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Review: Dead Island: Riptide (360)


It’s pretty easy to dream about getting away from it all. The hustle and bustle of everyday life can lead to any number of daydreams about strolling barefoot on white sandy beaches; of a place where day drinking is perfectly acceptable and there’s really no reason to wear anything but swim attire. Maybe you’d like to go to a place where you can see rainbow mists as water cascades down a rock face. Or maybe – just maybe – you’d like to go to such a wonderful island paradise and slash, bash, and otherwise maul an endless horde of zombies. Read the full story

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Call of Juarez Gunslinger Teaser Released


Last year, Ubisoft announced Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, the fourth title in the Call of Juarez franchise. Today, they have released the first teaser trailer for the game along with a brief summary of what to expect. Call of Juarez Gunslinger follows the tale of bounty hunter Silas Greaves, as he hunts down the West’s most notorious outlaws. The game will include “memorable encounters” with some of the names that we all grew up with: Pat Garret, Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, Billy the Kid, and more. Take a look at the teaser trailer and screenshots below, and be on the lookout for a “reveal” trailer in one week. Read the full story

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Review: Call of Juarez: The Cartel (360)


Call of Juarez: The Cartel comes from developer Techland. That name might sound familiar to a lot of folks out there as the developer of the soon to be released Dead Island. The game takes place during the modern day, which is quite a jump from the first two set during the 1800’s. You have to wonder what Techland was thinking when they did this…Did they say to themselves, “We can never compete with Red Dead Redemption and how good it was so let’s try modern day, maybe it will give us a leg up on the competition.” Well it didn’t; instead it gave the developers a bland and uninspired first person shooter. Read the full story

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Square Enix Stakes A Claim on Dead Island


Techland and Deep Silver’s zombie survival experience just got a North American publisher. Square Enix is now going to make sure that we all get to see what the zombie apocalypse does to a idyllic vacation spot.

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The Dead Island Trailer is Very Popular


People like zombies. Who knew? Read the full story

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