2007
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Portal + Half-Life 2 = ?
I now have both Portal and Half-Life 2 due to the generosity of colleagues, Toktic and Artaxs. Artaxs gave me Half-Life 2 on Monday, explaining that I was the only one of his friends on Steam who did not already own the game. He had just bought the Orange Box…
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Hellgate: London Beta Impressions
Likes Lots of action — Fighting is satisfying. Great graphics — Despite my hardware’s age what I see of the graphics does not detract from my game experience. Dislikes Storyline was not compelling enough — This the deal breaker for me. The sense of urgency in Hellgate: London felt contrived.…
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E for All and VGL
I have returned from the trip down south to attend E for All 2007 on Saturday and Sunday. I also attended the Video Games Live concert on the Friday. Video Games Live is a concert of videogame music performed by an orchestra and a choir. I enjoyed Video Games Live.…
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Portal or Hellgate?
A friend of mine showed me Portal last night. I may have to get it. Portal is annoyingly packaged in a compilation called “The Orange Box” which contains other games that I don’t care about. Really, should I care about the three Half-Life 2 games in The Orange Box when…
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Greenish Gaming
As gamers, we do not have the most environmentally-friendly of hobbies. Playing games on your console or PC uses electricty, and there’s no getting around that. HCW compared the energy usage of the three major current-generation consoles as well as a mid-range PC: In video games, both the PS3 and…