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James Trauben

James Trauben was loosed from his prison beneath the surface of New Jersey over two decades ago and exiled to California, lest he draw further strength from his native soil. Contained for a time within the eldritch halls of California State University Chico, he has emerged bearing a Bachelor’s degree in History and an array of religious and philosophical trivia. Twitter
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Uneven pacing staggers Resident Evil 6

Like its rogue’s gallery of shambling horrors, Resident Evil 6’s single-player campaign alternates between roaring charge and lurching stagger. You can’t fault the game for a lack of ambition or content. RE6’s single-player is something around thirty hours long, featuring four interweaving campaigns that try to offer something for everyone. Want more classic Resident Evil

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BioWare Founders Retire

After seventeen years at the helm of the company they founded, founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk announced their retirement from BioWare today. “This has been an incredibly difficult decision to make,” Muzyka said in his blog post; “after thinking about it for many months, I made the decision to retire from videogames back in

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Mass Effect 3 “Leviathan” DLC confirmed

Mass Effect fans were blessed with a windfall of new information today courtesy of BioWare. Chief among the announcements: players hungry for another chapter in Commander Shepard’s adventures should keep their eyes peeled for Mass Effect 3: Leviathan, an upcoming single-player story-driven DLC announced today by Bioware. But that’s not all- there were also details

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Goes Free-to-Play

Eight months after its December 2011 release, Bioware announced today that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be going free-to-play in the fall. The Old Republic joins a growing trend in the MMO genre by moving to free-to-play. Alongside this announcement was a promise of more frequent game updates, including group content, a new Legendary

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Darksiders II Hands-On Impressions

THQ and Vigil Games had a promising hands-on demo of upcoming title Darksiders II available for play on the Comic-Con 2012 exhibition hall floor. The original Darksiders was the bombastic saga of the Horseman of War’s journey through the charred and crumbling ruins of an Earth conquered and swept clear of all human life. An

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Blacklight: Retribution Now Available on Steam

Perfect World Entertainment has released its free-to-play multiplayer shooter Blacklight:Retribution for Steam today. Retribution is now freely available for download over Steam. Players unfamiliar with the free-to-play multiplayer shooter can consult the new trailer showcasing the game’s Hero lineup, included after the break. New Oceanic servers have also been launched to service players in and

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Anita Sarkeesian Is Not Trying To Take Your Games Away

If you haven’t heard about the Tropes Vs Women Kickstarter, you should really read this article. Regardless of one’s opinions on Anita Sarkeesian’s gender-studies analysis of pop culture, the response to her project from far too many internet denizens (before the inspiring counter-volley from others) was appalling. Male gamers and geeks struggle to overcome generations-old

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E3 2012 – Naughty Dog Reveals The Last of Us Gameplay Footage

An extended video of gameplay footage is now available for Naughty Dog’s upcoming survival-title The Last of Us, showcasing a chillingly hardscrabble post-apocalyptic existence. Revealed at the Sony pre-E3 press conference, this sequence follows protagonists Joel and Ellie as they skulk through a section of long-abandoned cityscape, now overgrown with vegetation and haunted by a

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LucasArts Releases Information About Star Wars 1313

Star Wars and Mature-rated cover-shooter aren’t exactly a typical association, but LucasAarts has thrown its hat into the third-person shooter ring with Star Wars 1313, a title starring a bounty hunter stalking the underworld of the vast city-world Coruscant. Comparisons with Gears of War might be drawn, but really, the trailer makes 1313 look much

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