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Ridge Racer Unbounded trailer crashes into a wall

James Murff — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:30:00 EST

Another teaser trailer for Ridge Racer Unbounded, and this video looks much like the previous ones. Streets, sleek looking cars, fancy cinematics, no in-game footage. We're not really into this sort of thing, as we have always mentioned, but car enthusiasts will probably get a kick out of it. For everyone else, though, it won't really inform or excite you. Wait for a more proper trailer.

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Witcher 2 trailer goes into more depth with combat

James Murff — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:30:00 EST

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The Witcher was an RPG in the classic PC style, and we loved that. The combat, however, felt a bit odd. Maybe it was because it was somewhere between action-focused murder and tactical thinking without being one or the other. This trailer for Witcher 2 goes into the intricacies of the combat system, and we are already liking what we see a lot more. Smooth combat, more varied moves, and a lot of information on how each skill tree affects your fighting. This is the definition of an excellent trailer.

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Shogun 2 trailer reveals the intricacies of multiplayer

James Murff — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:30:00 EST

Filed under: RTS, Video, Strategy, Shogun 2: Total War

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The Shogun 2 multiplayer can be a bit confusing to those unused to the Total War conventions. It even confuses us, and we love the Total War series! Thankfully, Creative Assembly has released a trailer detailing all of the functions you can perform in multiplayer, and it covers nearly everything. It has details on everything you might be confused about, from retainers to province influence to matchmaking. Despite the game having been out for a while now, this trailer is definitely appreciated.

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Call of Juarez: The Cartel trailer fights against drug lords

James Murff — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:30:00 EST

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Call of Juarez has, as a series, stayed in the wild west. While The Cartel aims to move to a more modern setting, it's still a bit of a western. There's definitely a bit of thematic influence from the excellent No Country For Old Men, and the characters definitely remind us of the classic western archetypes. Besides that, this is entirely a stylistic trailer. Lots of cool cinematics and explosions, not much else.

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Darkspore trailer reveals all the praise

James Murff — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:30:00 EST

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Darkspore is finally out, and it's getting a decent amount of praise. After all, the action RPG market has been a little barren of good releases since Torchlight, and Darkspore isn't bad. As with all launch trailers, this trailer doesn't show anything of real substance, just snippets from reviews intermingled with random in-game footage. Showy and flashy. You shouldn't need much convincing at this point, though. After all, the open beta ran for quite a while!

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Review: Anomaly Warzone Earth

James Murff — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST

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Anomaly Warzone Earth has been described as a reverse tower defense, and while this is marginally true, it misses something essential: rather than simply trudging endless waves of units towards a generic goal, you are actively dismantling the opposition. It's not so much reverse tower defense as tower attacking. It's also absolutely fantastic, and an extremely strong first showing from indie studio 11 Bit. Excellent production values, clean and concise game mechanics, and excellent replay value make it a steal at its asking price. It is probably the most highly polished $10 game you will ever play.

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Witcher 2 dev diary explores different play styles

James Murff — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST

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The Witcher 2 is shaping up to be quite the third-person action RPG, and this trailer just adds to the list of things we can look forward to. Multiple play styles in a single game is one of our favorite styles of design, and the Polish developers at CDprojekt really want to impress that Witcher 2 will be guided more by the players expectations than a developer-forced linearity. There's lots of information about the three major tree here, and it shows each in action: swords, alchemy, and magic. Tons of information, a large amount of in-game footage, and plenty of combat makes this a great trailer.

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Hunted: The Demon's Forge trailer breaks away from stereotypes

James Murff — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:00:00 EST

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We have to admit that we weren't excited for Hunted: The Demon's Forge. The crucible trailer began our turn back towards interested, and this trailer puts us all the way back into excited. While the plot seems standard enough, it's the acknowledgment that Hunted is aiming to be more about co-operative murder and mayhem than depth of plot that intrigues us. Good dungeon crawlers are few and far between, and none emulate the style of combat and visuals that Hunted seems to bring to the table.

