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The gaming industry has been in a pickle for quite some time regarding cut scenes and how they seemingly prevent video games from becoming art because they break continuity and take control away from the player. But even though many are militating against them, people who actually work on game development and in cre... |
12 August 2009
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Lots of video games tend to have their story centered upon evil, and how it manages to destroy everything in its path. This is usually because the main playable character is a good person who tries and eventually succeeds in overthrowing the balance of power and restoring peace, happiness and rainbows all around the ... |
30 July 2009
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This week was for directing blood thirsty and dumb minions around the landscape in an effort to spread evil. In one word, it was all about being an Overlord, which we reviewed. But there are other pieces of news that you might be interested in.On Monday, we were all into Sony and its exclusives. Apparently, a movie b... |
4 July 2009
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Video games try to innovate, but they're usually quite run-of-the-mill boring when it comes to the overall story: you're a good guy on a mission to save someone you love or your own village/city/planet from destruction by the forces of evil that want nothing more than to see your demise. Not a lot of games... |
29 June 2009
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Video games almost always portray good characters that have to save their village/country/planet or other precious thing to them from destruction by the forces of evil who want to make everything theirs and enjoy the suffering of others.Codemasters changed the recipe when it released Overlord, which placed the player... |
5 June 2009
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The gaming industry has fallen into some sort of cliche, as almost all of the releases put the player into the shoes of a good character that has to battle with the forces of evil and ultimately save their own home town, country or world.Codemasters took that recipe and turned it 180 degrees, as it has placed the pla... |
6 April 2009
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Video games have followed a fairly stereotypical recipe when it came to the story they were based upon. You are usually a good guy who is faced with an impending doom, courtesy of local evil forces like a diabolical mastermind, an evil virus or even aliens. But the team from Codemasters and Triumph Studios dec... |
19 March 2009
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Almost all games nowadays tend to depict the same old good-versus-evil fight, with the actions of the war culminating with the victory of the former, led, of course, by you, the main character. But recently we have seen a lot of titles that gave the player the ability to choose what kind of behavior he wants, whether... |
3 March 2009
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Game development is, despite popular belief, a very tough job filled with difficult challenges and tough periods. This is especially true when the team is a big one, made up of various people, all working without a concrete goal in mind, which is reflected more severely on those responsible for the game story, the wr... |
19 January 2009
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GameTap is a pretty popular online game distribution service that relies on gamers having a subscription in order to play the titles they buy. These subscriptions cost 99 cents in the first month and 10 dollars after that. The service has over 1,000 titles in its portfolio and new games are added every week in order ... |
24 October 2008
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Overlord was a very interesting game, giving you the possibility to play as a dark warrior called, what else, the Overlord. You had the ability to summon little golem-like creatures called minions, which did all of your dirty work in battles and in other parts of the game. The story was quite unique, taking a very di... |
17 October 2008
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Overlord was noticed for its healthy dose of humor and for its rather unique approach to the fantasy genre. We are all used to playing the good guy, the armor clad hero type that smashes through hordes of enemies to save the princess and get half of the kingdom. Ever since Mario, we've played games built on this... |
8 July 2008
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Overlord has been on the PC Market for some time and it even saw add-ons. Somebody at Codemasters thought this is the time to introduce some pure evil essence on the Playstation 3 and here we are today, with Overlord: Raising Hell shipping all over the world.Some of you might be unfamiliar with the entire setting of ... |
25 June 2008
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Summer last year witnessed the launch of Overlord, a strategy game developed by Codemasters that focused on the exploits of an evil hero and his army of minions. Now, Codemasters has revealed that Overlord is going to be available for the PlayStation 3.Overlord was noticeable for his healthy dose of humor and for its... |
26 February 2008
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Overlord is a third-person action-adventure game developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters for the Xbox 360 and PC. The game was released in North America on June 26, 2007, then later in Europe on June 29 and Australia on July 6, 2007. Overlord is set in an unnamed fantasy world, where the player take... |
31 January 2008
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There is some kind of revolution going on in the games industry. I'm not sure if you've noticed, but games have begun or better yet have returned to the old ways of being simply fun and entertaining without having to worry about any other problems like experience and level ups. The entire gaming community h... |
2 August 2007
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Everyone can agree that Sony needs to do something about the PS3's titles. There are just not enough out there to motivate potential buyers. However, just one great title could do the trick. One like Overlord. Yes, according to 1UP.com, "Triumph Studios, creators of Overlord, have a job posting where they'r... |
1 August 2007
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Overlord is an action-adventure game that lets the player control Minions and order them as the player sees fit. In the story, the Minions find the main character in the rubble of the old Overlord's tower and thus believe him to be a reincarnation of the old Overlord that was killed by the Seven, now corrupted ... |
28 June 2007
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Strap on your amour, assemble a team of fighter minions and head off for a session of serious destruction in the once tranquil area of The Mellow Hills, as Codemasters has released the Overlord playable PC demo, which, of course, is hosted right HERE, at Softpedia.In this action adventure PC title, players must desce... |
12 June 2007
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