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Mark Fortune is one of the founders of the first magazines dedicated for the development and expansion of games, especially with his regular participation in all the important events and turn ways of this entertainment industry.
You can find his latest reviews and previews below.

Fallout 3

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This compilation from Bethesda Softworks contains two full expansion packs for the critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 3. The third expansion, Fallout 3: Broken Steel finds gamers joining the Brotherhood of Steel in an effort to eradicate Enclave soldiers and supporters from the Capital Wasteland. Broken Steel raises the level cap to 30, regardless of what game-ending option players chose in Fallout 3, and the expansion features new armor, weaponry, and perks to acquire, as well as new enemies, including high-level ghouls, stronger super mutants, and more advanced Enclave soldiers. “Point Lookout” is set in a dark, murky swampland along the Maryland coast, and offers an open-ended environment in which players can explore a dilapidated beachfront area, search an expansive
mansion, or simply trudge through the extensive miasmal bog. The expansion includes new weapons to acquire, new quests to undertake, new monsters to battle, and new perks and achievements to unlock. Christopher Brown.

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Splinter Cell

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Sam Fisher has been working as an agent for a long time, and his age is starting to show. Seeking a normal life away from the NSA, but always being dragged back, his life has now been filled with emotions since finding out his daughter Sarah was not killed in a drunk-driving accident, but murdered. Now on his own personal mission, Fisher will stop at nothing to find out who killed his daughter. The gameplay has taken a turn in a different direction. You won’t have so many shadows to hide in. Blending in with crowds for stealth during the day, using the environment as a weapon, The story is unfolded in real-time, projected on to the environment to keep you in the game and in the action.
Using his stealth skills, the game will use his techniques learnt and a few pieces of equipment from his time as an agent, but he’ll be using a lot more brute force now with laws not being a factor to the ex-agent. You can target enemies before getting into gunfire, and fluently move your aim from each target to take down a crowded room. This game promises to be Sam Fisher’s redemption.

The Special Edition will come with a credit card-sized USB drive filled with exclusive content, a copy of the ‘Fifth Freedom: The Art of Splinter Cell’ book and comic, exclusive in-game items and collectable stickers.

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Grand Theft Auto 5

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If a rumor spreading around the net this morning turns out to be accurate, it looks like we may expect to hear a lot of Westside Connection on the soundtrack to the next Grand Theft Auto. VG247  reports (absurdly) that according to a mysterious anonymous source, Rockstar has chosen Hollywood as the setting — or at least the inspiration for the probably fictional setting — of Grand Theft Auto 5. And if a bizarre dialogue with an anonymous source seems a bit of a stretch to believe on its own, note that Eurogamer also later reported this morning
that their own independent (and also anonymous) source told them Rockstar is definitely researching Hollywood, although this source couldn’t confirm if the research was for Grand Theft Auto. Rockstar, unsurprisingly, only said that they wouldn’t comment on “rumour or speculation.”

There’s still no telling when Rockstar will actually announced GTA5 so we can all find out its setting for sure, though. Rumor initially had it they may have had the bombshell announcement planned for E3 back in June, but obviously that never came to pass. So until Rockstar does decide to share the news, take these rumors with a grain of salt.

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Batman Arkham Asylum

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In Batman: Arkham Asylum, developed by Rocksteady Studios, the player assumes the role of Batman as he delivers The Joker to Arkham Asylum. There, the imprisoned super-villains have set a trap and an immersive combat gaming experience unfolds. With an original script penned by Emmy Award-winning Batman writer Paul Dini, the game brings the universe of DC Comics’ detective to life with stunning graphics.

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Def Jam Icon

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In collaboration with urban lifestyle powerhouse Def Jam Interactive, EA Chicago, the team behind the critically acclaimed EA SPORTS Fight Night series is integrating hip hop culture and gaming like never before. With the hottest music seamlessly infused into the world around you, the game’s environments pulsate, crumble and explode life with every bone-jarring beat.

Musically Charged Combat:

Beats trigger interactive hazards around you as your environment comes alive and reacts to the music. From exploding gas pumps to spinning helicopter propellers, taking advantage of your surroundings is just as important as your toe-to-toe fighting skills. Become one with the beats to rule thje streets. DJ controls: Use the analog sticks like turntables to add beats, switch songs, and make music your weapon. Throw down blistering attacks and brutal combos with the next-gestural street fighting system.

Fight to Your Own Beat: Battle to your music or against the music of a friend. Upload any song to create an endless soundtrack that animates the environment and drives the core fighting mechanics. Prove once and for all who’s music king in the first authentic video rap battle. Become a Hip Hop Icon: From the writers of 24 and Training Day, build an empire and live the life of a music mogul by signing artists, managing their careers, and releasing their hit songs. Do whatever it takes to become an ICON in the world of hip hop. But beware-you never know who is watching you. Hip Hop’s Best: Fight with or against the biggest stars in hip hop. Artists like Ludacris, T.I, Paul Wall, The Game, Big Boi and more are all instrumental in your building a record label and becoming a hip-hop ICON.

