FPS Gamer
We’ve got a hard-on for for killer first person shooters.
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Modern Warfare 3: Suppressing Fire June 1, 2011: Shellshock from the Modern Warfare announcement has left me wanting to roll with DICE. |
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FEATURE: Who are the best companions in FPS games? May 18, 2011: What makes a great buddy on your first person shooting adventures? We take a scientific approach to find out. |
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Breach review – the poor man’s Call of Duty January 29, 2011: Atomic Games aims for a breakthrough, but the results are just broken. Verdict on the Xbox 360 version of the downloadable shooter. |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops review – a tale of two shooters November 22, 2010: Back in black? Our verdict on Treyarch and Activision's Cold War sales apocalypse. Xbox 360 version tested. |
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Black Ops quibble: is the Tomahawk overpowered? November 15, 2010: A little rant from Ed. |
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New IP can take “years of iteration” to get right – Singularity producer December 8, 2009: Don't count your chickens before they've been blown to bits with plasma grenades. |
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Killzone 2 look-back: sorry, still needs co-op November 26, 2009: As Guerrilla's sometime Halo-killer reaches the grand old age of half a decade, we kick a little post-coital dirt at the sequel. |
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Why Left 4 Dead shouldn’t be left for dead November 24, 2009: Left 4 Dead 2's out. Is it all over for Francis, Bill, Louis and Zoey? Not on our watch. |
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Feature: FPS Cult Classics November 19, 2009: With Modern Warfare 2 fever gradually dissipating, it's time to mull over the shooters you might have missed. |
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Weapon Drop: Left 4 Dead 2′s Chainsaw November 18, 2009: I came, I saw, I chainsawed... |
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Quickfire Q&A: Alien vs. Predator November 4, 2009: Predator. Survivor. Prey. Potential? Rebellion's revamp of the classic sci-fi horror franchise is appropriately conflicted. |
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And the best part of Modern Warfare 2 is… November 2, 2009: Infinity Ward studio boss spills the beans. |
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Quickfire Q&A: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 October 31, 2009: Hands-on time with EA Digital Illusions CE's second big native console Battlefield. Let the question mark bombardment commence! |
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1-on-1: Modern Warfare 2 vs Left 4 Dead 2 October 29, 2009: Can Valve's grab-bag of southern comfort and zombie goodness overturn Infinity Ward's steamroller of an action blockbuster? Click on for our pre-release feature face-off. |
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BOOM. It’s the new site for FPS fanatics! October 27, 2009: This scene-setting intro is entirely skippable. |
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Weapon Drop: the sticky grenade October 26, 2009: Stick around. |
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Feature: The History of First-Person Shooters October 26, 2009: As FPS Gamer clears leather, Kristan Reed turns in the ultimate retrospective: the evolution of the first-person shooter genre from Maze War to Modern Warfare 2. |
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The History of First-Person Shooters: Part 5 October 19, 2009: 2006 to present. The "real" next-gen arrives, Crysis blows retinas, Bioshock goes deep, Left 4 Dead reinvents the co-op mode and Infinity Ward washes its hands of the 1940s. |
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Quickfire Q&A: Modern Warfare 2 October 15, 2009: FPS Gamer gets schizophrenic with Infinity Ward's epic shooter follow-up. Can you hear duty calling? |
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The History of First-Person Shooters: Part 4 October 13, 2009: 2001-2005. The war between console and PC reaches its height, Valve excels itself, World War 2 becomes the setting of choice and Bungie gives birth to a big, helmeted baby. |
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The History of First-Person Shooters: Part 3 October 8, 2009: 1998-2000. Epic and Valve hit the scene, online multiplayer explodes and important sub-genres begin to establish themselves. |
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Preview: MAG beta October 7, 2009: Zipper Interactive play the numbers game. You and 255 of your friends are invited. |
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The History of First-Person Shooters: Part 2 October 3, 2009: 1996-1997. The 3D acceleration era gets underway, online gaming is born, the mod scene grows and console shooting hits gold. |
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Halo 3: the best of Forge October 2, 2009: Manny dips into the cream of Halo 3's user creations. |
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The History of First-Person Shooters: Part 1 September 29, 2009: The origins of the genre. Maze War, Castle Wolfenstein and (of course) Doom. |
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ODST special: top 5 rough landings September 23, 2009: Going in hot. We can see your house from here - and we're packing SPARTAN lasers... |
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The Edit Suite: Worst FPS levels September 16, 2009: Manny Brown confesses his fondness for shiny sphincters. |
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New MAG trailer scripted by PS Blog members September 4, 2009: Because SCEE couldn't be arsed to write it themselves. |
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Section 8′s out, watch the trailer September 2, 2009: Kicks eight shades of armor-plating out of Halo, or so it probably wishes. |
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Satoru Iwata Video Interview - the late Nintendo president spoke with Kikizo in 2004 as 'Nintendo Revolution' loomed.
Kaz Hirai Video Interview - the first of Kikizo's interviews with the man who went on to become global head of Sony.
Ed Fries Video Interview - one of Xbox's founders discusses an epic journey from Excel to Xbox.
Yu Suzuki, the Kikizo Interview - we spend time with one of gaming's most revered creators.
Tetris - The Making of an Icon: Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers reveal the fascinating story behind Tetris
Rare founders, Chris and Tim Stamper - their only interview? Genuinely 'rare' sit down with founders of the legendary studio.
The History of First-Person Shooters - a retrospective, from Maze War to Modern Warfare