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Ronin Impressions: Strike Decisively

By Steven Wong, Apr 01, 2015 1:30pm PDT

We go hands-on with an early demo of Ronin, a turn-based action platformer where you play as a ninja assassin sent to kill five heads of an evil corporation. You have to use the shadows to your advantage, and make every move count, because it only takes one bullet to kill yo...

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"Looks pretty cool! Reminds me a lot of Gunpoint but obviously some different mechanics."

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DomiNations Impressions: Conquering History

By Steven Wong, Mar 31, 2015 9:30am PDT

DomiNations is a free-to-play world history themed real-time strategy game for mobile devices, designed by Brian Reynolds and Tim Train, of Civilization 2 fame. Together, they're bring back Big Huge Games, and its debut game is bringing historical strategy to millions of mob...

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"Hey guys I have an idea. Let's compete with Clash of Clans by making a clone of Clash of Clans. ..."

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Evolve DLC Impressions: A Rock Monster and a Hard Place

By Steven Wong, Mar 30, 2015 9:30am PDT

Evolve unleashes four new hunters and the Behemoth monster onto the planet Shear. We go hands-on with each to how long the new team lasts against a rock monster.

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Not a Hero Impressions: Shoot First, and Keep Shooting

By Steven Wong, Mar 26, 2015 11:30am PDT

In Not a Hero, BunnyLord wants to be elected mayor, so you help wage a murderous war on crime in an effort to win over public approval. There's nothing the public likes more than shooting crime in the face. How much bloodshed should a mayoral race include? Check out our impr...

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Titan Souls Hands-on Impressions: Soul Crushing

By Steven Wong, Mar 20, 2015 10:00am PDT

Titan Souls, an upcoming indie developed 8-bit rero action game, pits players against a series of powerful titans. Armed only with a bow, a single magic arrow, and the strength of will, you must find a way to defeat these giant creatures. Our impressions and unsuccess story ...

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"Its like I said before, all these "spring sales" should be freebies. No way am I laying down ..."

- rtricoche see all 2 comments

Mortal Kombat X Hands-On Impressions: A New Generation of Kombatants

By Steven Wong, Mar 19, 2015 11:00am PDT

We play a few rounds of Mortal Kombat X with NetherRealm Studios' marketing and game manager, Brian Goodman. While doing so, we hit him up for details about the new generation of Kombatants and the game's Faction War feature.

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"i can't wait for a proper ps4/x-bone version on MK. this one looks fun, but the graphics just ..."

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Adr1ft Impressions: Just Breathe

By Steven Wong, Mar 12, 2015 12:00pm PDT

Adr1ft drops you out in space amid a destroyed space station, with no sense of who you are or what happened. It's up to you to survive, repair the station's critical systems, and find your way back to Earth. How is the game, where every breath could be your last, lookin...

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"This sounds really really cool. I'm looking forward to checking it out."

- MacemanInTW see all 2 comments

Sid Meier's Starships Preview: Journeying to the Stars

By Steven Wong, Feb 24, 2015 5:00am PST

We go hands-on with Sid Meier's Starships to see if we have what it takes to build an unstoppable armada and conquer the galaxy... through reason and diplomacy, of course. Our most powerful battleships are named Reason and Diplomacy.

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"2k is sharing you out :D https://plus.google.com/113254436424549007660/posts/H2Jp6dUidVZ"

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Lady Hammerlock Pack Impressions: The Ice Queen Opens Fire

By Steven Wong, Jan 27, 2015 10:00am PST

Aurelia Hammerlock makes her debut as the latest addition to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Can her deadeye shot, icy touch, and general sense of ennui stand against the low-class creatures of Elpis and Pandora? Our impressions of the Ice Queen.

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Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Impressions: Strike Fast and Become the Best

By Steven Wong, Jan 21, 2015 2:30pm PST

We throw down with Dead or Alive 5: Last Round and see if a new fighter can stand toe-to-toe with the best.

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The Order: 1886 Impressions: Don't Get Caught

By Steven Wong, Dec 18, 2014 11:30am PST

We get hands-on with The Order: 1886, and make our way across a giant airship. Check out how well we do as Victorian-Era Aurthurian knights in our impressions.

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"I was quite interested in this game until they started with the "We aim for 30fps because it's ..."

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Alienware 13 and Graphics Amplifier Hands-On: Big Things in Small Packages

By Daniel Perez, Oct 27, 2014 5:00pm PDT

Alienware announced its latest gaming notebook and something completely new that may single-handedly revolutionize the portable gaming world.

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Final Fantasy Type-0 Impressions: Battle Academy's Final Exam

By Steven Wong, Oct 27, 2014 1:30pm PDT

We try an early build of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, a fully remastered port of the 2011 PSP game, to see if we can survive to see battle academy's graduation.

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Hands-On: Guns, Gods, and Puzzle Solving

By Steven Wong, Oct 20, 2014 12:30pm PDT

We go hands-on with Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris and get a first look at the game's overworld and four-player cooperative gameplay. 

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Life is Strange impressions: Stranger by the minute

By Steven Wong, Oct 14, 2014 3:00pm PDT

Dontnod Entertainment (makers of Remember Me) provoded a first look at its upcoming adventure game, Life is Strange, at this year's New York Comic Con. In this coming of age story, a young girl named Max Caulfield reconnects with old friends while trying to uncover a mystery...

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