Big Ideas: Why do we play video games? Welcome to the first installment of Big Ideas, where we'll talk about all aspects of our favorite hobby: video gaming. For an opening topic, let's take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Rather than discuss games in specific, judging the merits of one title over another, we'll ask the question that people who don't share our pastime inevitably put to us: Why do we play video games? |
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Big Download Interview: Shattered Suns Space strategy games have had a bit of a renaissance lately with new releases of games like Galactic Civilizations II, Sins of a Solar Empire, Space Empires V and Sword of the Stars. Later this summer, a new entry in this busy genre will be released by independent game developer Clear Crown Studios. The game is called Shattered Suns and is a full 3D RTS game with a number of unique features. |
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New Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 screenshots released It's a game that many RTS players have been waiting on for years and at the moment Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 is currently scheduled for a fall release from Electronic Arts. Earlier this week the publisher released some new screenshots from the title showing off more of the weird alternate history that's part of the game's appeal. |
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New Fallout 3 screenshots emerge Bethesda Softworks continues their long trickle of new screenshots from their long awaited post-apocalypse RPG Fallout 3. Today the developer publisher revealed three new shots from the title, two of which take place in the game world and one which shows something of the game's funny info data base. |
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Guide to TF2 Pyro Achievements, Part 3 We have crafted for you this very guide to ease your attempts to fulfill the strange objectives given to you. You have read the first and second parts, so here is the third. Soon you'll be back on the road, setting fire to all the wildlife as you pass by. |
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