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Hunter. Survivor. Pray for death…

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger…

Perhaps one of the most under-rated games of 2010, Aliens vs Predator is a jaw-dropping experience from start to finish. From its horror fest tension and shock-a-minute frights, to its well crafted missions and amazing characters; this game is truely stunning in what it has achieved.

After a few months break from multiplayer lobbies, I’ve spent what little time I can scrape together working through the solo campaigns of this master piece. I’ve just completed the Predator solo campaign and holy crap, it was intense. I’m not sure what I’m enjoying the most so far though – the rebirth of the ultimate survival adventure franchise that stole my youth, or just plain getting tooled up and stuck in.

Lock and load people, this is more than just a ‘bug-hunt’…

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Dead Space 2 – Dying for a sequel…

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

EA and Visceral Games confirm new installment in survival

horror shooter will follow original game hero

 

Our hero returns for Dead Space 2

Not to be mistaken for Gordon Freeman on steroids

Two weeks after Dead Space released to glowing reviews in 2008, EA were already talking about a follow-up.  Glenn Schofield, the then general manager of ‘Visceral Games’ said a sequal could be predicted based on the sales of the original installment.  Further speculation of a possible sequal was fueled later in the year when EA posted a job advert stating development on a Dead Space “sequal” would beging “in the next few months”.

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