Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Personal Review

The end of year rush is upon us and from now until Christmas we are guaranteed to have video games coming out of our eyeballs. At least a couple of great games will be hitting us every few weeks so our pay packets or pocket money are sure to take a hit. Either way you are going to need some spare cash over the coming months to keep up with everything going on. In September alone we have Bodycount, Fifa 12 and Gears of War 3 so we can expect to have...

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Video Game Trending

Trends in gaming come and go like the wind, five years ago it was cover systems introduced by Gears of War and since then it’s be experiences point systems, noire and downloadable content. When Gears of War first came out we were all still having problems deciding whether we were in a safe area during third person fire-fights. However Gears threw this idea out in favour of a wildly successful cover system that has been used by pretty much...

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Skyrim Disc

It was recently announced that Bethesda Softworks have managed to squeeze the huge forthcoming action RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim onto a single Xbox 360 disc. Their art director Matt Carofano confirmed the news to RipTen a few days ago though he didn’t offer any new information or the install sizes. From memory I believe that L.A. Noire used three separate Xbox 360 discs when it launched earlier this year so we know how much work they...

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Halo CE Muliplayer Update

Guess what….? The Halo: Combat Evolved’s best loved trait, the Magnum pistol, is coming to the Halo: Reach multiplayer as part of an upcoming title update Microsoft has announced. According to the announcement the weapon will be supported in ‘special, classic playlists’. The update which is due some time in October, also brings with it a number of multiplayer fixes. The Armor Lock has been tweaked so that it now absorbs damage based on the...

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Beta Testing

I read an interesting article on Beta testing today which outline why these are important to the future of gaming. I have to say I agree but I do feel that some people are taking them in the wrong way. The most recent Beta I took part in was for Gears of War 3 (awesome Beta by the way Epic!). Sadly I didn’t play it too much but when I did boy did I enjoy it. When taking part in any sort of Beta testing you have to expect some bugs as you play. That...

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Reviews

Being a huge fan of the original Deus Ex I have found myself very excited about Human Revolution and whether it has the potential to live up to the hype it’s kicking up. I remember the story, the late nights and the 3 points shots I made. Deus Ex has been admired by some as the Greatest Video Game Ever and should be given a chance by anyone who loves an engrossing story. However lots of fans found the second game in the series - Invisible War -...

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Eurogamer – Skyrim Playable

Reading through Eurogamer today I noticed a wonderful article that got me even more psyched up for their Expo at Earl’s Court in September. This year’s event will play host to a fan play test of Bethesda’s huge fantasy RPG Skyrim. In fact it’s the first time the game will be shown to fans anywhere in Europe. November is still a long way off but this should satisfy my hunger until the real game hits on 11th November 2011. The Eurogamer Expo will...

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Battlefield 3 - Gameplay Lists

DICE recently released a list of Product Specification for their November blockbuster; Battlefield 3. They covered a range of information from Vehicles and Weapons to Specialisations and Gameplay elements. See below a list of the good stuff – I’ve ripped out older elements. Product Specifications:Publisher: Electronic ArtsDeveloper: DICEStreet Date: October 25 in North America, Starting October 27th in EuropeCategory: First Person ShooterPlayers:...

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Gamescon - Battlefield 3

DICE has released plenty of footage so far for its anticipated shooter Battlefield 3, but was also holding quite a bit of content back for the Gamescom 2011 Expo. At the show they finally unveiled the 64 player PC based multiplayer suit as well as the games new two player co-operative mode. The co-op was shows on the Playstation 3 but will give us an example of what to expect when the game hits the Xbox 360 on the same day. I have heard the usual...

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The Year So Far - 2011

I thought it was probably about time I did a proper blog on the games that have been or are being released over the course of the year. As I’m sure you all know autumn is almost upon us and as such the Holiday Season brings with in the majority of the AAA titles each year. At the turn of the New Year all the leading publications, websites and gaming conventions give out their awards for the highlights of the previous year, so what is likely to do...

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No Single Player Games By 2014

It has been noted recently that the single-player only game experience will not exist by the end of 2014. The prediction came from video game consultant Mark Cerny, he has worked for Sony on many single player only games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro and Ratchet & Clank. His belief is that the single player experience will be gone within 3 years and feels that the developers have already taken steps to this end game. Mark explained that, "right...

