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We always thought missiles were the easy way out in most air combat games. Simply snag missile lock, fire and forget. It was always a bit anticlimactic and automatic, if you ask us. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon changes that with a new feature called “Dogfight Mode.” The results are unexpectedly …

You know what chess needs more of? Stabbing. Over the years there have been many video gaming attempts at translating the centuries-old game of chess, but most have been fairly imperfect thanks to the limitations of artificial intelligence (at least, when super computers aren’t involved). Or maybe they just needed …

Was I the only Need for Speed fan groaning during EA’s E3 press conference once it was revealed that The Run’s racing cache would be… quick time events? So… instead of falling back on the good favor you’ve earned from SHIFT and Hot Pursuit, you’re making this your flagship racing …

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Risen 2: Dark Waters is Die Hard with a Vengeance. Well, sort of. German studio Deep Silver stated that the main character in Risen 2 is a John McClane-esque sort – an unrecognized hero spinning into alcoholism before being called back into action. This is how they explain the open …

Perfect World Entertainment may be breaking one tradition by producing non-MMO Rusty Hearts, but the company’s mantra of making high quality free-to-play games is still in full effect. In what developer Stairway Games calls “Castle Crashers meets Devil May Cry,” you take control of one of a number of different …

Most of the E3 2011 news regarding Ghost Recon Online surrounded the newly announced version for the Wii U, which was demonstrated at a Nintendo event and tucked into a corner of the publisher’s booth. But while that version is still a way off, the PC release is already playable …

So far we have been nothing but wowed by BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. Kicking off our E3 demo, we were first treated to the “Return” intro cinematic which sets up the early premise for the game. The Sith Empire is determined to retake their home world, Korriban, from …

The first two Call of Juarez entries offered very good, but under-the-radar Western-themed shooter experiences, but for The Cartel, developer Techland is pursuing a slightly different tact: a modernized take on the Western aesthetic set in Mexico. Each player takes the role of a very different law enforcement official: an …

E3’s million-dollar hardware, shareholder scrutiny and presentations heavy with boardroom-speak are all fine reminders that, yes, videogames are serious business. However, E3 is also %26ndash; if you believe an anecdote doing the rounds %26ndash; a place where grown men get into altercations over letting each other play their army-man games. …