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Dungeon Siege 3 trailer brings forth the flaming archon

James Murff — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EST

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Another Dungeon Siege 3 trailer, another character unveiled. In this case, it's the archon known as Anjali. Turning into flame spirits, casting fire magic to wreck foes, and smacking unruly skeletons with a magical staff seem to be her fortes. As always, lots of beautiful in-game footage of the character in action, but little in the way of actually showing how they play. For example, is the transformation like switching stances, or is it a spell learned later on?

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Daggerdale trailer ascends a foreboding tower

James Murff — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:30:00 EST

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Dungeon and Dragons: Daggerdale looks fun, even if the setting is a bit on the generic side. This particular trailer shows the tower of a dark being known as Rezlok (we're not entirely sure how it is spelled), and various dungeon-like areas for the players to fight their way through. Nothing particularly stunning, but it's not bad for what is essentially a cinematic trailer done through the in-game engine.

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Guild Wars 2 trailer visits the home of the Char

James Murff — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:30:00 EST

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Guild Wars 2 trailers so far have tended to be on the side of area reveals rather than anything substantial. In this case, it's the home of the Charr, another one of the playable races. While they were primarily antagonists in the original Guild Wars, here they are much more benign. Lots of beautiful landscapes and menacing felids abound in this trailer, but once again there is nothing of any real in-game substance. Just some excellent art.

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Review: Hoard

James Murff — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST

There's not many games that let you play as a dragon. Not a cute, almost human-like dragon such as Spyro, or a human that turns into a dragon like Divinity 2. Normal, fire-breathing, princess-stealing, loot-gathering, town-torching dragons are fairly absent from the rosters of gaming protagonists. Their actions are a bit hard to justify in a story-focused game, after all. Hoard aims to change that. Not the story bit, as the game is almost entirely arcade-like, but rather the playing as a mostly evil dragon part. Flying around and torching everything from towns to ogres has never been this satisfying, and Hoard has quickly become one of our favorite short-session games. Pop in, play for a few minutes, pop out. It's brilliantly designed, fairly cheap, and visually stunning. We found it difficult not to immediately love Hoard straight from the get-go.

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Darkspore trailer unveils Skar

James Murff — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:00:00 EST

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The latest character trailer for Darkspore unveils a hero that seems very familiar. Perhaps it's because he has all the classic assassin traits: backstabbing, dual-wielding, weakness exposing, and outright stealthing. It's certainly got us interested, especially given the combination potential with his stealth. Besides showing off Skar, this trailer doesn't really have anything else, so if you aren't particularly interested in Darkspore, it's best skipped.

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Hunted: The Demon's Forge trailer reveals the crucible

James Murff — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:30:00 EST

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We have to admit that this trailer has us a bit intrigued. Until now, we weren't too interested in Hunted. After all, it looked like a fairly standard third-person action game. With the reveal of how the crucible works in detail, however, we're suddenly far more interested. Randomly-generated dungeons, with waves of monstrous enemies to fight off? This sounds like something we could get into, especially with another person. Plus, you can actually tweak the settings to fully customize the dungeon, making it your own instead of some machine-created bland killfest. We aren't normally impressed by trailers, but this one blew us away.

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First Templar trailer takes a look at Celian

James Murff — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:30:00 EST

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Here's another character trailer for The First Templar. Honestly, we can't really tell much of a difference between this fellow and the previous psychotic killer, besides maybe visually. Lots of killing, both of normal people and of what appears to be a giant of some kind. This trailer is so similar to the previous one that one can probably skip it, since it doesn't really examine Celian in any appreciable detail.

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Dungeon Siege 3 trailer channels magical forces

James Murff — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:30:00 EST

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Magicians are usually, within canon, the strongest of any character. After all, channeling the powers of the elements is a bit god-like. This trailer for Dungeon Siege 3 unveils the mage character, Reinhart, and he seems suitably powerful. Teleportation, blasting enemies with entropy, and creating natural elements seem to be his particular fortes. Much like the previous character trailers, this one gives a good look at the character from outside the player's perspective. Don't expect to see much more than some slick monster murder.

