Tag: PS3
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I Wonder Where The Wonder Went
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca The first time I completed my all-time favourite game, Sega’s astounding *Rez*, it was on a semi-stolen projector. I mean, *stolen* is probably too strong a word, but it’s definitely safe to imply that I shouldn’t have had it hooked up in my games room instead…
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Winning The Clone War: Saint’s Row 4 vs Grand Theft Auto 5
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca *Wow* This is a word you’ll use generously throughout your first journey into *Grand Theft Auto 5*, Rockstar’s latest and staggeringly expansive new virtual playground. *Wow* at the graphics; there has clearly been some voodoo magic employed in making hardware that’s moments away from being superceded maintain…
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Spec Ops: The Line Review
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca Some would argue – with very good reason – that Playstation Plus is the best thing to happen to this generation of consoles. The subscription service, initially derided as a blatant move to mirror Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold and capitalise on the money Sony misses out on…
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Ten Reasons You Should Buy Tomb Raider
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca Publishers Square Enix [recently stated](http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-26-tomb-raider-has-sold-3-4-million-copies-failed-to-hit-expectations) that the new *Tomb Raider* reboot was a sales disappointment as it had “only” sold 3.4 *million* physical copies in *one month*. Not counting any sales on Steam or PSN in this age of digital distribution, it still sold *3.4 million copies*.…
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Far Cry 3: Playing Outside The Box
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca The alternative subheader for this article was “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Radio Tower”. In a way, it would have been more fitting (along with providing me with personal amusement). I lost sight of what Far Cry 3 wanted from a very early stage, and…
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Reflections On The Past: From Driver to San Francisco
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca John Tanner – the driver of Driver – has had a tough journey, but it wasn’t really his fault. You can lay the blame at the feet of Rockstar, or at least at the metaphorical feet of their ambition, as their success in opening up video game worlds became…