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PAX 2008 Eyes-on: Velvet Assassin

by Xav de Matos Sep 8th 2008 @ 1:00PM

Tossing its hat into the stealth-action genre later this year is the GameCock published title, Velvet Assassin. Available only in eyes-on form at PAX 2008, Velvet Assassin is a story set in World War II and inspired in part by real life French secret agent Violette Szabo. Our short demo took us through a mission midway through the game where the lead character, Violette Summer, was tasked with destroying a gas line. Jump in for our impressions of Velvet Assassin.

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Filed under: Features, Action, Adventure

BigCast 010 -- Wrap It Up!

by Xav de Matos Sep 8th 2008 @ 12:00PM

This week the BigCast returns to wrap up our favorite titles from PAX 2008. Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead and Fallout 3 are all hot topics this week as we close-out our PAX coverage. Heated battles ensue over the Battlefield Heroes Beta, Fallout 3's character models and the lack of a wing-man in Megaton. Also, the outtakes make a triumphant return with a live first viewing of a classic poorly acted line! We finally turn 10 in this BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Kyle Horner and from PS3Fanboy.com Jem Alexander

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Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants.

Things We Mention:
MMO: Warhammer Online and the WarCast Episode of the BigCast
Thanks: What They Play and John Davison
BritCast: Red Rant Podcast featuring Jem Alexander
Hour: Joystiq's Hour in Fallout 3
Sacked: LittleBigPlanet Sackboy creates Joystiq Logo
YouTube: Troll 2, Worst/Best Thing Ever
HUD: GameDaily HUD produced by Robin Yang

Filed under: Podcasts

Alt-Tab: On the subject of Demigod

by Kyle Horner Sep 4th 2008 @ 4:00PM

There were many PC titles this last weekend at PAX08, but out of everything that I got my grubby hands on, Demigod was easily the biggest surprise. The fine folks from Gas Powered Games and Stardock were there in full force and as much as I love Sins of a Solar Empire, it seems like Demigod is my new favorite real-time strategy underdog.

Just as Sins is a strange blend of RTS and Civ-style games, Demigod is a blend of RTS and various PC RPGs. Given my penchant for games that blend RPGs into a genre I already enjoy, I'd always been interested in what Demigod had to offer. After playing it at PAX08, I'm ready to lay down my pre-order directly to Stardock's Impulse service. Follow the image above for plenty of discussion on GPS's newest creation, Demigod.

Gallery: Alt-Tab: On the subject of Demigod