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Human Revolution trailer espouses the benefits of augmentation

James Murff — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EST

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If this trailer is any indication, we should all be augmented. While it doesn't actually show any in-game footage of Human Revolution, this video does give us a glimpse into Sarif Industries and their vision of the future. There is, however, a conspicuous lack of robotic legs. We suppose paraplegics are simply too uncouth for Sarif. Kidding aside, this trailer has plenty of style and is one of the few live action game trailers we've seen, so it's worth watching at least once.

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Ridge Racer Unbounded trailer gets sensual

James Murff — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:30:00 EST

Filed under: Driving, Trailers, Video

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Sleek cars, fancy CGI, and a mostly hidden woman. This trailer for Ridge Racer Unbounded knows exactly what it is aiming for, and while it's not particularly interesting to us (we are not big car enthusiasts), those that love the fast lane of gaming will probably be interested. The lack of in-game footage and painfully obvious sex appeal does not help pique our attention, though.

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Anno 2070 trailer ushers in a new era

James Murff — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:30:00 EST

Filed under: Simulation, Trailers, Video, Strategy

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The Anno games are known for being excellent economic simulations in the same vein as Settlers, but the latest in the series is taking a decidedly different turn. Rather than being set in the era of European expansionism, Anno 2070 takes place far in the future. This trailer gives a glimpse at the new content, and hints at new play styles (consumerism versus conservationism), but it doesn't really show anything we can identify with. Besides some excellent artwork, of course!

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Kingdoms of Amalur trailer brings a reckoning

James Murff — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EST

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This trailer is something that most fantasy lovers will be giddy over, but will most likely go over the heads of those less buried in the genre. Standard epic music and flashy character designs don't really distinguish Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, even if it does look competent. Rather, it's the names associated: R.A. Salvatore (creator of several best-selling fantasy book series), Todd McFarlane (creator of Spawn), and Ken Rolston (lead design on Oblivion). Despite these famous names, though, this trailer is merely alright. All flash, no detail.

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First Templar trailer frightens medieval soldiers

James Murff — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EST

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This trailer for The First Templar is what we like to see. Character banter mixed with in-game footage from the player's perspective. In this particular case, the banter is from a murderous soldier named Roland. Lots of brutal melee kills and spurting blood abound, although the normal one-two swings do seem a bit stiff. We wouldn't be surprised if he actually turns out to be the bad guy, if this trailer is any indication. Not many good characters are this ruthless!

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Operation Racoon City trailer changes history

James Murff — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:00:00 EST

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Canonically, Leon Kennedy survived the Raccoon City outbreak in Resident Evil 2 and went on to be a bodyguard working alongside the President of the United States. What if Umbrella snuffed out his life before he had a chance to rescue Ashley, though? That's what this trailer for Operation Raccoon City depicts, and it shows the various abilities and attitudes of the Umbrella soldiers present during the conflict. It's slick, shows off some impressive looking cinematics alongside in-game combat, and results in the death of Leon Kennedy. Maybe.

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Section 8 Prejudice trailer fights for survival

James Murff — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EST

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We loved Section 8 when it originally released, so the budget-priced Section 8 Prejudice has us excited as well. For those that don't understand why, just take a look at the tons of in-game footage this trailer has. Vehicles, combat missions, excellent sci-fi designs, and beautiful landscapes. It's a quick cross section of the things the developers have explained in previous videos, which is fitting given the game's imminent release.

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The Next Big Thing trailer begins its investigation

James Murff — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EST

Filed under: Adventure, Trailers, Video

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The Next Big Thing has had a number of different trailers, but almost all of them have the same footage. This one is no different, as the developers don't want to give away the entire game. Still, the visual style is certainly impressive. We're not too keen on the lip-syncing, but the voiceovers are excellent and the character designs are interesting. While this may seem like nitpicking when the game doesn't show in-game mechanics, it's an adventure game. Visuals and storytelling are the biggest elements!

