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Archive for February, 2010

Here is some news that will have the wrestling freaks go all abuzz. It seems as if TNA, the Spike TV wrestling brand will move its primetime show TNA Impact. The new times of the show will coincide with WWE’s flagship Monday Night Raw, which has been running for 17 straight years now. When you look at a TV show that is all so riveting, you would not really like to miss either of these shows. True wrestling fans would not really hail this development as being good for their wrestling passions. It seems the rival TV networks want to take the battle to the wire and go head on head in the battle for TV supremacy. As if the on-screen mania was not enough, it seems that there were be all out war for ad revenues and for peoples’ attention.

If you are one of the uninitiated, you may be wondering as to the import of this bit of news. After all, such people think that since wrestling is anyway fake, what’s the big deal? But then what maters here is the behind the scenes drama and the machinations that are bound to enfold in a bid to get the maximum TRPs and eyeballs. What goes on in the TV network space is much more grueling than what is visible on screen.

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When it comes to a game review, you would know that thrills and excitement are part and parcel of every game that manages to catch the attention of game lovers. This is where the game of Aliens Vs. Predator is quite a game that promises you thrills galore and the opportunity to have the time of your life. This is a fast paced and racy game that has humans, aliens as well as predators vying for your attention and promising you more action than you can possibly handle. There are so many game play options and types so as to rivet your attention like nothing else can. You can give free reign to your vicious and malicious side as you just go about dispensing with all of the myriad foes that seem to make an unseemly appearance every now and then.

As far as the game is concerned, you will be amazed to know that there have already been a couple of its editions till now. It combines all the vicious and voracious elements of an interstellar and an interspecies battle for survival as well as on the spoils of the war. With Aliens Vs. Predator, you cannot have a single boring or insipid moment. Just brace yourself for all the action and enjoy!

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The moment you talk about Star Wars, it evokes such special memories. For so many people, science fiction movies are embodied in Star Wars and all that it stands for, in terms of special effects and an exciting inter galactic journey. This is one of the prime reasons why the Lego Star Wars III holds the promise of a wonderful gaming experience. What’s amazing about this game is that it can be played on Wii, PSP, PC, Xbox360, PlayStation 3 and DS. No matter what format you have, Lego Star Wars III will be able to mesmerize you immensely. This is why so many people are waiting for this with bated breath and hands on their wallet too.

With the Lego Star Wars III, you will get characters from the 2 seasons of the Clone Wars TV show and also perhaps Boba Fett, though Jar Jar Binks is quite avoidable. What this game offers is new battle modes, which will be able to give such a unique head-to-head combat experience as not seen before. There is also an upgraded level builder which means that you can create customized bases as well as in-game battlefields. So just wait out and you can have the time of your life, though it’s best to comment after seeing it for real.

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When you get a chance to do a game review of something as exciting as Dead Rising 2, you thank your stars that you are a game review specialist. After all, it is not every day that you get to review a game as exciting and scintillating as Dead Rising. The original game was developed in Japan and this version has also been helped along its way by the original Japanese team. The game is being developed by Blue Castle Games and hence you can expect quite a lot of action and excitement to go with it. The game is set in Las Vegas and it is based on the idea of killing a set of zombies, similar to what you see in a popular reality based TV show which I shall not name here.

The demo lives up to its reputation of being quite racy. You have to use the new weapon system and you get just 10 minutes of playing time to amass at least 20,000 PPs or points. These points are got by killing the zombies and exerting similar intentioned efforts to go with it. Well, you even get a sledgehammer to help you with the interesting task of bashing brain-dead skulls.

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If you have not heard of ‘What Kate Does’ you are seriously missing quite a bit. After all, it is not everyday that you get the chance to play a game that has a beautiful girl as the protagonist. And to top it, this girl is no ordinary ‘girl next door’. She is an absolute stunner, someone who gets your heart racing and your eyes drooling. This is what sets this game quite apart from other games that are full of blood and gore. In ‘What Kate Does , you will be surprised as the game plays out more like a love story more than anything else. After all, who would not like to know about her love interests and the fact that she has not one but two suitors who are interested in gaining her affections.

When it comes to What Kate Does’, there are other elements that have to be considered in terms of the wild woman of Claire who has had a wild past and had also killed a large part of her team too. She has even killed off the father of her child just because his infection had changed. Well this is a new concept that not too many people may understand, but then ‘What Kate Does’ all this is quite possible!

