Daily Archives: June 12, 2012

Rebellion’s stellar overhaul to Sins of a Solar Empire

Command and Conquer: Generals was a grand action RTS. Then the Zero Hour add-on split each faction into distinct sub-factions. It took an already over-the-top action RTS that gloried in asymmetry and gave it more over-the-top and more asymmetry. Similarly, … Continue reading

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Marvel vs Capcom 3: only those with fangs should survive!

The fantastic thing about Marvel vs Capcom 3 is that it doesn’t make a lick of sense. Well, that can be said about a lot of fighting games, but Marvel vs Capcom isn’t supposed to. For example, above we can … Continue reading

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Your Daily McMaster: nausea and loathing in Los Angeles

Oh E3, you get me every year. Something always happens that makes the experience less enjoyable than it should be. The first year I brought a hundred pounds of equipment and schlepped it over hell and back, just for my … Continue reading

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What do you get when you cross Buffy and Bayonetta? Not Lollipop Chainsaw.

There are precious few moments of inspiration in Lollipop Chainsaw. Such as running zombies down with a combine while You Spin Me Right Round plays. The combine handles like a zamboni. The unspectacular zombie splatter is one of the many … Continue reading

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