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Gears of War 3 - Preview

Gears of War 3 is actually one of the games that I was most excited about at the start of 2011 but has drifted off into the beyond a little for me as I became more and more excited about the other great games on offer too. Gears of War 3 has been getting more and more press of late in the build up to it’s September release date and I for one am pleased to see that its looking great. It’s all about survival this time as humanity seeks out a way...

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Xbox 360 - Glossy or Matte

Those of you that have been following my tweets might have heard news from the Microsoft camp on the colour of the consoles changing soon. Microsoft have said that all Xbox 360 consoles will soon be shipped with a matte finish instead of the gloss finish used on the new slim models since their release last June. The 4 GB version of this console already comes with a matte black finish and the larger consoles will now be produced with the same casing. Xbox...

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Upcoming Game Releases - Xbox 360

17/08Toy Soldiers: Cold War 19/08Arcana Heart 3 24/08Street Fighter III: Third Strik... 26/08Deus Ex: Human RevolutionRugby World Cup 2011Summer ChallengeTropico 4 02/09BodycountChampion Jockey: G1 Jockey &amp...Driver: San FranciscoDriver: San Francisco (Collecto...Madden NFL 12 07/09Crimson Alliance 09/09Dead IslandEl Shaddai: Ascension of the Me...Monkey Island: Special Edition ....

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Family Pays For Their Online Gaming

I noticed an article this morning about a couple from China who have been taking some rather extreme measures to pay for their online gaming habits. The couple in question have been passed over to the authorities after it was discovered the pair had begun selling off their children to play online games at their local Internet cafe. The Sanxiang City News reports (via ABCNews in America), said that the parents, Li Lin and Li Juan, began selling...

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OXM Give Deus Ex: Human Revolution 10/10

I opened up the new Official Xbox Magazine and found the ‘world's first review of Deus Ex: Human Revolution on Xbox 360’. The actual thing I was most surprised about was the 10/10 score it received which is really top notch when given by OXM. This actually puts it in the same category of Red Dead Redemption, Bioshock and LA Noire which have all be received well worldwide. I wonder if Deus Ex will continue this tradition and be the big hit of the...

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London Riots from GTA

The recent riots in London this week have once again been linked to video games. So, a London Police Officer says something about Grant Theft Auto and suddenly a British newspaper see it fit to blame the dangerous rioting on the game itself. If this unnamed Police Officer or the London Evening Standard had thought about it properly they would have known that there have never been links between the LA riots in San Andreas and the Grant Theft Auto...

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Summer of Arcade 2011

I’ve always been intrigued by the Summer of Arcade selections that come out each year through Xbox Live. These have always been the highlight of the Download calendar and have produced many classics during their previous outings from Castle Crashers to Limbo and Shadow Complex. We've been utterly spoiled by this year's Summer of Arcade too so far but which games should we buy. The first three released have been the ones I’ve most looked forward...

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Raymond Cox - My New Hero

Being the Xbox enthusiast that I am I was astonished to find out that a friend of mine had made a 5,000 point Gamerscore increase over my own in the last 6 months to get himself within 10,000 points of my current Gamerscore total. I was devastated to find that my lack of play time had literally dented my chances of keeping the top spot amongst my friends. Then I heard about Raymond Cox’s recent achievement and suddenly I didn’t really know what I was worrying about. Raymond Cox has now taken his record-breaking Gamerscore to over 600,000 points...

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Borderlands 2 Details

After my post a few days back we have been given further information on the Borderland 2 game from the US magazine Game Informer. Just like the original Borderlands 2 will play at it’s best with the support of four-player co-op. Fortunately or not the protagonists from the first game will only appear as NPCs which might mean that the characters will be something different once again. One of the main characters has also been revealed in the form...

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Why Do You Play Video Games?

A recent study at the University of Essex has concluded that they have found the reason why people like to play video games. The scientists said that games are “an ideal platform for people to try on different hats and take on characteristics that they would like to have.” The study itself consisted of hundreds of casual and hardcore gamers alike that played video games in a laboratory to monitors several different factors. Research showed that when given the opportunity players felt better about themselves when acting through a new identity,...

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