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There are some people who can go on and on about the bad effects of violent games on the psyche of kids. After all, if you even have a cursory look at the many games that are present online, you will be able to see a preponderance of games that can be safely categorized as violent games. The blood and the gore is supposed to make kids desensitized to violence in personal and public life. There are some who go so far as to blame incidents of shootouts in schools to these games. But while there are groups and individuals who can harbor such ideas of linkage between teen violence and online games, the jury is still out on this, as studies have not been able to conclusively prove this linkage.

If you were to look at our current generation, you would find that on the whole, we seem to be rather genteel and placid. There were times in the medieval past when watching public floggings and executions were pastimes and people used to throng to watch lynchings. Well, times have certainly changed and if kids just act out their aggressions on online games, it doesn’t really amount to much as most of them do grow up to be perfectly well adjusted and normal adults.

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It is said that imitation is the best form of flattery. Well, some people may beg to differ especially if they are of the opinion that everything should come under the purview of copyrights as well as royalties. When it comes to the game Dante’s War, it is clear to see that the inspiration comes from the game God Of War which preceded it. In any case, the creators of Dante’s Inferno have been very well able to pick and choose the select and exciting bits from God of War to create a brand new and exciting game which goes by the name of Dante’s Inferno. One look at the game and you will be clear as to where the inspiration of this game actually comes from.

But the interesting aspect is that Dante’s Inferno is not just inspired by God of War. It goes ahead of it as the creators have really sent the game into a journey of Hell, even as the basis of the game is Dante’s The Divine Comedy. The protagonist has to go through the nine circles of hell, nothing less, to rescue his lady love, the princess from a foe as formidable as the Devil himself.

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If you are a super bowl fan, just dig in and enjoy! The Feed promises you excellent super bowl action right with a ring side view of the goings on for your special benefit. So get your cola, your popcorn tub, your team jersey and get into super bowl gaming mode. After all, this the biggest spring event of the year which you just cannot afford to miss for anything at all! The NFL championship is between the Saints of New Orleans and Colts of Indianapolis. If you look at the final score it was 35 for the Colts to 25 for the Saints. The game was played with 7-minute quarters and hence if you were to use some mathematics and try to guess the game result, it would more likely be Colt 74 and Saints 53.

This is quite possible in the super bowl, when you look at the fact that the teams are very capable and super competent. They would be very likely to just go at each other and tear the opposition to bits and pieces. This was when it was decided that the game could be run through a few more simulations, the idea being that this could lend itself to more thorough research as to the many possibilities that coud be thrown up.

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Dark Void from Capcom was released last month. While there were a lot of expectations from the game, the response by users was less than enthusiastic. The official soundtrack of Dark Void is expected to be launched next Tuesday and one can only hope and pray that the response to this wonderfully put together and executed soundtrack is more encouraging. It would certainly not be fair or just to this excellent soundtrack if people ignored it just on the basis of the lukewarm reception to the game.

Even if you are not such a great Dark Void game fan, you should not miss out the soundtrack which comes along with an absolutely amazing bonus track. This soundtrack has almost 80 minutes of original and scintillating compositions that will just have you hungry for more. In fact the melodies of the soundtrack will keep your feet tapping even as the melody keeps ringing in your ears long after you have stopped listening to the inimitable track. The album consists of the over arching theme of the game making a number of appearances throughout the game. The album is created by Bear McCreary who had scored the music for Wrong Turn 2 and Battlestar Galactica. No wonder, the music is so great!

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The thriller Heavy Rain is keenly awaited in many quarters which explains the eagerness with which people are lapping up the mystery tie in game that is based on it. The creator of Heavy Rain is Quantic Dream and it was quite an unexpected bonanza to be able to check out the demo of this new game. And to have this a week before the actual release of the game is like cherry on the cake.

The start of the game based on Heavy Rain was with a scrambled word puzzle which in turn led to a Twitter account. Once you logged in here, you faced another challenge that was based on YouTube. There you had to engage a woman on the phone, after she had called 911, till such times as the police tuned up on the scene of the crime. Success on this would lead to the last puzzle that consisted of four clues or pieces of evidence that had to be pieced together so as to give some headway to the investigation. If you succeeded, you got a congratulatory message online and a voucher code that would allow a free download of the game. This is indeed quite a bonanza for someone who has been just waiting to get his hands on Heavy Rain for quite some time.

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