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The Crystal Returns: hands on with Final Fantasy XIII

After years of desperately rummaging through screenshots, magazine scans, and a few choice videos, Final Fantasy XIII has finally been made available to the media and the masses in playable form. The Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Blu-Ray ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  20 Apr 2009

Free-to-play MMO Runes of Magic touts the best of WoW, FFXI

Free-to-play MMORPGs have a decidedly bad reputation that is, for the most part, well-deserved. Most free-to-play games lack solid production values, technical competence, and an overall sense of design; most fall to the wayside for all but the most ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  23 Mar 2009

The Witcher comes to Canada sans CD keys... even years later

CD Projekt is a company upon which we at Ars have lavished great praise. In addition to launching one of the best, most consumer-friendly digital distribution portals in Good Old Games, the company also has a few great titles under its belt. But for ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  20 Mar 2009
Related Topics: CD Projekt

Even post-patch, Killzone 2 multiplayer has a bad aftertaste

Now that the dust has settled around the widely anticipated and highly touted launch of Killzone 2, it's worth taking some time to look deeper at the game's multiplayer component. Sony's big gun, as it were, boasts one of the most capable, impressive, ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  13 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Sony

Review: Dawn of War II riles RTS genre with frantic combat

Though it may share some similarities with its Warhammer 40,000-inspired predecessor, Dawn of War II is a completely different game that offers one of the most action packed and highly replayable RTS experiences in recent memory. Relic has uprooted ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  20 Feb 2009

Game over: my farewell to Ars and Opposable Thumbs

You know, when I first penned a quick StarCraft article about the history of the game way back in January 2007, I never envisioned that some two years later I'd still be hammering out game news on a daily basis as effectively a full-time job. Writing ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  3 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Ars Technica

Week in gadgets: Palm Pre battery concerns, Kindle 2.0, and the Zune Marketplace

What's this? A gadget-centric week in review? Why yes, dear readers, the new Ars Technica 5.0 redesign has brought us the dedicated coverage that gadgetry has always rightfully deserved. Our new gadget-devoted journal, Gear & Gadgets, has already had a ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  31 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Ars Technica

Perspectives: Ars community compares iPhone and Android G1

Both Apple's iPhone and Google's Android G1 have been out for a while now. We've given you our own takes on each of the devices and how they stack up in an increasingly-competitive marketplace. But we're not the only ones with some strong opinions. As ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  30 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  AT&T Inc.

Unreal Tournament 3 gets the Steam treatment with achievements

Valve has announced that users who purchased Unreal Tournament 3, whether on Steam or in stores prior to its launch on the service, will be able to access a number of achievements, update support, and a variety of new features and enhancements simply ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  30 Jan 2009

The Covenant returns: hands on with Halo Wars

With Killzone 2 on the horizon, Sony is gearing up for a strong first quarter with at least one killer app. Fittingly, Microsoft intends to answer back with a new Halo title in the first big blockbuster battle of the new year. But that Halo title is ...

From FRANK CARON, Ars Technica,  30 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Sony

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