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Metro 2033

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Creating a videogame based on a novel is surely no easy task, but that’s exactly what Metro 2033  tries to do, retelling Dmitry Glukhovsky’s book through the first-person shooter medium. The game takes place in the claustrophobia-inducing Moscow metro system in a world that’s been ravaged by nuclear war. It’s an interesting setting that sets it apart from other games using the apocalyptic setting, and Metro 2033 does a wonderful job of establishing a dystopia for you to wander through. But don’t mistake Metro for being anything close to a Fallout 3-esque open world; this is a tightly scripted FPS with some clear survival-horror inspiration that unfortunately suffers from a number of glaring technical issues.
You play as Artyom, who despite having never left the metro before, sets out to help save his home by traveling through the extensive, mutant-infested underground. Immersing you in this world was clearly a high priority for developer 4A Games: The HUD is minimal, displaying little beyond your ammo and the occasional quick-time event indicator or weapon selector. Even information like your health and the integrity of your gas mask are indicated by less direct means: The edges of the screen become red as you take damage and your gas mask slowly accumulates frost as the filter wears down. And your objectives list and compass, which always points in the direction you should be heading, are physical objects, not menu choices. That means you physically pull them out, and if you’re in the dark, you’ll need to flick on your lighter to see them.

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God of War 3

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Debates over its final boss fight aside, God of War 2’s ending made for good theater: Greek Kratos rode on the titan Gaia’s back as she scaled Mount Olympus in pursuit of a gods vs. titans face-off with Zeus and friends. It served as a big cliffhanger — literally or not, depending on your taste for puns — which set up God of War 3 as the final game in the trilogy. Looking back on that ending now, it seems clear that the developers knew what they had in mind for the third game all along, but at the time it left a lot open to interpretation. Would it be an entire game on the side of the mountain? Or might Kratos participate in some kind of War of the Monsters-style spin-off?
The outcome is nothing quite so drastic. This is the same God of War  formula you’re used to, spiced up with tons of variety and a new setting that centers around — but does not take place entirely on the side of — Mount Olympus. I’ll spare the exact location details to avoid spoilers, but once again the series blends combat, platforming, and puzzles to make a grand, story-focused adventure, wrapped in high quality production values, giant set pieces, and over-the-top cut-scenes. Chances are, if you were bothered by things like the button-pressing minigames, the puzzles, the linearity, etc. in previous God of War games, God of War 3 isn’t going to change your mind. And if you loved them before, get ready for an incredibly well made follow-up in that same template.

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Gears of War 3 Brotherhood of Resistance

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Gears of War 3  had some of the most strategic multiplayer at E3. It makes us wonder: has design director Cliff Bleszinski been playing a lot of Team Fortress 2 lately? As part of E3, Epic provided hands-on time with Gears 3’s new “Beast Mode,” in which players finally take control of the franchise’s antagonists, the Locusts. Think Horde Mode meets The Trojan Women. Players can co-op as a hodgepodge of Locust species — from Maulers to Wretches — to slaughter A.I.-controlled human scum. Each of these species comes bundled with distinct controls and style-of-play.
We play as Wretches, the low-level arm-slashing grunt; Tickers, the loveseat-sized bugs that move fast and explode kamikaze-style; Kantus, priestly healers than can revive fallen comrades across the map and holster a weak machine gun; Grenadier Elites, who have an affinity for shotguns and the weapon that shares their name; Grinders, shouldering a chain gun; and Maulers, the massive tank-like monsters with the flailing mace and an even more massive shield. Beast Mode has options for all types of players.

There are, of course, many more species — some locked from the demo and some that we simply don’t have the opportunity to try despite our numerous gameplay sessions. Missing out on those other player types happens partly because of Beast Mode’s structure. Beast Mode, like Horde, is broken into waves. Before each round and after a death, the player chooses from a limited number of species-types available depending on the wave. Early waves have weaker Locust species from which to choose; latter waves naturally feature stronger species.

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Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions

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It’s been a number of months since we first had a look at Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. We’ve marveled at how Activision read our minds by introducing a first-person mode, endlessly speculated what each of the four dimensions will be, and even overanalyzed a leaked GameStop DLC photo. We even tried to finagle the answer out of comics writer Dan Slott. Well, at long last, we finally see the final dimension: it’s Ultimate Spider-Man — with the symbiote suit.

Some folks in the 1UP office believe anything involving the symbiote suit as part of one of the worst things ever introduced to Spider-Man comics.

I disagree, and don’t mind the suit and the story arc it represents — although it hasn’t been revealed exactly how Spidey gets the suit in the game, be it due to the Secret Wars, or just some random meteorite that impacts the Earth. Maybe the Tablet of Order and Chaos brings it over from another dimension. Either way, it’s here to stay. The cat is out the bag. And now that the curtains have all been drawn back, it’s time to finally see how the game plays.

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Ghost Recon 4: Future Soldier

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Created by the award-winning team behind Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will feature cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, and state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes. Future Soldier will go beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience, with an unparalleled level of quality that will excite long-time fans and newcomers alike.
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