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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
Parasite Eve
Gaming
Raul Valle

Retro Gaming Reviews: Parasite Eve (Squaresoft, 1998)

In the late 90s, with the popularity of the survival horror genre on the rise, RPG giant Square decided to throw its hat into the ring with its own take on the genre. The result was Parasite Eve, a survival horror/RPG hybrid based on the 1995 Japanese novel of the same name. The first Square

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Deus Ex
Gaming
Raul Valle

[Press Release] Deus Ex: Human Revolution Landing in August

Originally set to launch in early 2011 before being pushed back a few months by Square Enix, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the long awaited third installment in Deus Ex series finally has a set release date. Expected to launch on August 23rd, Human Revolution is a first-person shooter/role-playing game hybrid, acting as a prequel to

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Gunstringer
Gaming
Raul Valle

Twisted Pixel’s The Gunstringer

Despite being hard at work on the upcoming Ms. ‘Splosion Man, it seems Twisted Pixel has also been developing a new original title for the Kinect: The Gunstringer. Announced early February, The Gunstringer tells the tale of an undead cowboy rising from his grave to take revenge on his former posse after they betrayed and

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Registration for Microsoft’s Dream.Build.Play Indie Dev Challenge is now Open

Calling all aspiring game developers.  Microsoft’s annual Dream.Build.Play Challenge for Independent Game Developers is once again upon us. Bringing forth games like Dust: An Elysian Tail, Prismatic Solid, and Beat Hazard, the competition challenges indie developers to develop a game for Xbox LIVE using Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio for a chance at a percentage of

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Gaming
Raul Valle

[Preview] The 3rd Birthday – English Trailer

With only a month left until The 3rd Birthday, the latest installment of the Parasite Eve series, hits US shores, Square Enix has decided to treat us to a new trailer to get us pumped up for the US release.  It’s been about 11 years since the last game was released, and, all I can say is,

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New Congressional Caucus Formed to Represent the Gaming Community

Today is a day of rejoicing for the gaming community.  After years of under representation and demonizing by both the government and the media, the gaming community finally has a voice within the U.S. government with the formation of the Congressional Caucus for Competitiveness in Entertainment Technology, or E-TECH for short.

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