Posts By Spencer Campbell
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2.5KFeaturesSpencer Campbell’s Top 10 Games of 2014
2014 was a strange year for video games. The first year of a new console release puts a lot of pressure on...
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1.2KNewsNew Dying Light story trailer shown off at The Game Awards 2014
A new trailer shown off at The Game Awards is three minutes long and depicts all hell breaking loose. The video clocks...
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3.9KPreviewsConquest on a huge scale — Grand Ages: Medieval preview
Earlier this week, I went to a Kalypso press event where I got to see a demo of Grand Ages: Medieval. It’s...
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1.7KPreviewsSneak in style — Crookz preview
Earlier this week, I was given a preview of the 70’s style heist game Crookz from Skilltree Studios. Crookz’ designer Sebastian Merkel...
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2.9KPreviewsLet’s get evil — Dungeons 2 hands on preview
While at a Kalypso press event, I was able to get a demonstration as well as some hands-on time with Realmforge Studios’...
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2.5KReviewsRediscovering Sound — Wicked Audio’s Reverb Headphones
I so often find myself utilizing less than ideal mechanisms for the enjoyment of music and game audio (my buzzing car stereo,...
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1.7KNewsAssassin’s Creed dev speaks about lowered framerates
Assassin’s Creed Unity, the first of the series exclusively on current-gen consoles, is going to be locked at 30 FPS and 900p...
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1.3KNewsMinecraft: Vita Edition gets release date
4J Studios announced that Minecraft: Vita Edition will be releasing in Europe on October 15 of this year. #MinecraftPSVita passed final test...
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2.9KReviewsHow can something so pretty be so spooky? — The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
When I saw the Gamescom trailer of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, I was unreasonably pumped. The trailer presented an eerie detective...
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1.5KNewsDreamfall Chapters release date announced
The Kickstarter funded episodic sequel series to The Longest Journey and Dreamfall series, Dreamfall Chapters, will be released for PC, Mac, and...
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3.1KReviewsMarch of the machines — Anomaly 2
Many of us have wasted countless hours placing buildings and defeating endless waves of enemies in tower defense games, and 11 Bit...
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2.2KNewsAssassin’s Creed Unity DLC trailer takes you underneath Paris and 2.5 dimensions into China
Ubisoft has released a new season pass trailer which shows off two DLC chapters for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity. The first,...
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2.3KNewsBig Pharma, a pharmaceutical strategy game announced by indie dev
Big Pharma is a pharmaceutical strategy game from the UK based indie developer Twice Circled. The game promises to be “part biz-sim,...
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3.6KNewsDark Souls 2: Crown of the Ivory King delayed
Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Ivory King, the third DLC installment is being delayed on all systems according to a Bandai...
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2.3KNewsNotch leaves Mojang, Minecraft sold to Microsoft — “It’s not about the money. It’s about my sanity.”
In a post on his personal blog (pastebin mirror), Minecraft creator Markus Persson has stated that he’s leaving Mojang in order to...
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3.8KReviewsFire, fall, repeat — Firefall
I’ve been excited for Firefall since it was announced back in 2010. The premise seemed so promising back then — a shooter...
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1.3KNewsShiro Games announces Evoland 2, promises “complex story with a number of game-changing mechanics”
Shiro Games hopes to take players through the magical history of video games once more with Evoland 2, but this time with...
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4.6KEditorialsDS’ed and Confused: Nintendo’s baffling mission to obscure their next handheld
On paper, Nintendo’s new 3DS model seems like a pretty legitimate grab at hardcore gamers. It features two extra shoulder buttons, more...
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1.6KNewsDragon Age Inquisition to feature four player co-op
For the first time in the series, Bioware has announced that Dragon Age Inquisition will have four player co-op. The co-op campaign...
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1.8KNewsForza Horizon 2 demo date and achievements announced
If you’ve been waiting to play Microsoft’s exclusive racing game Forza Horizon 2 but haven’t been able to make it to the...
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1.4KNewsMetal Gear Solid V gets silly with new cardboard box mechanics
Metal Gear Solid is a pretty bipolar game. One minute you can be talking about a deep conspiracy concerning government plots, and...
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1.4KNewsSteelseries’ new mousepad hopes to be “the last surface you will ever need to buy”
The computer peripheral company Steelseries has announced the new DeX mousepad at Gamescom this year. Steelseries promises that the mousepad will feature...
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992NewsLegacy of Music Contest announced for Theatrythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call
Square Enix has announced a new contest for the upcoming 3DS title Theatrythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call. Contestants have a chance to...
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1.7KImpressionsTales from the Borderlands brings Borderlands mechanics to Telltale’s familiar format
Before E3, I hadn’t been following Tales from the Borderlands, Telltale’s (of The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us fame) entry...
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1.4KNewsWarhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade offers combat on an insane scale
Warhammer 40K is a massive series, and Behaviour Interactive promises to deliver an MMO experience on a similar scale. Miguel Caron sat...
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1.6KPreviewsXING: The Land Beyond E3 hands-on demo transports players to a different realm
“It’s really more of a stop and smell the roses kind of game,” Xing developer John Torkington told me as I clumsily...
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1.2KNewsUbisoft’s Shape Up hopes to bring fun to fitness
“You’ll do more pushups and more squats if your fitness becomes a game,” exclaimed Shape Up producer Charles Huteau at Ubisoft’s E3...
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1.3KNewsScalebound announcement trailer has fights, dragons, and dragon fights
Platinum Games’ announced at the Microsoft press conference that their new action game Scalebound will be exclusive to Xbox One. The trailer...
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1.2KNewsMetal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain trailer is cinematic and bloody
The extended E3 trailer for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain shows off not only the game’s graphical prowess, but also...
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1.1KNewsNIS brings Dangan Ronpa 2 and Natural Doctrine, among others to E3
NIS showed off four games at E3 this year: Disgaea 4: A Promise Reborn, Super Dangan Ronpa 2, Fairy Fencer F, and...
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Interviews
Valiant Hearts: The Great War brings puzzles plus historical accuracy
Valiant Hearts wooed us with their moving trailer at E3 on Monday, and after a hands on they deliver on that emotion....
