcade this summer.  Mark of the Ninja retains the 2 dimensional cell shaded side scroller style of the Shank games but adds in the element of stealth.  Now I don’t mean Assassin’s Creed style stealth or other games currently out that let you be a bad ass damage sponge OR a stealthy assassin.  Mark of the Ninja is hardcore stealthy, like you can’t pull out your sword to...

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Hands on with Journey: More Beautiful in Person

Journey is one of those unique games I get excited about. Doing something different from the rest of the pack. Showing that games can be more than FPS and RPG’s. Going even further passed that, that a game can be art and do so much with so little. From the controls to the main task of the game, everything is kept simple, enjoyable. thatgamecompany is set to create an experience you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere else. At CES 2012 I was able to get sometime...

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Hands on with Gotham City Impostors

Last week, Austin and myself had the pleaure of putting a number of hours into Gotham city Impostors, a game scheduled for release in 2012 on PSN and XBLA. Being developed by Monolith Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive, Gotham City Impostors is a FPS, multiplayer only, team fortess-esque Batman game. From what I’ve played so far, I’m excited to spend my money on the full version. Three modes and two maps were provided along with five default...