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Assassin’s Creed 2: First Impressions

ac2titleAssassin’s Creed 2 is the new release from Ubisoft, following the story of Desmond as he uncovers his family’s secret legacy. Met with equal parts praise and criticism, Assassin’s Creed was equal parts brilliance and mediocre tripe (which I guess is an accomplishment in and of itself). But the real question is this: is Assassin’s Creed 2 any better? (Warning: [...]

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History and Review of the Fallout Series Part 2

Fallout Series Part 2In Part 1, I talked about the origins of the Fallout series beginning with the inventive Wasteland by Electronic Arts.  I explored the heart of the series in Interplay’s Fallout 1 and 2, and talked a little about Fallout Tactics with it’s inclusion of real-time combat. I finished up without comment on the immature joke [...]

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History and Review of the Fallout Series Part 1

Fallout Series Part 1Media Consumes Me’s History and Review of the Fallout series, from it’s origins in the late 80’s to the popular Bethesda bonanza of today. This is Part 1 of 2 in a trip through the post apocalyptic wastelands. I had to suffer through a night of no sleep to complete this post, then go to [...]

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