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Moon Diver – CFD! Review

Moon Diver takes me back. Back to a time of three-button controllers, and 8-meg cartridges. It so reminds me of those old 16 bit games, and how freaking hard they were. A side-scroller, Moon Diver pays homage to classics like S...

by Kristopher Kosie

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Hitman: Absolution Debut Trailer is More Action, Less Stealth

Guys, it’s been five years since Hitman: Blood Money released (and the majority of the CFD! staff has still neglected to play it). It’s arguably the sleekest, most refined blend of stealth and action in sandbox form...

by Sage Knox

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Tomb Raider Reboot Sees First Trailer, More Realistic Croft

It seems a bit ironic that as we approach one ’90s video game anachronism’s questionable release into the modern day with Duke Nukem Forever, we also bear witness to the rebirth of another iconic character from that...

by Rob Thomas

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A Panau Postmortem: Visualizing Death in Just Cause 2

Even with the sloppiest, most non-intentional player actions and circumstances, death just seems to happen in Just Cause 2. Unless you’re letting the game idle for hours upon hours, chances are good that many a faceless ...

by Nate Andrews

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Mindjack – CFD! Review

Envision your favorite video game retailer. All its shiny, well-organized cases just waiting to be snatched up. It’s almost like a big buffet table made exclusively of games. In this sense, a game like Halo or Assassin’...

by Sage Knox

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PAX East 2011: Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Hands-Off Preview

Go ahead and mark your calendars for August 23rd. This is when we’ll all finally be able to get our hands on the very highly anticipated Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Until then, you’ll just have to make due with a fir...

by Rob Rich

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The 3rd Birthday – CFD! Review

It’s all too easy to get excited when starting up The 3rd Birthday for the first time. Watching the movie leading up to the title screen, featuring the classic theme from the original Parasite Eve, should be more than eno...

by Rob Rich

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Lord Of Arcana – CFD! Review

Long ago, a powerful king beat the crap out of a bunch of monsters, which somehow lead to the creation of the land of Horodyn. Then the king mysteriously disappeared almost as quickly as he’d arrived. Each of the defeated...

by Rob Rich

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Front Mission Evolved – CFD! Review

Giant robots. You gotta love ‘em. Ever since video games moved beyond the simple graphics of Pong, they’ve been a regular staple. They’ve been in side-scrollers, fighting games, RPGs, strategy games, strategy ...

by Rob Rich

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