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    The Glorious PC Gaming Master Race

    Yahtzee's last few paragraphs about backwards-compatibility really hit home for me. In this age of digital distribution and server-reliant functionality, games are becoming ever more ephemeral. In ten years time I will still be able to play Zelda on an NES, but I won't be able to play XBLA...
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    No Right Answer: Best Comic Book Universe Ever

    Of the main two, DC by far. Mainly because of the depth the Vertigo line brings to the universe, and because DC has had many more storylines that I've enjoyed. Marvel seems to be rehashing the same (fun) plots and character arcs over and over, whereas DC plotlines have had more organic evolution...
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    No Right Answer: Best Robin Ever

    I think it has to be a contest between Dick and Damian. All the other Robins were replacements for (and reskins of) the original after he became Nightwing; Jason, Tim (as awesome as he is), even Stephanie. They were all basically Dick, but a bit younger and still Robin. Damian is the first...
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    Cast Your Vote For The Escapist's Game of the Year 2012

    Why the hell is Persona 4 on the list? It's awesome game and all, but Golden is just an HD port of the 2008 game. You might as well include Peace Walker HD... And where is Max Payne 3? Not the best Max Payne for sure, but a FAR better game than Blops2, Halo 4, Diablo3, or AssCreed3...
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    Hindus Ask PAX To Drop Smite

    Well, I think this is cowardly from the developers. The big difference between the Egyptian, Greek and Norse religions and Hinduism is that while the former are all *dead* and commonly accepted as myths, Hinduism is the world's 3rd largest religion. So why not include the other big religions...
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    Poll: Is Half-Life 2 a current or last gen game?

    If the original Half-Life was the pinnacle of Gen6 first-person shooters, I consider Half-Life 2 to be the beginning of Gen7s run of FPS games, even if it did technically come out before the launch of any true Gen7 console. This 'Generation' thing is poorly defined when applied to PC and...
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    Graphic Graphics

    A great article! I remember playing Soldier of Fortune back in the day and feeling a little queasy at the realistic (for the time) gore effects, compared to the more exaggerated and hyper-real splatter effects of the games I was used to (like Unreal Tournament). I think you need to look...
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    Zero Punctuation: E3 2012

    I agree. I am totally cool with killing British people, but what we have seen shows Connor just fighting redcoats. One of my favourite aspects of AC1 was that you are fighting your own secret war, within the Crusaders vs. Saracens conflict and killing prominent members of both groups. It...
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    When "Dark and Edgy" Goes Too Far

    Why do you link to wiktionary for 'eff and blind'? Half your audience will get what you mean, the other half will work it out by inference, and any stragglers are grown up enough to use google themselves, aren't they? As for the rest of the article, I remember being twelve and thinking...
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    Jimquisition: Jimquisition Extra: Virgillio Armarndio's Art Hole

    I've heard that voice before...
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    Atari Reveals Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition

    So as turn-based as Final Fantasy's ATB system then... What does 'Enhanced Edition' mean anyway? The version of Baldur's Gate currently installed on my laptop is massively enhanced, what with the widescreen mods, Tutu, banter packs etc. Will this just be an 'official' release of the original...
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    GAME not stocking Mass Effect 3

    Thanks a lot! The salient info I got from that was: 'We will confirm the details of the Standard Edition N7 Warfare Gear pre-order tomorrow (Thursday 1st), apologies for the delay.' So I'll put off my pre-order til tomorrow when we find out which retailer has it :)
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    GAME not stocking Mass Effect 3

    Shit. So where's the best place to go to get the pre-order dlc (standard edition) now then? That N7 stuff was the only reason I pre-ordered through GAME...
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    What's with the negative view on rock/metal music?

    It goes both ways, Justin Bieber does actually have fans who like his music. My point being: it's a matter of opinion and taste.
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    Trailers: Mass Effect 3 - Take Back Earth Trailer

    This is brilliant hype, I only hope the game is half as good! Zigacly. My main Shepherd is a Vanguard: up close and personal is exactly what ME combat is about for me.