The best BioShock plasmids to find and use will depend on how you’re playing this versatile game. While most are offensive, there are traps and support options that can enhance a variety of playstyles. You can also combine different plasmids to stack their effects, or set up a chain of …
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You’re making your way through the gaming world of your choice, and suddenly hear an overenthusiastic war cry. Turning around, there’s a handful of those generic enemies sprinting towards you with some obviously lethal intentions: they could be bandits, soldiers, roving post-apocalyptic fiends, or just some hostile bipedal humanoids – …
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Yeah, yeah, I know. You’re probably ready to mount my head on a pike for suggesting that spoilers can increase your enjoyment of a movie, TV show, or game. And by no means am I suggesting we should start blurting out spoilers as soon as we get our hands on …
Read More »BioShock Infinite: characters with character
What defines a character? It’s the kind of question we tend to ask more with novels and movies than games – but when it comes to BioShock, it’s a valid query. We’ve got two exclusive videos that dig into the evolution of character in BioShock Infinite. We recently had an …
Read More »Gamings maddest mad doctors
The mad scientist has been an archetypal breed of character for years. Centuries, in fact. From Doctor Moreau to Doctor Giggles, the worlds of literature, television and film have been filled with scientists and surgeons who sport a Ph.D in crazy. Naturally, videogames are no different. In memory of some …
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