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    Blizzard May License Battle.Net In The Future

    This always had to be coming. No matter how much Blizzard may cater firstly to themselves, at some point Activision are going to get unhappy about that cut that Valve takes and want to start selling their other games on Battle.net. That's why I was immensly suprised when MW2 shipped with...
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    Romances

    What are you talking about nothing between Gordon and Alyx? That's like saying there was nothing between Mulder and Scully. The whole series is about their relationship! Just 'cause they've not actually done it yet doesn't mean it's not there. When Alyx threw her arms around you at the beginning...
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    Favourite Lines From Video Games

    But now I know that I must go... Back... To the mansion!
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    116: Information Complexity and the Downfall of the Adventure Game

    This is why Dreamfall's focus field was a good thing. I recently got round to playing both The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, having intended to for years. The longest I was stuck in TLJ turned out to be down to a broken mirror that turned out to be two hotspots despite appearing to be one...
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    The Escapist Game Circle: Psychonauts

    I was really looking forward to this game. I'm a massive Tim Schaefer fan, and was excited from when they first announced it. But I think I made an error buying the PS2 version. I've never finished it. I simply can't outrun the rising water when you fight your Dad. It was driving me completely...
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    Zero Punctuation: Heavenly Sword and Other Stuff

    Also followed the link from Penny Arcade. Is there a feed somewhere that will give me only updates to Zero Punctuation?