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How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry
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How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry

Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 3:58 pm (EST) BY FOZZIE

Voice acting, as defined by Wikipedia, is the act of "providing one's voice to an animated character." Though its origin is unknown it's been safely lodged in the acting world for quite some time now. Disney, as many of you are well aware, has been well known for its animated movies and, more impressively, as a voice acting pioneer. Snow White (1937) was the company's first full-length animated feature film made and Adriana Caselotti voiced the movie's title character. More »


Can Knights In The Nightmare Really Work On PSP?
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Can Knights In The Nightmare Really Work On PSP?

Wed, Jan 13th, 2010, 7:07 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

In the latest issue of Famitsu, it was revealed that Sting would be releasing a PlayStation Portable port of Knights in the Nightmare, which was released in North America by Atlus last June on the Nintendo DS. More »


How Fighting Fantasy's Graphics Dazzle on DS
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How Fighting Fantasy's Graphics Dazzle on DS

Posted on 2009/11/20 BY KYLE WYNEN

Randy Van Der Vlag is the Lead Artist on Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain for the DS, and in a presentation at the Montreal International Game Summit on Tuesday, spoke about how developer Big Blue Bubble pulled off, in this editor's opinion, some of the best visuals on the DS. More »


Assassin's Creed 2 Can Stand Against Modern Warfare 2
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Assassin's Creed 2 Can Stand Against Modern Warfare 2

Posted on 2009/10/16 BY DARRYL

When Assassin's Creed was released in 2007 it instantly smashed records. After gaining the title of 'fastest selling new franchise ever to be released in North America' it then went on to sell around 8 million units worldwide on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It'd certainly be an understatement to say this surprised people, especially because of its love-hate relationship with the gaming media. For all those that loved the game, there were also those who honestly couldn't understand why it was receiving any praise.

Time has passed since then, and although the original still continues to sell, its successor is just around the corner in the form of Assassin's Creed II (More »


TGS 2009 Awards: Best DS Game
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TGS 2009 Awards: Best DS Game

Posted on 2009/10/05 BY KYLE WYNEN

Tokyo Game Show 2009 wowed crowds and wooed gamers across the world, and while there were plenty of good and bad games alike, it's time to recognize the cream of the crop with our TGS 2009 Awards. This year Gaming Union is focusing on each individual console there, and to kick things off, a look at the Nintendo DS' best and brightest. More »


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Nintendo: Casuals and the Hardcore

Posted on 2009/05/27 BY SHAWN

E3 2008 was not good for Nintendo, to put things nicely. From the Wii Music drummer, to the lack of any games for the hardcore audience, it was easily the weakest presentation that year and Nintendo has taken a lot of heat from their longtime fans for it. Can they redeem themselves this year? More »


Knights in the Nightmare Definitely Isn't Casual
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Knights in the Nightmare Definitely Isn't Casual

Posted on 2009/05/13 BY SHAWN

Atlus' upcoming game, Knights in the Nightmare, isn't your average strategy role-playing game (SRPG). With it's touch-only gameplay, it naturally would take some time to get used to, hence why Atlus put up a demo of the game on the Nintendo Channel. So what will gamers think of it now that they get to experience a taste of the gameplay? More »