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Microsoft FAM 2010, Part 1: Microsoft’s Consumer Initiatives

By pthurrott

If you don't follow Microsoft closely, you may be surprised to discover that its annual one-day meeting with financial analysts, called the Microsoft... »

 

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Starcraft II: Night of the living Zerg

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I'm about half way through the single-player campaign in Starcraft II and I'm already bored out of my skull. This is pretty much exactly like every other real time strategy game that thought, hey, let's tell a story! Real time strategy games are a terrible format for telling stories, because the stories exist... »

Starcraft II: Getting a little Serenity in your Warhammer

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Ah, so that's what Blizzard is doing with the single player campaign in Starcraft II . They're taking their Warhammer inspired universe and giving it a touch of Firefly . From the white trash redneck Terrans in the original Starcraft , the theme this time around is more Western and less country »

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker: tales from the hoosegow

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This is my favorite personnel messages from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker , the game that combines sneaky shooting and mercenary management: GERBIL: Being reasoned with in the brig due to intense hostility. After the jump, I'll take you on a tour of my prison facilities »

Red Dead Redemption: have horse, will travel

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One of the most important bits of an open world game is how you get from point A to point B. In Grand Theft Auto , you drove a car and listened to the radio along the way. In Assassin's Creed , you parkoured the sweet historical architecture. »

Red Dead Redemption: south of the border

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After wandering the brown desert scrub around Armadillo for so long, I was at last delighted to head to Thieves' Den for a much needed touch of bayou. Ahh, so nice. »

Red Dead Redemption: all roads lead to roam

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In 2003, Microsoft published a space combat game created by a group of developers with roots in the Wing Commander series. »

Red Dead Redemption: how the West was flubbed

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For better or worse (usually worse), Rockstar marches to the beat of its own drum. »

Red Dead Redemption: back room dealing

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Rockstar's games tend to open slow. But so do a lot of Westerns. »

Skate 3: an EA Nation error has occurred

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I had hoped to post more lovingly captured pictures of the exploits of skater Dingus McPhee in Skate 3 . »

Skate 3: you’ll never skate alone again

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One of the new features in Skate 3 is the ability to unlock slots for teammates. These let you customize additional skaters who will ride alongside you in some events. »