Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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I’ve been playing Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series for a long time, since Elder Scrolls: Arena back in 1994 on my 486DX2, and I have to admit that I’m excited with the direction the franchise is currently going.  When Oblivion came out in 2006, an immense world which was previously restricted to PC gamers was delivered to the eagerly receptive console audience.  This new dedicated fanbase combined with an excellent marketing campaign by Bethesda has helped to give Skyrim an incredible launch with almost 4 million copies already sold only a couple weeks after release. Like all Elder Scrolls games, Skyrim is a non-linear stand alone story.  The current events are occurring several hundred years after Oblivion and in a frozen province to the north of Cryodil known as Skyrim.  The opening is a brutal illustration of the civil unrest following the assassination of the regions previous king. More importantly, the opening is an introduction to your character.  The character creation menu allows you to choose one of 10 different races, each with their own unique innate abilities and traits.  You will find all of the traditional elves, several different human races, Orcs, as well as the Khajiit and Argonians...

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Battlefield 3 Review

Battlefield 3 Review

The long anticipated release of Battlefield 3 has finally arrived.  If you are like us and have been a fan since Battlefield 2, 2142 or even Bad Company 2 then boy do we have a treat for you.  The gameplay here is as rich as it has ever been, and even more intense than you are probably imagining it  could be.  The single player game is a mixed bag.  There, I said it.  It is a highly scripted series of cut scenes and shooting gallery styled events where you either fight off a wave, or die.  Action sequences are...

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Battlefield 3 Beta

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We got a chance to play around with the Battlefield 3 Beta yesterday along with the rest of the slugs and fat-bodies wandering in off the street looking for a piece of the action.  Our initial impressions are mixed, but overall positive, and tainted with the hope for a brighter future.  Initially we were asked to update our video card drivers, which we did.  Upon doing that we were asked to update our video card drivers…which we responded with great suspicion.  Turns out they wanted us to use the most recent beta drivers for our Nvidia card.  I was...

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Sushi Cat

Sushi Cat

The sushi cat puzzle is a really fun game if you like cats and sushi. The purpose of this game is to make your cat fat by dropping it on rows of sushi. Some sushi gives the cat advantages by allowing it to grab more sushi than in a regular dive. The game has a cute background story and a small map. The Asian music makes the game come together. Check it out and enjoy! Sushi Cat Game

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Supreme Commander 2

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The first realization that I have, as I sit down to begin the arduous trek towards universal domination that is Supreme Commander 2, is that this is not Total Annihilation.  Nor for that matter is it the first Supreme Commander.  This is a different type of game, with a different pace, and a new focus.   Not all of that is good, and some of it is just bad. The interface and concept are fairly simple.  Mass extractors are built on key points which generate one of the three commodities utilized throughout the game.  The other two are Energy which...

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