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Risen 2 trailer takes on some pirates

James Murff — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:30:00 EST

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Risen was an alright RPG that focused on an in-depth world and careful fighting mechanics. While we don't really know a whole lot about Risen 2, this trailer gives us our first real glimpse at the new world. With pirates, muskets, and voodoo, it's certainly interesting. We especially love how detailed the cinematic is, and it's close to Blizzard-quality in terms of fluid animation and texture work. If the game is as well-done as this little cinematic is, we'll be thoroughly impressed.

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League of Legends trailer unveils Brand, the Burning Vengeance

James Murff — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:30:00 EST

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This latest champion spotlight for the ever-expanding League of Legends puts its gaze squarely on Brand, the latest champion to worm his way into the league. It's an excellent video, if just for the fact that it shows champions getting massacred. It's always cool to see a champion steamroll, even if it's not that fun to play against in the game proper. Brand seems to be focused primarily on nuking, with his only true utility effect being a secondary effect on the sear spell.

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Reviews: AI War Expansions

James Murff — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:00:00 EST

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The stoic and thoroughly difficult AI War has received three expansion packs to date: Zenith Remnant, Children of Neinzul, and Light of the Spire. Each one offers new units, scenarios, and AI types to bring to bear For this multi-part review, we'll be examining each expansion pack individually and giving them individual verdicts. After all, each expansion is independent of the others and brings new ships and Ai types unique to that particular expansion. The one thing they have in common, however, is how much the increase the difficulty compared to the original game. These expansions are for the hardest of the hardcore.

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Rift trailer gives a look at the Rogue class

James Murff — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:30:00 EST

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Rift's biggest innovation, as we pointed out in our review, is the addition of customizable classes. For each archetype, the player chooses three souls that define it however they like. This trailer shows off several different class combinations and how they function in the game proper. Our personal favorite is the Bard/Ranger/Nightblade, as we are suckers for support-focused classes. Healing and buffing call to us. Regardless of our personal preferences, however, this trailer is excellent. After all, we do love trailers that are primarily in-game footage of different game mechanics.

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Portal 2 trailer manages long falls

James Murff — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:30:00 EST

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This trailer, funnily enough, tells us something we already know. Granted, it does it in a new and funny way, which is fairly standard with the Portal 2 trailers at this point. In this case, it shows how Chell can survive those massive falls in Portal (and presumably Portal 2): the springy-looking boots she wears. It was explained in a snippet in the first game, but hey, if it means we get more slick visuals and dose of humor, we're fine with being told again.

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Red River trailer shows the joys of co-operative play

James Murff — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:15:00 EST

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This is the kind of trailer we love to see. It's entirely composed of in-game footage depicting Red River's multiplayer, and while the editing is shaky and a little incoherent, it still has a lot of content for players to chew into. Trailers that have this much footage of actual game mechanics are a treat, and we recommend that anybody interested in the latest Operation Flashpoint title give it a look. There's tons of squad mechanics, vehicle attacks, and bleeding out to catch your attention.

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Anomaly Warzone Earth trailer fights off an alien invasion

James Murff — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Indie, Trailers, Video, Strategy

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It's always nice when a highly polished indie game hits the scene, and judging by its critical reception, that's exactly what Anomaly Warzone Earth is. This launch trailer for the newly released indie title shows both cinematic and in-game footage, and it certainly looks interesting to us. There's also the standard snippets of praise that almost all launch trailers require at some point. Thankfully, it does not include the numeric scoring, but rather small fragments of quotes that make us want to read the actual reviews.

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Torchlight 2 reveals new monsters to slaughter

James Murff — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EST

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One of the most important parts of any good action RPG are the monsters you slaughter. After all, if you fight the same old skeletons and oozes and imps, all that loot grinding can get a bit tedious! Runic has revealed some of the new monster designs for Torchlight 2 on the game's site, and they are rather impressive. The one to the left is one of our person favorites: dwarven automata.

