A version of this article originally posted in February of 2013. Robbin’ hoods It’s weird how many of gaming’s biggest stars are thieves, isn’t it? Yeah, we said it–thieves. Crooks. Bandits. Prowlers. Pickpockets. Dirty. Stinking. Thieves. Some are deadly. Some are deceitful. Some are… lovable? The release of Eidos’ Thief …
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Don’t believe the hype, as rapper Flava Flav once cautioned America. In this case, the “hype” I’m referring to is any rumor and/or leak about the next console coming from Nintendo. Everyone in the gaming press is aware of Nintendo’s current unprofitability, thanks to poor sales of the Wii U. …
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Broken Age’s script is so well-crafted that it actually made me stress over my own ability to write about how good it is. And that should be great news for people hoping the game would be the triumphant return of game designer Tim Schafer to the point ‘n click genre. …
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Seriously. Nintendo. Next-gen. Best. I’m using those words in the same sentence, and I’m not including even one facetious caveat. Not a single reference to 1996. Not one joke about anyone’s inability to distinguish between the concepts of “next” and “many years in the past”. Regardless of the Wii U’s …
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Ubisoft is done with online passes. The publisher announced in a post on the UbiBlog today that Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag will be the last game to implement the publisher’s system of discouraging and monetizing used game sales, Uplay Passport. Furthermore, all Black Flag owners–whether they purchased new or …
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The world of Lego Marvel Super Heroes is absolutely packed with things to do, and if you want to get that 100% completion, you’ll have to do it all. If you read our Lego Marvel Super Heroes review, you know that the biggest components of that 100% are Gold Bricks. …
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Sonic Lost World on 3DS is the first true 3D Sonic game to appear on any handheld ever. That makes it something of a big deal, especially considering it shares so much with the Wii U version, which is a very high quality product. The two games share the same …
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A representative for Ubisoft has told VentureBeat that the company has no plans to offer post-release Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag DLC on Wii U. While some DLC for the game is included in the AC4 Buccaneer Edition (opens in new tab) for Wii U, Nintendo console owners look set …
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The first chapter of Telltale’s latest episodic series, The Wolf Among Us, will launch on October 11 on Xbox 360 and PC, priced at $4.99. On Microsoft’s console, the rest of the series (episodes 2-5) will be available at a discounted price of $14.99 as part of a season pass, …
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Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed Heritage Collection for release exclusively in Europe, Middle East and Africa territories on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. A compilation of the first five games in the series, Heritage Collection will be available on November 7 in Europe and the following day in the UK, …
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