Kristine Greaves

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E3 2009: Heroes of Telara Preview (PC)

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Trion World Network's first game is a very ambitious massively-multiplayer online fantasy game known as Heroes of Telara. Trion has developed a game that is mostly server-based with the aim to create and maintain and massively social gaming experience. Because the game is mostly server-side, it takes advantage of technology to enable large numbers of players to be in the same area at the same time without lag issues. Read More.

E3 2009: CrimeCraft Preview (PC)

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CrimeCraft is an upcoming persistant world shooter looking to give the player a little crime and danger in their life. The basis of the game is a world set in the future when cities have been walled-in to decrease new dangers that have presented themselves due to ecological disasters and a full-on crash of the world economy. Read More.

E3 2009: Left 4 Dead 2 Preview (PC)

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One of the biggest surprises this E3 was the announcement of the second Left 4 Dead game. Considering the first one has not even celebrated its first birthday, this came as quite a surprise to the gaming community and even gathered a large applause at Microsoft's keynote address. Read More.

E3 2009: Unbound Saga Preview (PSP)

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A new IP from Vogster, Unbound Saga is a download-only classic handheld side-scrolling brawler for the PSP Go. You play as Rick, a comic book character that is fully aware of his life within comic book panels. After being a comic book character for 30 years, he gets tired of being put in ridiculous situations and decides he is going to go on a mission to "meet his maker. Read More.

E3 2009: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Preview (PS3)

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Activation began the demo of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 with a quick trailer to give the story background of the game. The story takes place as a "what if?" inspiration from the Civil War comic book storyline. It begins with S.H.I.E.L.D. sending a team in to Liberia in a post-Dr. Read More.

East India Company Impressions (PC)

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From Nitro games and Paradox Interactive comes East India Company, a real-time strategy game based upon the large trading companies of the 17th and 18th century. In East India Company, you are tasked with building your trade routes and fleet and keeping enemies at bay through battle in the high seas. Read More.

E3 2008: Left 4 Dead Preview (PC)

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Teamwork. Remember being taught as a child to not stray too far from a group and to help your friends when they're in need? Welcome to Left 4 Dead. Sticking together is key for survival, producing fantastic team dynamics in the effort to stay alive. It's four versus hundreds upon hundreds of zombies, and the most fun I've had in a FPS in a long time. Read More.

Spore Creature Creator Impressions (PC)

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Spore. The long-awaited new creation of Will Wright, who brought us the wonderful world of The Sims. However, instead of people, the player will be creating their very own creatures to use to interact with the world. EA has recently released the Creature Creator in anticipation of Spore, and players can see the full number of possibilities in customization as well as how the final finished creature will walk, roar and. Read More.

Tabula Rasa Hands-On Preview (PC)

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Back in May 2001, designer Richard Garriott announced his plans for an MMO set in a futuristic world. Since then, the game has undergone several changes and its current form was demoed back at E3 2005. Now in closed beta, Tabula Rasa is nearing completion and scheduled to release at the end of 2007. Read More.

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