Here’s a tease: Historical fiction tale and science fiction soap opera about a man who relives his ancestors’ memories through a special machine, Assassin’s Creed is a satisfying fusion of the stealth and platforming techniques pioneered by publisher Ubisoft with its Prince of Persia and Splinter Cellfranchises. And each year fans cringe at the prospect [...]

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Whether it’s fair to compare Battlefield to Call of Duty or not, people are going to do it. And EA was asking for it. I’ve got an actual link for you this time: Combat Fatigue at sfbg.com

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Again, not sure why this isn’t on the online version of sfbg.com, but pick up the paper this week! A taste: “UK developer Rocksteady clearly set out to make the best, most comprehensive Batman game ever, and when you see the number of characters, backstories and knowing winks contained in Arkham City you’d be hard [...]

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“It’s bigger, it’s slicker and it’s exactly what you’d expect.” I’m not sure why this never showed up at sfbg.com, but here’s a bit of what went in the paper: “On a technical level, the game plays like butter. Three years of burnish and there’s nary a hiccup across the lengthy 10- to 15-hour campaign. According to [...]

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The drought is over! Although Resistance 3 was meant to inaugurate the fall 2011 game season, it was Deus Ex: Human Revolution that officially kicked off the onslaught when it released to enthusiastic reviews at the tail end of August. Coming out a week later, on one of the most packed days of the year [...]

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My review is going to be at sfbg.com sometime soon but I want to make sure it’s timely with the game’s release today. So here it is early! You’ve all been waiting for the return of Duke and he’s finally back… for better or worse. *Edit: It’s up at The Guardian now. Duke Nukem Forever [...]

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I did it again. My review of LA Noire went up on sfbg.com last Wednesday, and five days later it still hasn’t graced Ornery. For shame! In a nutshell: it would have been nice if Team Bondi had been confident enough to drop the lackluster traditional run and gun portions of the game, but the [...]

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I almost forgot! My review of Valve’s sequel went up at The Guardian on Wednesday, same day as the paper. http://www.sfbg.com/2011/05/03/portal-2

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