Posts By Victor Grunn
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1.5KNewsPlanetside 2’s getting a new weapon type, rebalancing, bug fixes
Planetside 2’s creator director Matthew Higby has emerged on the forums to wish everyone a belated happy New Year and – more...
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1.4KNewsBehold, the Steam “Piston” – Valve’s hardware vision takes shape
Just when I thought the Consumer Electronics Show was going to be a complete bore for gaming news, this shows up. Ladies...
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1.6KNewsIndependent Games Festival 2013 Finalists Announced
We’ve barely cracked into 2013, and one of my favorite events of the year is now under way – the home stretch...
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1.5KNewsAmerican McGee’s Akaneiro: Demon Hunters “100% Complete” – And Has a Kickstarter
American McGee’s been involved in some minor internet dustup with the fine people over at Kotaku over the purpose of a Kickstarter...
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1.9KNewsPlanetside 2: 3x Station Cash until tonight, double exp until January 2nd
Santa’s showed up early this year, and he’s in a tank! Sony Online Entertainment’s John Smedley recently tweeted some good news for Planetside...
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3.8KReviewsPlanetside 2: massive FPS wargaming beauty
Planetside 2’s existence is nothing short of incredible. That’s going to sound like hyperbole, but as a life-long gamer I’m just stating...
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1.3KNewsThe War Z Removed from Steam Store, Valve Offering Refunds
Score one for buyer’s remorse. Kotaku is reporting that Hammerpoint Interactive’s “The War Z” has been yanked from Steam’s store after an...
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5.0KReviewsChaos on Deponia Review: The Germans Are Laughing!
Chaos on Deponia is turning out to be one of the most unique games I’ve ever had to write a review for....
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4.5KReviewsRift: Storm Legion Review – Everything You Want In An Expansion
Let’s face it: it’s not easy making an expansion for a pay-to-play MMO nowadays. Free to play is the new normal, so...
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2.1KNewsPlanetside 2 First Impressions – It Feels Like a Virtual War (Really!)
I have some fond memories of the original Planetside. For a long time, that was an out and out addiction for me...
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1.4KNewsRift: Storm Legion Expansion Goes Live – Level Cap Raised to 60, Two New Continents, More Added
Heads up, MMO Players! Rift has gone and released a full-fledged expansion for their popular magic + technology fantasy game, bringing some...
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3.0KReviewsWordTag Free – Like Draw Something, But With Words (iOS Review)
iOS developers have done the word game to death. You can’t flip a page in the app store without running into some...
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1.4KNewsDisney Acquires Star Wars, Paving Way for Star Wars Kingdom Hearts: Episode I
Okay, so they didn’t mention the Kingdom Hearts bit, but it’s probably happening. Yep, Disney has gone and paid just over 4...
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3.1KPreviewsHawken Mixes FPS Gameplay with League of Legends Style Unlocks, Meta-Game
What do you get when you take a solid FPS game, give it a sci-fi/mecha-based setting, and then start adding League of...
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4.1KReviewsPost-Apocalyptic Online Slaughter! — Ravaged Review
Ravaged is just the latest example of a considerable Kickstarter success, having pulled a final total of $38,767 with an initial $15,000...
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3.0KReviewsHome Sweet Home – Skyrim’s Hearthfire DLC Review
So, Bethesda’s come out with another round of DLC for it’s utterly fantastic The Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim – and this time...
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2.7KPreviewsHands-On With Ravaged: Huge Maps, Vehicles and Multiplayer Battle
The trend of great-looking games emerging from successful Kickstarters continues at quite a pace. Ravaged, by 2Dawn Games, recently emerged from quite...
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4.0KNewsRavaged Screenshots – Post-Apocalyptic Vehicular Slaughterfest in Action!
Ravaged – the vehicular post-apocalyptic multiplayer-only game with the rather successful Kickstarter – is going to be upon us in about a week,...
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5.3KReviewsDeath by Laser, Fire and Asphyxiation! The FTL: Faster Than Light Review
FTL: Faster Than Light is one of Kickstarter’s major success stories. Originally a mostly-finished game looking for a final stretch of funding,...
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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die (PC) Review – Fix the Bugs Yourself!
Let me start this review out with a confession – I am a huge fan of both Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls....
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1.5KNewsTeam Fortress 2 Adding Co-op Mode vs. Robots — Two New Comics, One New Video!
Team Fortress 2 has another update underway, and I have to admit, I had to check this one twice to make sure...
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1.1KNewsRumor: Xbox 720 to Launch with Windows 8 in October 2012?
Here’s a fun bit of speculation from the rumor mill! VG24/7 is suggesting that the release of the Xbox 720 is closer...
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2.0KNewsDiablo III Gets Characters Profiles, Quasi-Armory
For as much fun as I had with Diablo III, there was one complaint I nevertheless had: it wasn’t nearly as easy...
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1.2KNewsPlanetside 2 Beta Getting Underway For Current Planetside Subscribers
Those of you who are interested in MMOFPS Planetside 2, be on alert! John Smedley of Sony has tweeted that Planetside 2’s...
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7.7KReviewsMutant Anti-(super)hero Meets Open-World: The Prototype 2 Review (PC)
If there’s one genre I never get tired of, it’s open-world games. I don’t even care about the context – wild west?...
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2.3KNewsVote Giant Carnivorous Crab 2012! — Rock Paper Shotgun Looks at TERA Online’s Political System
I’ll fess up immediately: the Giant Carnivorous Crab is not running for office. Too many scandals. However, for those of you whose...
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1.5KNewsPlanetside 2 Trailer Sneak Peek Released!
You read the title correctly. This isn’t a trailer for Planetside 2 – no, that’s not quite ready for primetime. Instead, this...
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1.5KNewsCall of Duty: Black Ops II Behind the Scenes Trailer with Trent Reznor and David S. Goyer
The steady stream of news and trailers related to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 continues! This time around we’ve got some...
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2.0KNewsDarksiders II Trailer Shows Off Nearly Limitless Loot, Skill Trees
In the event that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are unleashed, one question is going to be on everyone’s mind: just...
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4.0KNewsAdult Swim Games Adds Lee-Lee’s Quest 2 to Their Online Flash Games Roster
Got a little time to kill? In the mood for a free flash game with a good sense of humor? Then behold,...
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1.9KPreviewsKickstarter Alert! Retrovirus Brings Descent Gameplay Back
Heads up, you gamers who love to pitch in on promising Kickstarter projects – and especially those who also happen to be...
