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Sleeping Dogs holds off Darksiders 2 in the UK
0By: Moses Abaortae | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sales Charts: Square Enix continues to rake in the big bucks as they manage to beat THQ’s Darksiders 2 in the charts while Transformers: Fall of Cybertron debuts in at number five and Batman: Arkham City continues to hold a place in the top ten. There was plenty of hype surrounding Square Enix’s entry into the sandbox genre of gaming with Sleeping Dogs and on the most part ...
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Guild Wars dev, ArenaNet, takes stand against racism
By: Moses Abaortae | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The developer is suspending players who provoke other players using racial slurs and abusive language, as the studio hopes to set a precedent and make a strong statement as well. Anyone who has taken part in a competitive online multiplayer game has experienced the fluency in which profanity and racist remarks ta...
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Spec Ops: The Line designer lashes out at game’s multiplayer
By: Musa Afridi | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Uses words “raped” and “low-quality Call of Duty clone” to describe the third-person shooter’s online multiplayer component as well as a “cancerous growth”. Someone is clearly not happy. When it comes to the entertainment industry one can never get enough of the projects cast and crew going on and o...
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The 3DS and New Super Mario Bros. 2 dominate the charts
By: Musa Afridi | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
While the PlayStation Vita manages to outsell the PlayStation Portable in Japan, despite not having a single game in the top ten of the software sales charts. It is business as usual in the Japanese sales charts, both hardware and software, as Nintendo dominates on both fronts.
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NHL 13 sets precedent, includes two women athletes
By: Musa Afridi | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
EA Sports is venturing into uncharted territory and potentially changing the face of sports games by announcing that both Angela Ruggiero and Hayley Wickenheiser will be playable in their upcoming ice hockey simulation title, NHL 13. For the first time in recent sports gaming history, a video game will have playa...
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PC market space still alive and healthy, says Maxis lead producer
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Despite the video game consoles, smartphones and tablets hogging up most of the spotlight when it comes to gaming news, it would indeed be extremely inaccurate to assume that PC gaming is no longer as healthy as it was nearly a decade ago. EA Maxis lead producer Kip Katsarelis reinforced this fact during his recent interview with GamesIndustry International, in which he asserte...
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The Nintendo Wii U roster grows with Mass Effect 3
By: Musa Afridi | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
BioWare has confirmed that they are busy with Straight Right, an Australian developer, to bring the final chapter of Sam Shepard’s trilogy on to the Wii U. It may not be the huge new game announcement that prospective Wii U owners will have been hoping for but it seems that Nintendo is continuing its trend of p...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Rhasta the Shadow Shaman
By: Jason McCarthy | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Rhasta the Shadow Shaman is a ranged intelligence hero who is very dependent on level. He has the ability to push both lanes and towers. His first ability is named Ether Shock. It is a great farming, lane pushing and harassing skill. It is a single target skill that, when used on an enemy unit, will deal 320 damage. The great thing about the skill is that the damage will hit up...
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Sony stresses on the importance of innovation for prosperity of industry
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The gaming industry is evolving without any doubt, with the necessity becoming even more apparent since the arrival of smartphones and tablets in the market. There is hardly any analyst who undermines with the importance of innovation in an entertainment industry and that is exactly what the gaming industry needs to currently focus on in order to thrive. PlayStation Europe C...
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Original PlayStation classics arrive on PS Vita following latest system software update
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sony has taken yet another step to try and increase the appeal of its portable gaming device PlayStation (PS) Vita, this time making original PlayStation classics available for the handheld device. The titles have become playable on PS Vita following the latest System Software Update (V.180) that was released by the company on August 28. For now, the PlayStation classics wil...
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Crytek to improve image of free-to-play games with Warface
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The term “free-to-play” has been coming up a lot lately because of its growing popularity among video game publishers. Many industry analysts are of the opinion that the future of gaming lies in free-to-play, though there are a number of things that the game makers needs to look into before the new model can be implemented successfully with desirable results. The co-foun...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Nevermore the Shadow Fiend
By: Jason McCarthy | August 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Nevermore the Shadow Fiend is a ranged agility carry hero whose proficiency to farm is unmatched by anyone else in the game, thus allowing him to bounce back after even an extremely awful start. His first ability is named Shadowraze and it is this very skill that allows him to farm like none other. It is 3 skills in 1. All these 3 skills are exactly the same in that they will d...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Shendel the Vengeful Spirit
By: Jason McCarthy | August 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Shendel the Vengeful Spirit is a ranged agility support hero that has many uses in the game, one of which is to save team-mates from an impending death. Vengeful Spirit’s first ability is called Magic Missile. It is a generic single-target stun that at Level 4 will deal 325 damage and stun the target for 1.75 seconds. The range of the skill is 500, which interestingly enough ...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Clinkz the Bone Fletcher
By: Jason McCarthy | August 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Clinkz the Bone Fletcher is a ranged agility carry hero who relies on his high mobility in order to get to proper position for his devastating right-click ability. His first ability is named Strafe. When activated, it gives him 110% attack speed bonus for 10 seconds. Although it is a simple skill in nature, the sheer power of this skill does not shine unless we talk about his s...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Lion the Demon Witch
By: Jason McCarthy | August 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Lion the Demon Witch is a ranged intelligence hero who is pretty flexible and can adapt to any situation, whether it be support in a tri or dual lane, as well as having the ability and skills to dominate a solo lane. Earth Spike is Lion’s first skill. It is a 500-range ability that when activated will create a line of spikes in front of him. Anyone who comes in contact with t...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Gondar the Bounty Hunter
By: Jason McCarthy | August 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Gondar the Bounty Hunter is a melee carry-agility hero who has a great ability to chase and finish off heroes while also being able to benefit his allies in several ways. His first skill Shuriken Toss is a single-target ability that will deal 325 damage when at its highest level to an enemy on impact. The spell itself has a 650 range and also mini-stuns the target. This skill i...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Yurnero the Juggernaut
By: Jason McCarthy | August 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Yurnero the Juggernaut is a melee carry hero who lanes extremely well as he can easily get early kills with the right team set-up. His first skill is named Blade Fury. It is this skill that makes it a nightmare to lane against him early game. At its maximum level, Blade Fury allows Yurnero to deal 140 magical damage per second in a 250 Area of Effect (AoE), with the skill lasti...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Morphling
By: Jason McCarthy | August 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Morphling is a ranged agility late-game hard carry who is heavily reliant on items. Luckily for him, he has excellent escape mechanisms that allow him to stay alive until he gets in a position from where he can take control of battles. His first ability is called Waveform. When activated, Morphling turns into a wave and surges up to a distance of 1000 units, dealing 325 damage ...
