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Severance: Blade of Darkness. One of the underreported aspects of this game is the atmosphere: The music, the fantastic shadow work, the graphics and setting all add that certain gloomy magnificence that makes this superior hack and slasher so memorable. I just wish there were a way to learn different combat styles, for instance Tukaram weilding Naglfar or Sargon's weaponry, as lets face it the Barbarians equipment becomes frankly ludicrous after a few levels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTPSYbeNaa8

You do realise this is heretical thought crime don't you? To be terrifying and impressive a boss must be a large pool of hit points to be slowly ground away for a few hours, with no convenient save point nearby to create artificial difficulty, this is fairly basic knowledge. Perish the thought of the game providing multiple ways of dealing with an antagonist like say the Master in Fallout, "Arronax" in Arcanum or the Transcendant One in Torment, what possible satisfaction could there be in that? Having no way of dealing with the threat at all, and only a slim chance of survival, well that's just crazy talk Sir.

Exactly what Darth Sion, Lord of Pain did in the Sith Lords if I remember correctly.

A worrying development, Russia have been reverting to typical Cold War posturing and military gamesmanship in recent years, and they really need to knock this on the head. Hopefully the Turkish response will drive the inherent danger of this into them, because if it does not then I fear an escalation of sudden and terrifying proportions.

I usually prefer the more organic style of William Hobbs (The Duellists, Rob Roy, the Musketeers, Robin and Marian etc.) to Bob Anderson's strictly enforced routines, but the Princess Bride stands out here, maybe because of William Goldman's exhaustive research into fencing for his novel.

Perhaps a mix of Bob Anderson lending experience and verisimilitude to the original trilogy, and George Lucas having lost "it" in the prequels.

Time to re-watch Office Space tonight Mr Jazz? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wsjroVlu8

Ulysses 31 used to have one, great cartoon, have to introduce the kids to that as a cheap segway to Homer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4c1X5ene8

To me it's just too little, too late from Kotaku. They have had numerous chances to be journalists and buck the system they helped create, they chose not to do that and insist that they don't need ethics, and that sleeping with, paying money to or living with developers is perfectly fine. Whatever they do now, they're tainted by their previous actions. I can't take them seriously whatever they do, as they have brought themselves and their profession into disrepute repeatedly, and their motivations are as always suspect.

Major Kira certainly has an Elvish look to her features doesn't she? I do like the Cardassians.

Not for a smeghead! No in all seriousness there are probably masses of them around for the IE games, simply resize them to Poe and I think they'd be fine. Good luck.

You fellows were right about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, this is I think a worthy successor to the original series, the situation is quite delicate and thus interesting while the cast are fairly unique and well "placed," they have room to grow if you know what I mean, though knowing Colm Meaney's acting chops I really think they're underusing him. The fairer sex are not exactly hard on the eye either. This certainly has potential if they're daring enough, which usually i've found with Star Trek, they're not. Quark and Rene really relish their scenery chewing don't they?

Perhaps this is not blacklisting, perhaps it is simply a developer/publisher deciding that they don't really have to deal with a publication which is corrupt, unethical, hypocritical and incapable of doing their job. I am hardly the biggest fan of Bethesda, this is fairly obvious, they get a free pass for no reason other than blind fanboyism, as we have seen in the latest round of reviews, but one has to ask whether being accountable to Kotaku of all publications would make them any better. We all know the answer. There are changes that need to happen in the industry, in the publisher - developer relationship, in the model of this changing entertainment form, and in how consumers are treated but I don't think Kotaku should play any part in that: Indeed they should be cut out like the harmful matter which they are, along with RPS, Polygon and many others.

Put your hand around her wrist quite firmly, on the pretext of affectionate flirting or what have you, make a mental note of where your thumb meets your finger and mark afterwards for later referral. A good jeweller should be able to work off this i've found. However after three decades of marriage I find it far simpler to ask the wife directly, she usually works out what i'm about long before I present her with a present, and this avoids disappointment and I am usually pointed to far more suitable retailers.

Had a lovely surprise foisted on me an hour ago, apparently Mrs Nonek has secured tickets to the local premiere of this latest Star Wars for all our little darlings. Well I guffawed loudly and stated, "Rather you than me!" I'm not a crowds persons, make those crowds screaming children whom I don't have to like, at the busiest, most rude and ignorant season of the year and and i'm positively anti social. "Oh no you're taking them dear." The light of my life trills, "You've a day booked off on the 18th if you remember." Gentlemen, there's a lesson to be learned here, always lie to your other half, whatever the ocassion, and no matter how small the matter. Hoisted on my own Petard, for shame.

You do know that you'll explode eventually don't you? Just found out that Jonah Lomu died a couple of days ago, at the age of forty no less, a shock for the Rugby world and a real eye opener. I met the gentleman once, and gentle was an appropriate descriptor, terrifying, fast and strong on the field but smiling, fair and humble on or off. A shame for the world and of course his young family.

Seems appropriate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5muY64Oyp10

Whereas I had numerous game breaking issues in Skyrim and Fallout 3, that forced me to abandon the former after ten hours or so, while New Vegas I only had one problem with, a Radscorpion corpse flying by ocassionally on the road between Nipton and the NCR base. Guess which one got hammered by game journalists for bugginess unsurprisingly.

So the modders are already having to fix their game for them yet again eh? Here's an idea, instead of customers paying mod makers 25% and Steam and Bethesda the rest, how about Bethesda pay modders for finishing their work instead?

Well what a surprise, the media turns to another trusted whipping horse, i'm sure none of us could see this coming. Of course the fact that the blanket coverage of the terrorist atrocities is playing right into extremists hands, that news organisations are tempting possible Jihadis with all of the fame they crave, and that their blown out of proportion scare mongering is aiding and abetting an atmosphere of fear and racism is not brought to light during their 24hr, up to the minute news bulletins is hardly surprising. Journalism, a sickening profession.

Streets of Rage? Cheap on Steam and at some points quite difficult, i'm thinking of the two young ladies who hand out a beating midway and near the end of the game. Very good co-op, and you'll probably need every advantage you can get, just don't pick Axel as he's rather pony in the first game as opposed to the later iterations. For an easier time try Streets of Rage 2, but for the love of mother Mary do not venture near SoR3, unless obsessive masochism is your bag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU7GUkCbmqs

I wager most of the IGN staff could.

I thought you meant the Inquisitor whose name he shares.

Most RPGs don't usually translate well to playthroughs do they? Though I would say that Dungeon Siege 3 might be an exception here, an enjoyable game that really got an undeserved rough reception in my opinion. Playing as Reinhardt is a great deal of fun, co-op with one of the other characters is even more so, apart from the limited space to roam.