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Hands On with Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online

Friday, November 21, 2008

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Hands On with Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online

Among gaming's most dedicated enthusiasts, the Megami Tensei series is an especially cherished franchise. Spanning over twenty years and dozens of titles across several spin-off franchises, "MegaTen," as it is frequently abbreviated, has a loyal following among hardcore gamers. Once largely the domain of importers, MegaTen's various games have seen a recent surge in popularity [...]

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EA Studio Showcase: Battlefield Heroes

Friday, August 15, 2008

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EA Studio Showcase: Battlefield Heroes

With all the fun we've been having with our team-oriented FPS titles lately, we were glad to be able to try a new title which will soon be competing for our assault attentions. Thus, at yesterday's EA Studio Showcase, we sat down to blast some cartoonish soldiers in Battlefield Heroes, the new "casual" incarnation of [...]

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Review: Catan Online World

Thursday, July 3, 2008

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Review: Catan Online World

There's a very good chance that you've played -- or are, at least, aware of -- The Settlers of Catan, a German-born board game which has sold over 11 million copies worldwide. If you've played it, you know how clever and fun it is, and if you haven't, you may remember how excited everybody was [...]

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Opinion: Pay to Not Play?

Thursday, June 5, 2008

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Opinion: Pay to Not Play?

"I don't seem to be having any fun. Maybe I need to be paying more." It's difficult to imagine a player saying these words about a game. Yet, there is an entire business model that centers around providing this precise benefit to players -- most frequently, of MMORPGs and other games whose balance centers on levels [...]

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Declarations of Independents: Kingdom of Loathing

Friday, April 18, 2008

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Declarations of Independents: Kingdom of Loathing

GameCyte speaks to Kingdom of Loathing's Mr. Skullhead in the first segment of our focus on independent developers.

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Nexon’s Min Kim on the Hardships of Freedom

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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Nexon’s Min Kim on the Hardships of Freedom

We caught up with Min Kim, Director of Game Operations at Nexon America, at today's MI6 Conference. Read our article for his thoughts about the free-to-play game space.

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MI6 Conference: The Next New Game

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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MI6 Conference: The Next New Game

GameCyte attended the MI6 Conference here in San Francisco to hear about the latest and greatest in games marketing. One of the early panels from Tuesday brought together the minds of some of today's most successful virtual worlds and social games to discuss the future of free-to-play games and social networking.

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