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Left 4 Dead – Review

by The Retro Gamer on 04/02/2012

A look at Valve’s unique take on the zombie survival horror genre Yup. that’s right, it’s time for me to review the newest dead-heads to the party. As if you couldn’t have seen this one coming. If you’ve know my tastes slightly, you knew I was going to chew into this game’s brains like a [...]

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Battlefield 3 Weapon Reviews

by The Retro Gamer on 02/16/2012

Battlefield 3 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC has an amazing array of weapons to choose from.  Each class has several unique weapons that offer tons of massive firepower.  A lot of the guns that you unlock as you level up are also usable across all the classes.  The arsenal of Battlefield 3 seriously [...]

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BF3 vs. BF2 – From a Battlefield Veteran

by The Retro Gamer on 02/16/2012

I have been gaming the Battlefield series since 1942 first came out. However, I have played the most BF2 over any of the other releases. The gameplay system and the sheer mass scale of the battles always was my favorite. I still play BF2 but only a few of the third party mods, as there [...]

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What exactly is the Raspberry Pi?  Every gamer that is somewhat up to date with the latest trends has been hearing the buzz.  A gaming system under $30 that is smaller than a cell phone.  They come with no case, and are capable of playing some resource demanding PC games.  What in the world is [...]

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My favorite WWII mod of all time – Darkest Hour

by The Retro Gamer on 02/09/2012

Every retro gamer knows, a lot of great things started with the Unreal engine. Once upon a time an amazing World War II mod known as Red Orchestra: Ostfront was released.  When I first picked up a retail copy (this was years ago mind you) I was excited to try a new WWII shooter, especially [...]

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Final Fantasy XI – A Brief History

by The Retro Gamer on 01/07/2012

Final Fantasy XI is an outstanding entry in a series that is nearly twenty years old. The Final Fantasy series was created by the Japanese company Square Co. in 1987. At the time Square were in a difficult position, as they had focused on making games for the Nintendo Famicom Disk System and this format [...]

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