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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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E3 2008: Mirror’s Edge Hands-On

Though a line of text at the left edge of the screen read “LIGHTING NEEDS TO BE REBUILT,” free running action-adventure Mirror’s Edge looked gorgeous at E3 2008. But how does it play? GameCyte took a flying leap to find out.

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.12.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: Cryptic Studios countdown to reveal existence of Star Trek Online [or another blatant asset ripoff] this July 28 (Hailing Frequency Forum via Ten Ton Hammer) X360 Unreal Tournament 3 gets July 7th ship date, contains exclusive new video preview of Gears 2 (BusinessWire) Game “borrowing” Oblivion assets [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.6.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Today, updated on the fly: Gaming: MGS4 80GB PS3 bundle sells out in seven minutes, KOs Amazon.com (PS3 Fanboy via Gaming Today) GTA IV exclusive Xbox 360 DLC delayed until Q1 2009, says Take-Two… (ShackNews) …but Microsoft reminds us that Q1 begins November 2008, and says GTA DLC [...]

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Battlefield Heroes Closed Beta Now Accepting Recruits

Eurogamer just noticed today that DICE has begun accepting applications for the Battlefield Heroes closed beta test. It’s not quite as easy as joining the real U.S. Army — no promises to pay your college tuition here, only a form to fill out and a forum to greet you afterwards — but to the lucky [...]

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Jordan Weisman Advocates “Planned Parenthood” for Games Franchises

Gamasutra has a very in-depth interview with Jordan Weisman, the founder of Smith & Tinker and FASA, discussing the responsibilities of a creator when making new universes. Weisman is one of the men behind my favorite tabletop universes (Shadowrun and BattleTech), so I have a great deal of respect for what he says regarding franchises. [...]

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Teaser Trailer Tuesday — Mirror’s Edge, Metal Gear Solid 4

We don’t normally show off trailers, though that’s something we’re planning to change in the weeks to come. But after witnessing the jaw-droppingly gorgeous first footage of Mirror’s Edge, and confronted with official Konami confirmation of Metal Gear Solid 4’s recent video bombshells, we just couldn’t bear to wait another minute before sharing them with [...]

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Battlefield: Bad Company Opens Up Public Beta March 25

EA DICE announced today that starting March 25, they’ll be distributing Battlefield: Bad Company multiplayer beta keys through a host of IGN properties, including the IGN Founder’s Club, IGN Insider, GameSpy, TeamXbox, Planet Battlefield and Voodoo Extreme.

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