Why March 2013 is the Greatest Month for Gaming in Years

Posted on 5 January, 2013 by exterminat

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Why March 2013 is the Greatest Month for Gaming in Years

A month that packs a tremendous punch

by Nicholas Laborde

©2013 Nicholas Laborde

bioshock infinite cover2012 was an above average year for gaming.

We got tons of major franchise iterations like Far Cry 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Borderlands 2, and Assassin’s Creed III.

In addition to these solid titles, we also received a plethora of new IP and imaginative adventures: Dishonored, Journey, and Spec Ops: The Line, to name a few.

While these were excellent games, it feels as if not that many were actually released in 2012.

The first quarter of 2013 alone tops the entirety of 2012′s lineup, and you’ll see why. (more…)

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OXCGN’s EB Expo 2012 Snapshot 3: More Games

Posted on 8 October, 2012 by Deus Exer

OXCGN’s EB Expo 2012 Snapshot 3: More Games

Yes, MORE games!

by Daniel Geikowski

©2012 Daniel Geikowski

You know the drill. The third and final day of the EB Games Expo saw even more game previews.

Although not as many as Day Two, we at OXCGN continue to bring you devout readers a sneak peek of upcoming games.

Game impressions are rated as follows:

Green: game looks fantastic, polished and basically a guaranteed winner

Yellow: game looks great, but there’s a bit of uncertainty or something that didn’t quite work right

Orange: game is shaping up, but needs some work. (more…)

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E3 2012: Aliens: Colonial Marines Hands-on Preview

Posted on 16 June, 2012 by exterminat

E3 2012: Aliens: Colonial Marines Hands-on Preview

Alien ass-kicking at E3

by Nicholas Laborde

©2012 Nicholas Laborde

“Game over, man, game over! What the [use your imagination] are we supposed to do now?!”

I imagined that Bill Paxton’s famous line from Aliens (1986) was going through the heads of the Xenomorph players during my time with Aliens: Colonial Marines at E3 2012.

I was MVP and had gone on a kill streak that ended the lives of nine happy Xenos, but better still I had also achieved a quadruple kill, which illicited quite the positive response from the people in the line behind me.

Aliens: Colonial Marines isn’t just a one-trick pony, hyping itself as being the canonical sequel to the film Aliens. It’s also got a multiplayer component that, while being able to stand up on its own, can only be accurately described as “kick-ass.” (more…)

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OXCGN’s E3 2012 Snapshot: Day 3: New Games Previewed

Posted on 9 June, 2012 by dkpatriarch

OXCGN’s E3 2012 Snapshot: Day 3: New Games Previewed

Even more bite-sized previews

by David Hilton

©2012 David Hilton

Games!

Games are ultimately what draws the press from around the world to Los Angeles for E3.  The chance to see, play, and preview the newest announced or displayed games from around the globe.

But that’s just for the press.

We don’t want you to completely miss out though, or wait for long detailed descriptions on the games you want to know about now.

So we are running around like chickens with our heads chomped off (by ZombiU zombies?) to give you mini-previews of as many games as possible.

Each day we’re going to list a short snippet regarding each game, listing what we “got” – whether that is hands-on time, a trailer, et cetera – our impressions based upon that, and then our thoughts.

Click Here for Day 1

Click Here for Day 2

Impressions are judged with a badge based upon the impression itself.

Green: game looks fantastic, polished and basically a guaranteed winner

Yellow: game looks great, but there’s a bit of uncertainty or something that didn’t quite work right

Orange: game is shaping up, but needs some work.

And now, let’s get down to business!   Day 3!


E3 Day 3 2012 Game previews, click here

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