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The Combat of Giants series of games is one that has typically failed to impress. This can be attributed to lack of polish, ambition, and general effort on the parts of developers. The most recent title, Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D continues this proud tradition of not-even-aiming-for-mediocrity as the worst …

We love a good survival horror game, but it’s a genre that’s difficult to get right. That’s why we’re excited that publisher Lexis Numerique is taking a chance on Amy, a new title that aspires to be in similar vein to Silent Hill 2. It’s a tale of a woman …

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DC Universe Online has just added a new feature that Sony Online Entertainment is calling “3D voice.” You don’t need a 3D TV to access the buzzword-ey feature – a fully functioning auditory system will do. SOE CEO John Smedley explains, “What it means is people inside the game have …

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 …

Gameloft’s mobile sci-fi shooter N.O.V.A. will be getting a sequel, but if you want to play it before everyone else you’ll have to buy an Xperia Play, or as most refer to it, the “PlayStation Phone.” The Xperia Play launches in the UK early next month, presumably followed quickly by …

Dead in the water? Not quite. Last-minute negotiations to reanimate an adaptation of Max Brooks’s zombie novel are proving quite fruitful, according to sources. With Paramount threatening to cut the rope without a financing partner, all hope on a World War Z film had seemingly been quashed. But today word …

Two-plus weeks into its life, MLB 11 The Show’s online component is a train wreck. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but even when things are at their best, The Show is a frustrating mess of strange design, poor decisions, and stuttering gameplay. For many gamers, this is a non-issue; …

Jennifer Garner has signed on to play legendary detective Miss Marple in a new movie inspired by Agatha Christie’s novels. Which either means the 38-year-old actress is going to receive a very wrinkly, very expensive Benjamin Button -style make-over, or the producers are looking to sex Miss Marple up. A …

While it rules the console fighting game scene with an iron fist (sorry Tekken), Street Fighter’s handheld offerings have almost always had to make some kind of sacrifice. Early conversions to the Game Boy family had to deal with fewer buttons and hardware limitations, which meant console-level play was impossible. …