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The 12 Games Of Christmas: Day 1

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2008-12-02 14:38:09 by RPS in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
 
...games we enjoyed over the course of 2008 into a mere 12. Why? Because 12 is a Christmassy number, dummkopf. It does mean there have been sacrifices. We mourn for the games that did not make the cut, and will never forget them. Somehow, though, weve managed to agree on this shortlist. So, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, well be doing our...
 
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FEAR 2: Project Origin Talks AI

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2008-12-02 14:00:00 by John Walker in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
 
...games thats likely to talk us out of the gunfight and to join its uprising against their developers. As games make stumbling progression, inching ahead with improvements for enemy behaviour, were still getting excited when we throw a grenade at them and they dont pick it up and try to eat it. In the latest FEAR 2: Project Origin dev chat,...
 
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Pictures For Truth: Click-Click-Click-Click-Boom!

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2008-12-02 11:32:00 by Kieron Gillen in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
 
...game about exposing human rights abuses leading up to the Beijing Olympics. Its a short little thing, but strikes me as a cross between Global Conflicts and Jet Set Radio. Its more of a model for a game than a full game, but some more thoughts beneath the cut Read the rest of Pictures For Truth: Click-Click-Click-Click-Boom! (239 words Posted...
 
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Extreme Boredom=Cash=Desert Bus For Hope

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2008-12-02 10:43:58 by Kieron Gillen in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
 
For the second year running, were late to the party on this one . Its almost as if human suffering moves us not and we cackle at weakness. Thanks to everyone who kept on prodding our vestigial consciences. Anyway - The Desert Bus For Hope has been rolling for the Good of Humankind for 3 days 8 hours 38 minutes and 15 seconds at the time of...
 
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Carrion Reanimating! (Ouch)

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2008-12-01 19:55:56 by John Walker in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
...games. A few exist, but its a format Id love to see someone do with a big budget. However, in the meantime, this little splodge of oddness will do. Carrion Reanimating (oof) is a small arcade game in which you must reanimate corpses of locals you have murdered in order that their visiting friends and relatives wont be concerned. Of course...
 
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Dungeon Keeper 3! The MMO! Eh?

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2008-12-01 18:09:51 by Alec Meer in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
Its interesting that everyone who mailed us about this (many thanks, by the way) immediately went for the Oh God No What Are They Thinking angle. Bullfrog fans are purists, perhaps understandably. Me, Im not going to presume the worst yet, despite being a huge old geeky Dungeon Keeper fan myself Absolutely nothing is known about this shock DK...
 
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Videogames Killed The Video Star: Reset

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2008-12-01 15:00:16 by Kieron Gillen in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
...game. Its called Reset, and is available here. Its inspired by and based around Rest to Reset by Trash80 ( who youll know as the creator of the music for Darwinia ). Roburky loves it so much he tried to turn its structure into a videogame - the best comparison is an alternate-dimension music video, with a game instead of film being used to...
 
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Now Thats Why I Love The Best 2008 Ever! January

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2008-12-01 12:56:02 by RPS in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
Hello, welcome, and sit down. Beyond all reason, its December, the time of year when our minds get all reflective, and we ponder the twelve months past. What made them great? Or interesting? Or at least weird? Why was 2008 the best 2008 for PC gaming on record ? Join us this month as we get all Andrew Collings / Michael Ian Black (understandable...
 
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Going Underground: Metro Rules Of Conduct

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2008-12-01 11:42:44 by Kieron Gillen in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
...game about the horror of public transport. You can play it here. Remember: for Gods sake, dont make eye contact Read the rest of Going Underground: Metro Rules Of Conduct (207 words Posted by KieronGillen. | No comments | Donate or subscribe to RPS | Post tags: free , indie , Kian Bashiri , Metro Rules Of Conduct , webgame This article is...
 
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2008 IGF Entrants

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2008-12-01 09:03:04 by Jim Rossignol in Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008
...Games Festival 2009, set to take place in San Francisco next march, has announced the entrants to its awards. All 226 of them . And that doesnt include the 140+ student titles also to be included in the student showcase. Thats a huge increase on last years event, and a colourful barometer of indie-gaming health Looking through the list we see...
 
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