They have also promised to reveal more information about the game every other week until E3 as well, meaning that we will soon get more than just monster pictures and backstories. We personally hope that they reveal the history of the world soon, since Torchlight got us quite interested!

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Battlefield Play4Free trailer blows apart enemy vehicles

James Murff — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST

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Battlefield 2 is still one of the most influential games of all time. Its progression system was copied by Call of Duty 4, and the massive battles mixed with intense close-quarters infantry combat made it an instant classic. Play4Free returns to this after the smaller, more destruction-focused style of Bad Company 2, and this trailer gives us a good glimpse into what that means. The seamless blend of pre-rendered and in-game footage is a bit impressive, and the combat looks to be just as good as ever.

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The Secret World trailer reveals the ultimate truth

James Murff — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST

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Said ultimate truth, however, happens to be that every myth ever created is true. While this trailer for The Secret World doesn't show any detailed in-game footage, it does list off a number of myths that Funcom's next MMO will hopefully cover. From Atlantis to Cthulhu, werewolves to the Garden of Eden, it rattles off myth after myth before saying that they are all valid. It's mostly text and generic epic-sounding music, though.

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Red Faction Armageddon trailer sticks together and breaks stuff apart

James Murff — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:00:00 EST

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There are a few things we expect from Red Faction: high-tech weaponry, excellent destruction physics, and plenty of enemies to kill. This trailer for Armageddon shows off all three, albeit through the lens of a supporting character (Kara). There's lots of running, witty commentary, blowing apart structures, and being generally violent. While it's definitely lacking in the in-game footage department, it's got us excited for the greater role story has in the single-player.

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Darkspore trailer introduces the repair-bot

James Murff — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST

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It's time for more trailers about the Darkspore heroes! This one in particular covers the Meditron hero, who functions much like a support DPS and healer combination. He apparently has one of the only buff/debuff removal tools in the game, and his squad ability is a powerful channeled heal and maximum health buff. This doesn't really mean anything without watching the trailer, though, so if you have a hankering for some more information on Darkspore, here's your chance!

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Unreal Engine 3 trailer shows off new features for 2011

James Murff — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EST

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This is a trailer that is not particularly designed for consumers. Rather, it's a showcase of all the fancy fresh features in the 2011 update to Unreal Engine 3. While most of the terminology goes straight over our heads, the trailer is quite stunning looking. Beautiful shadows, excellent textures, and details such as finely-done hair all leap out at us. So while it might not be interesting to try and learn all the technical jargon backing the new engine iteration, it's definitely pleasing to look at all of it in action.

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Elements of War trailer brings the wrath of weather upon its foes

James Murff — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST

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Elements of War is exactly what it says on the tin: elements and war. Specifically, the natural elements mixed with modern warfare units. This trailer focuses mostly on the realistic units, such as the tanks and helicopters, but busts out some awesome weather manipulation for the finale. It's definitely got us interested, as new and innovative strategy titles are always exciting to see. So take a look and see if all the lightning strikes and thunderstorms tickle your fancy.

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Sims 3 Generations trailer follows a couple from childhood to old age

James Murff — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Simulation, Trailers, Video, The Sims 3

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While aging has been in Sims 3 since the game was released, most of the options for a particular character were focused around their young adult and adult life. The newest expansion, Generations, aims to give those looking for more variety in young and old age some new goodies to play with. This trailer shows a few of these by focusing on the life of one couple. They play together as children, go to parties as teenagers, get married and raise kids, and eventually pass into old age while watching their family grow.

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Streets of Rage Remake beats its way into our hearts

James Murff — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Action, Indie

Streets of Rage is one of those classic games that just about everyone with access to a Sega Genesis played at one point. The indie remake project, Streets of Rage Remake, has finally released the final version of their sprawling, PC-oriented remake of the classic franchise. Characters, stages, music, and objects from every game in the core series have been included and remastered, making this one of the most impressive remake projects we've ever seen. On top of that, it includes tons of goodies, such as editors and concept images.

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