Fable II gets a relaunch on the Xbox live in the form of episodic content. “Fable II: Game Episodes” had its first episode come out today and will be available for free. The episodic release will feature the full game's Achievements system and will be fully compatible with the “Knothole Island&... |
30 September 2009
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Half Life 2 is one of the most compelling games ever made; it broke the molds of conventional shooters and gave the player a unique environment in which to act through a variety of ways. When Valve, the developer and publisher of the game, announced that it would release episodic content for the title, a lot of peop... |
21 October 2008
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Back in videogaming pre-history, when Valve announced that Half Life would become an episodic game, the plan was to release Episode 3 of Half Life 2 in time for Christmas 2007. It's now close to Christmas 2008 and there's no sign of the game coming any time soon. After all, about a year ago, Valve announce... |
16 October 2008
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Taking place in and around the fictional City 17 in 2020, Half-Life 2 follows the scientist Gordon Freeman. Dr. Freeman is thrust into a strange environment in which the aftermath of the Black Mesa Incident has come to bear fully upon human society. Freeman is forced to fight against increasingly unfavorable odds in ... |
21 March 2008
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Valve is a shrewd, shrewd company. First they create one of the defining games of the '90s with Half Life. Then, they create a digital distribution channel that threatens traditional disk-in-a-case games with extinction, codenamed Steam. And then, they release The Orange Box, a compendium of titles packaged toge... |
14 March 2008
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Since Microsoft launched their Xbox Live service, add-ons/official mods became another way of making gamers reach deeper into their pockets. Thus, the move caught other companies' attention and they did the same with their products. Before we knew it, any content whatsoever, added after a title's release, h... |
28 May 2007
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Half-Life 2: The Black Box package, offering Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2, has just been officially cancelled by Valve. The only collection available now for the FPS's faithful fans will be the Orange Box of Episode 2 releasing in autumn. The Orange Box will be setting gamers back $10 more... |
20 May 2007
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Remember the beautiful Nariko screenshot earlier this month? Ninja Theory's Heavenly Sword, a game in development for Sony's PS3, has Nariko as the leading character in the game, so naturally they had to emphasize on her looks. Thing is, Ninja Theory kind of exaggerated with their emphasis on the leading la... |
16 March 2007
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Everybody knows that Half Life 2 episode 1 had 4 hours of gameplay tops, yet Valve's Doug Lombardi says that ep. 1 had to offer around 6 hours of gameplay. Now, HL ep. 2 is getting closer and closer to the finish and the developers are trimming down the time for its release. But they assure fans that ep. 2 is go... |
10 March 2007
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