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The Arisen’s journey is almost at an end in the last chapter of the Dragon’s Dogma digital comic
After three chapters, everything starts to come ahead as the Arisen and his Pawns approach the dragon's lair in the last chapter of the Dragon's Dogma digital comic. ... [read more]
Skullgirls coming to PCs
A couple of years ago, if you said you were going to play some fighting games on your PC, most people would laugh at you and try to Shoryuken your face. It's a much different case recently as Capcom has supported the PC platform, and now the indie fighting game that has tak... [read more]
Nintendo Financial Results Briefing: Digital Business Expansion
In the last section of Nintendo's financial results briefing, we take a look at what could be considered Nintendo's game changer. We look at Nintendo's plans for digitally distributing retail games, and having retail stores selling said digital games and pricing plans. ... [read more]

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"Not just another zombie game" Sandswept Studios talks about The Dead Linger
With the huge success of the Double Fine Kickstarter project that raised over $3 million, game developers flocked to Kickstarter in hopes that their game would become the next crowd funding success story. One such developer is Sandswept Studios with their game, The Dead Lin... [read more]
3 reasons why there's no need for story in fighting games
If you're playing a fighting game for the story, you're doing it wrong.... [read more]
From the Editor's Desk: Is the Gamestop Lawsuit Good or Bad for Gamers?
Gamestop settled on a lawsuit regarding the sale of used games that are missing DLC. Is this lawsuit a win for gamers or will this cause more problems for gamers? ... [read more]

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The Walking Dead Game - Episode 1: A New Day Review
The Walking Dead TV series became a successful adaption of the popular comic book. Can The Walking Dead Game be just as successful?... [read more]
Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 Review
I'm sure that we've seen our share of parodies of the game industry. But in NIS's new game Hyperdimention Neptuna Mk.2, the developer goes one step further and turns the industry into a parody world that has participating companies represented as cute moe girls. Are video ga... [read more]
Mass Effect 3 Review
Could Mass Effect 3 be the best game ever or the biggest sham in existence?... [read more]

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The RPG Fanatic: dnd (PLATO) Creators Gary Whisenhunt & Ray Wood Interview
In the mid 1970s Gary Whisenhunt and Ray Wood created one of the earliest computer roleplaying videogames, dnd, which also happened to be one of the first "fan games". Although little known today, their work pre-dates much better known series like Ultima, Wizardry and Dragon... [read more]
The RPG Fanatic: Seiken Densetsu 3 Retrospect and Review + Operation Manafall
You might know this game as Secret of Mana 2, but this video is titled by the only name it was officially released as. This was a Japan exclusive game in the Mana series that many people aren't aware existed, but let's change that starting right now!... [read more]
From the Editor's Desk: Is the Gamestop Lawsuit Good or Bad for Gamers?
Gamestop settled on a lawsuit regarding the sale of used games that are missing DLC. Is this lawsuit a win for gamers or will this cause more problems for gamers? ... [read more]
Black Ops 2 is finally revealed
Posted on May 01, 2012 by OG

After many teases and supposed leaks for the game, the first trailer for Call of Duty:  Black Ops 2 is here.  As the first Black Ops game took place during the 60s, the sequel seems to be taking place in present time or in the future.  Kind of strange considering that Treyarch was seemingly the team to focus on non-modern Call of Duty games like World at War and Black Ops.  Check out the trailer for yourself. 

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