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Hype

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My God…its full of stars…

by Joseph Christ · April 4th, 2010 · 41 Comments

There are a lot of new features and events coming to 4Player Podcast.  Here for you… my little sycophants…is one of them.. -Joseph-

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Mount & Blade: Warband

by Joseph Christ · March 23rd, 2010 · 11 Comments

You haven’t played Mount & Blade…lets get that out of the way right now.  And really I can’t blame you completely. Its a non-Blizzard, non-Valve PC game, developed by a Turkish developer and is a medieval single player action adventure game with no fantasy elements at all. But if you like living history and historically feeling (sword [...]

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Are you listening? It’s Finally Here

by Brad Simons · March 22nd, 2010 · 10 Comments

Trailer: If you own a Wii and have never played Cave Story before, you MUST try this game. This is very much a Metroid game not only in structure, but also in quality. Surprisingly enough, it has a really great story too. I feel like I should tell you more about the game or even [...]

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Spider-Man, This is Your Last Chance

by Nick Henderson · March 17th, 2010 · 5 Comments

I feel like I have been in this situation before. Many times before in fact. I first remember feeling this way mere weeks before the release of Spider-Man 3 the movie. I could not hide my excitement. I had Spider-man on the brain almost 24 hours a day and I was sure that this was [...]

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True Crime: On the Topic of Combat

by Nick Henderson · March 11th, 2010 · 8 Comments

At last year’s Spike VGAs, a number of new and exciting titles were announced and teased to the gaming public. One of those games was a reboot of the “True Crime” franchise that would take place in Hong Kong and put players in the shoes of an undercover cop who is tasked with infiltrating the [...]

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The Last Super Street Fighter 4 Character Revealed

by Brad Simons · March 10th, 2010 · 14 Comments

Sorry Makoto, someone else has a slippery grasp on my heart. Brad

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Yakuza and Final Fantasy XIII Next Week

by · March 3rd, 2010 · 15 Comments

You guys have Final Fantasy and Yakuza to look forward to. So here are some videos… Love, David

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With a Heavy Heart… Reviews Start to Come in for Heavy Rain

by Joseph Christ · February 10th, 2010 · 14 Comments

Today is the day where it all starts. The end of the hype, the end of the speculation and the emergence of the real deal.  Reviews have started to trickle in for Heavy Rain and though most of them are good, a lot of them also reveal many of the same problems we spoke about [...]

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Managing Hype: The Case of Bioshock 2

by Nick Henderson · February 8th, 2010 · 15 Comments

In 2007, 2K Boston, formerly Irrational Games, delivered Bioshock, one of the most memorable first person experiences in gaming. Bioshock was a game unlike any other thanks to its rich, immersive world and solid combat mechanics. Now, on the eve of the year’s second high profile release, we find ourselves enthusiastic and excited for our [...]

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Forget Cake, P.B. Winterbottom Loves Pie

by Nick Henderson · January 22nd, 2010 · 9 Comments

By Nick Henderson Should video games be considered art? This question is the subject of a seemingly endless debate within the gaming industry. While games are fundamentally designed as entertainment, I am a firm believer that designers should be influenced not by the demands of the mass populace but rather the drive to create something [...]

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Bad Company 2 Just Made My List

by Nick Henderson · January 22nd, 2010 · 6 Comments

I can’t speak much as to the quality of the original Bad Company but I have heard enough to know that the game is solid. Bad Company 2 is a game that I had already decided to put on the back burner until I finish some other games but after watching this new cinematic campaign [...]

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Meet My Most Anticipated Game of 2010

by Nick Henderson · December 16th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Ok so it may not be my most anticipated game of 2010 but surely my most anticipated game of the 1st half of 2010. This video sums up exactly what I was hoping for when I got my first glimpse of the game at PAX. If the game does everything that this video promises and [...]

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The Moment I Have Been Waiting For, Dead Space 2 Edition

by Nick Henderson · December 8th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Dead Space was my personal Game of the Year in 2008. It succeeded in reinvigorating the survival horror franchise by creating a world with a rich history and then filling it to the brim with atmosphere. They threw in some fun combat mechanics and some cool RPG elements and made the game easily the best [...]

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