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Iron Front: Liberation 1944 – The Verdict

Iron Front: Liberation 1944 – The Verdict

I’m a grizzled veteran of many fictional wars. Chernarus, Everon, Takistan, I’ve fought across them all through a long campaign that’s lasted from Operation Flashpoint to Arma-2. When Iron Front: Liberation 1944 was announced, I was happy to accept the call to relive the enormous and ferocious battles of the eastern front. As an ArmA veteran, I had a fair idea what to expect: a complicated interface hiding a detailed simulation of large scale combat. What I wasn’t expecting was…

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Pre-E3 Anticipation – Microsoft

Pre-E3 Anticipation – Microsoft

The world’s largest consumer electronics show, E3, will kick off later today, and the biggest games publishers and developers will be eagerly showcasing their wares in an attempt to build up anticipation, excitement and a shed load of hype for the biggest releases set to appear over the next twelve months. I’ve already waxed lyrical (or something) about what I’m most excited about in regards to Sony and Nintendo’s E3 presence, and now – last and kind of least –…

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Nintendo Pre E3 Breakdown

Nintendo Pre E3 Breakdown

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata gave a brief thirty minute talk on the WiiU this evening ahead of the main E3 event later this week and revealed some juicy new details about the console, and Nintendo’s foray into the world of online networks.

Pre-E3 Anticipation – Nintendo

Pre-E3 Anticipation – Nintendo

The world’s largest consumer electronics show, E3, will be upon us in less than a week, and the biggest games publishers and developers will be eagerly showcasing their wares in an attempt to build up anticipation, excitement and a shed load of hype for the biggest releases set to appear over the next twelve months. I’ve already outlined my three most eagerly anticipated first-party offerings from Sony; today, it’s Nintendo’s turn. With a new console to show off and a…

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The Reticule Presents Installing to Disk Episode 7 — Pre-E3-view

The Reticule Presents Installing to Disk Episode 7 — Pre-E3-view

Jordez and Nicknameless James are back with a very special episode of the chaotic half hour video game podcast — The Reticule Presents Installing to Disk. This time around the lads have got E3 fever and kick all the usual segments to the curb in favour an extended discussion their views and predictions for the upcoming conferences. The only usual section to make it into this special episode is the Retro Roundup, where James voices his opinions on the classic…

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Pre-E3 Anticipation – Sony

Pre-E3 Anticipation – Sony

The world’s largest consumer electronics show, E3, will be upon us in less than a week, and the biggest games publishers and developers will be eagerly showcasing their wares in an attempt to build up anticipation, excitement and a shed load of hype for the biggest releases set to appear over the next twelve months. This week, I’ll be highlighting what are personally my most eagerly anticipated first-party titles coming from Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. Today? Well, it’s all on…

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Trials Evolution – The Verdict

Trials Evolution – The Verdict

Trials 2: Second Edition was one of the hit PC indie titles of 2008, and still ranks as one of my favourite games of the past few years. When its Xbox Live sequel, Trials HD launched one year later, the series exploded into life with masses of new fans. It should come as no surprise then to realise that the latest game from RedLynx, Trials Evolution is another masterpiece.

Max Payne 3 – The Verdict

Max Payne 3 – The Verdict

Max Payne 3 has been a long time coming, and this caused some concern for me. Given that almost a decade has passed since Max Payne 2, accompanied by a change of development team, I was initially apprehensive as to whether Max’s third outing would hold my attention in the same way as its predecessors. As it turns out, though, I needn’t have worried.

The Best Of Free Online Gaming: Aion

The Best Of Free Online Gaming: Aion

Welcome to the series of articles that is to hopefully become a record of The Best Of Free Online Gaming*. We here at The Reticule know that not everyone has the spare cash to spend on every AAA or indie release, or to sign up to monthly payments for all the latest MMO’s. Trouble is, if you’re looking for some free gaming there are literally hundreds of games taking up the free-to-play structure nowadays and trawling through them all to…

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