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Metro 2033 Goes Gold

When I first learned about Metro 2033, I was excited.  In the fashion of Stalker, Metro 2033 seemed to be a dark, post-apocalyptic shooter with the potential for lots of frights and fights.  But then I learned it’s a strictly on-the-rails shooter….

Don’t get me wrong, scripted shooters can be a lot of fun, but they rarely engage me like a game built around an open sandbox world as found in Stalker.  When everything occurs in a pre-scripted sequence…well, where’s the thrill in that?  Yeah, I know – the devs have said that they favored a scripted shooter because it allows them to tell a better story.  That may well be so, but if I want a story, I’ll just read the novel that Metro 2033 is based upon (which I am planning to do – kudos to THQ for getting the novel published once again).  But when it comes to gaming, I am much more interested in telling my own story

Anyway, those of you who can’t wait to take a crack at this shooter will be happy to know that the game went gold today:

Metro 2033

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Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in your hands.

In 2013, the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth’s surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age.

The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station-Cities struggle for survival, with each other, and the mutant horrors that await outside.

You are Artyom, born in the last days before the fire, but raised Underground. Having never ventured beyond your Metro Station-City limits, one fateful event sparks a desperate mission to the heart of the Metro system, to warn the remnants of mankind of a terrible impending threat. Your journey takes you from the forgotten catacombs beneath the subway to the desolate wastelands above, where your actions will determine the fate of mankind.

Blacklight: Tango Down Announced

Generally speaking, when you get a press release from a game company that calls themselves “Zombie Studios”, it is usually a good idea to take a closer look. With that in mind....

Zombie Studios has announced that they are developing a game called Blacklight: Tango Down, a “near-future first person shooter that will offer AAA-quality military shooter action in a downloadable package.”

I’ve got to tell ya, after seeing this video I am more than a little curious. Check it out:

Blacklight: Tango Down

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Blacklight: Tango Down is a fast-paced multiplayer shooter set in the dystopian future version of Eastern Europe. Developed with Unreal Engine 3, Blacklight: Tango Downs looks and plays like a full price AAA game, but costs only $15 and will be downloadable on Xbox360, PS3, and PC.

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

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Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through some of the most intense combat of the war. You can play as infantry, using a wide range of infantry weapons, or crew one of the many armored combat vehicles available in the game, from half-tracks to the most famous German and Soviet heavy tanks. Engage the enemy with everything in your arsenal, from your bayonet at close quarters up to the massive 122mm cannon on the Soviet IS-2. And if that isn't enough, find an officer and a radio to call in thunderous artillery strikes to shake the enemy loose.

Crew 16 fully realized vehicles with highly detailed exterior and interior models
Choose from 30 authentic infantry weapons
Full 50+ player online Multiplayer Support
Unique Setting - the only FPS to focus on the WWII Russian Front
Engage enemy tanks at 800 metres and more with the Simulation-level armored vehicle combat

New DLC Announced for Borderlands

Continuing with my Borderlands kick….

Gearbox has announced the third DLC for their super-fun FPS, Borderlands.  Entitled The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, the DLC will add lots of new guns, vehicles and some new, smarter enemies!  The level-cap will also be raised to 61.

In other words...Best.  Add-On.  Ever.

Borderlands has proven to be my favorite game from last year.  There is just something unexpectedly enjoyable and addictive about it.  If you haven’t given it a try, what are you waiting for?  Get on a bus and head out to Pandora now!  All those wonderfully collectable guns are waiting for you!

Enjoy this vid:
 

Borderlands

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Borderlands sends up to four co-op players to the harsh frontier planet Pandora in search of a mysterious Alien Vault legend. Featuring a unique First Person Roleplaying Shooter gameplay, you'll customize your character as you explore and battle enemies in frantic FPS combat. And what would a Roleplaying Shooter be without loot? Borderlands' groundbreaking content generation system creates a near-endless variety of weapon and items to customize your character! Players can join and leave other players' games at any time, or choose to face the challenges of Borderlands alone. All these features combine with a deep, rich fiction and a bold art style to create a breathtaking experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters.

Interstellar Marines

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Interstellare Marines is a trilogy of three games, a high quality first person shooter experienced in a realistic and unpredictable future where first contact with another sentient species is slowly becoming reality. The games balance the military realism and cooperative action from tactical shooters with the character development and narrative depth from Role Playing Games.

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