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Review
Heavy Rain

A city on the US East coast is being terrorized by the ‘Origami Killer’, whose victims are all discovered drowned, four days after they go missing. And now, once again, a child goes missing as the rain pours down, hammering the city. Four people each mount a desparate search; the Origami Killer may yet claim another victim. How long will it be before they find the missing child? Will they be able to find him before he dies like all the others, drowned in rainwater accumulating because of Heavy Rain?

And so begins the experience that will lead you on a thrilling roller coaster ride of emotions.

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Event
God of War III Midnight Madness

For those of you who don’t need a lot of sleep, the winds of war have brought us news that Future Shop will be hosting a Midnight Madness event for our favourite guy with swords attached to his arms.  Tomorrow night (March 15), at select locations, there will be ‘engaging activities’ as well as Playstation Street Teams entertaining the crowds.

I’m not usually one to go to these types of things, as I have an unstoppable alarm clock that is permanently set to 6 AM, but if you are at all interested in this game, you should check it out!  Although, to be honest, ‘engaging activities’ for a game that has a really cranky psychopath as the protagonist sounds somewhat dangerous.

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First Contact:
Star Trek Online

World of Warcraft, Everquest, Warhammer Online, City Of Heroes: a small cross section of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) that I have been interested in over the years, but sadly, have yet to play.

My wife and I were looking for something that we could play together during our spare time. Neither of us are particularly good at multiplayer console games, so we turned to the world of MMOs as a potential fit. She recently started playing WOW, influenced in some part by the web based TV show, The Guild. I, on the other hand, have avoided WOW because I figured that either: it could not be as good as advertised, or I would become obsessed.  That’s when we turned our attention to Star Trek Online.

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I Like To Move It Move It
PlayStation Move Controller

Last year, Sony revealed that a motion-based controller for the PS3 was in the works.  Since that unveiling, the interwebs has been abuzz with the usual speculation, nay-saying, and fanboyishness that is to be expected.  All sorts of questions have been on everyone’s minds, specifically ones dealing with the similarity to Nintendo’s Wii-Motes, and whether or not there would be a lot of buy-in from developers.

A few days ago, Sony announced that they will be releasing the PlayStation Move controller in the fall, along with the PlayStation Move Sub-controller.  Sony has also stated that 36 developers and publishers will be supporting Playstation Move. This year, more than 20 games are to be released that are either dedicated to or will support the platform.

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Check This Out!
Plants vs. Zombies

If there’s anything that scares me more that the Conservative government, it’s zombies.  Vampires, werewolves, poltergeists, Brian Mulroney - those things I can deal with.  But zombies?  Man, I can watch zombie movies in the middle of the day, with the sun shining and children laughing and playing outside, and I’m still going to be up until the very wee hours planning my escape route and how I’m going to survive if/when the zombies come.

That wouldn’t be the case if they were all as easy to kill as the zombies in PopCap Games’ popular iPod game, Plants vs. Zombies.  In fact, they’re so easy to take out, you can do it with nothing more than a well-stocked garden.

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Event
God of War III Preview

Sony was kind enough to extend us an invitation to their God of War III preview event; especially nice of them considering they only hold a couple events a year.  GoW has been a hugely successful franchise for Sony and they are confident that the third installment is one of the most anticipated games of 2010. The event was held at a local venue - not far from Toronto’s downtown core - to let the media get their hands on the game a week or so before launch, further propagating the buzz that surrounds this title.

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Classics
Sword of Fargoal

If you place Sword of Fargoal along the Commodore 64 RPG timeline, it sits snugly between Telenguard and Questron.  It’s a brilliantly straightforward dungeon crawler.  If you’re looking for class selection, stat management, socketable equipment, and battle tactics… well, this will number as one among many disappointments in your life.  Sword of Fargoal offers the simplest pleasures: killing monsters, leveling up, and finding treasure.  Frankly, what more do you need?

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Posted in Apple, Classics, Commodore, PC, Reviews, iPhone, iPod Touch | 6 Comments »

Video
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Let’s say you love Prince of Persia but just can’t stomach any more soft-focused publicity images of Chesty Jake. Good news! Ubisoft has your PoP fix sans Gyllenhaal.

Check out this gameplay trailer (complete with developer commentary) and prepare to be enthralled by the Prince yet again. What’s not to love about parkour mixed with elemental control and lots of baddies?

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Posted in Awesome, DS, DSi, Microsoft, News Bytes, PSP, PlayStation 3, Videos, Wii, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »

In ʘur Sights
Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Anyone has ever listened to one of our Thumbscasts would know that I am a big fan of snipers. In almost every war-like FPS-type game that allows you to choose a class, I will be hanging back in the bushes or the trees picking off clueless people with abandon thanks to a very powerful rifle.

So what is the first thought that enters my mind when I find out that City Interactive is releasing a game in which the main character is a sniper? Hell yes!

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Announcement
New Management

The halls around the office don’t echo with the light-hearted banter that it once did.  When Shaun was picked up by The Electric Playground, a good deal of the wind behind the sails of this site changed; our momentum started to diminish.  Truthfully, Shaun is a dynamic and incredible person with enough work ethic, enthusiasm, and creativity to power a small country.  Perhaps that may not make a lot of sense to some of our newer readers, but to those who know Shaun, it is probably an understatement.

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