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Raul Valle

One of the Video Game Writers for PG and a former member of UC Berkeley A Cappella group Noteworthy. I’m big on geek culture, especially video games, comics, and manga and I’m usually a pretty nice guy as long as you stay on my good side. I’m a big believer in the idea of video games as a powerful storytelling medium and love a good game with a strong, character-driven narrative. Xbox Live Gamertag: Fullmetal XZ | PSN ID: FullmetalX | Steam: DestroyerFullmetalX
Alien Breed
Gaming
Raul Valle

Team 17’s Alien Breed 3 Launching on XBLA and Steam on 17 November

The next installment of Team 17’s Alien Breed, Alien Breed 3: Descent hits digital stores this coming Wednesday, 17 November. Available on Steam and Xbox LIVE Arcade, the latest entry in the series seeks to bring closure to the most recent trilogy of games. Retailing at $9.99 (800 MSP for the Xbox version), Alien Breed 3

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Beat Hazard
Gaming
Raul Valle

Indie Game Spotlight: Beat Hazard

Remember Asteroids, that old vector arcade game in which you use a triangular spaceship to shoot down asteroids and flying saucers in space? Sure, it was a bit on the simple side, but it kept people entertained. Now, imagine playing Asteroids while on LSD. The result would probably be rather similar to Beat Hazard, an indie

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Comic Jumper
Gaming
Raul Valle

[Review] Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley (XBLA)

Twisted Pixel is one of those video game development teams for which I have a soft spot in my heart. They’re a company that has absolutely no problem being silly and absurd in their games, quite evident in their previous game, ‘Splosion Man, and taken further in a hilarious press release regarding the fixing of

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Prismatic Solid
Gaming
Raul Valle

Indie Game Spotlight: Prismatic Solid

Independent games definitely seem to be finding their place these days, especially with digital distribution starting to come into its own as a viable distribution system. As such, Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio software has been a great way to provide indie developers with tools necessary to get their games from the planning stage and into

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Castlevania
Gaming
Raul Valle

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Cheat Codes

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow hits stores today and, with it, an added bonus. Of course, I am talking about cheats. You know, those unlockable game options that make the game easier and are available by beating the game or using a special code. So, just what is the special code necessary to unlock some extra

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