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Jacob Chambers

Old-school gamer with a cheeky tongue that gets me in trouble. When I'm not playing games, I'm writing about them, preferably in the vicinity of a fridge! Oh, and if you're a Justin Bieber fan, I'm afraid we can't be friends!

Adventures in Wildstar

Wildstar is one of the most anticipated MMORPGs for this year. Carbine Studios has to cater to some extremely high expectations with their humorous space-set cartoonish game. With more and more information being revealed on Wildstar, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what exactly the game will offer. This week, Carbine Studios released a new trailer for the ...

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2K plans to continue the BioShock franchise

The gaming world was taken by surprise this week, when news of BioShock and System Shock developer Irrational Games’ intentions of shutting down became public. Irrational Games has decided to shut down after 17 years of game development, and a core of 15 members of their team will be moving to a newly formed studio, under Ken Levine. Ken Levine, ...

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The US video-games industry saw a 2% growth in 2013

The NPD Group’s research data has been made public, and the numbers are out. After declining sales in the gaming industry throughout 2011 and 2012, 2013 saw some growth in sales numbers, even though they are minimal. In total, $15.39 billion were spent by American gamers throughout 2013, a minor 1% more than the previous year. If we take into ...

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Jason Holtman leaves Microsoft

It sees major changes keep going on at the top of the food-chain at Microsoft. According to an update on his LinkedIn profile, Jason Holtman, the Head of PC Gaming and Entertainment Strategy at Microsoft has left the Windows and Xbox creating company at the end of January 2014. Jason Holtman has signed up with Microsoft in August 2013, with ...

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Wildstar’s funny new trailer teases the game’s features

Unfortunately, the latest trailer for Wildstar doesn’t shed any light on when the beta-stage of the game opens up. Many fans have been waiting for the announcement for awhile now, but the folks at Carbine Studios just aren’t ready for that step yet. That’s not to say they don’t like to tease us, and they are doing a masterful job ...

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NBA Live 14 gets a major new update

EA seems to be determined to improve the overall quality of NBA Live 14, which is not surprising, given the fact that the game received very bad reviews from both the press and the fans. It’s not that it is a terrible game (well, it actually is for the most part), as it does have some great concepts, but everything ...

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Star Wars The Old Republic will receive two expansions this year

It seems that the Bioware/EA’s colossal (at least financially) MMORPG is slowly picking up. As the game went free to play following a great launch but mediocre early-stage, it has become increasingly profitable, motivating the developers to constantly release new content for it. Star Wars The Old Republic has received two expansion-packs to date, mainly Rise of the Hutt Cartel ...

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Dragon Age: Inquisition survey asks players about multiplayer

Expectations are high when it comes to the 3rd Dragon Age game, mainly Bioware’s Dragon Age: Inquisition. For those living in the Vancouver area, testing the game might just become a possibility. Bioware has announced that it will be hosting some short play-tests in the Vancouver area next week (specifically on the 10th and 11th of February), and getting into ...

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More Elder Scrolls Online beta invites have been sent out

A new batch of beta invites for the Elder Scrolls Online has been sent out today, and based on all accounts, it’s the largest wave of invites to date. Bethesda is preparing for a comprehensive stress-test of its Elder Scrolls Online servers, and the stress-test will begin on Friday, the 7th of February (starting at 12:00 PM EST) and will ...

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Thief’s gameplay explained in a new trailer for the game

About 3 weeks remain until the US launch of Thief on the 25th of February. Europeans will get to enjoy the new installment in the Thief franchise 3 days later, on the 28th of February. Unlike the game’s protagonist, Garrett, Thief doesn’t have a stealthy approach when it comes to its launch. Eidos Montreal and Square Enix have been pushing ...

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