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• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Hands-On Preview - Test Drive an Orc
• On the Spot - Fishing Resort, Street Cleaning Simulator
• FireBall Giraffe Gameplay Movie
• Roboto Extreme Hovering Gameplay Movie
• Roboto Upside Down Gameplay Movie
• FireBall Penguin Gameplay Movie
• Asteroid Tower Defense Build and Destroy Gameplay Movie
• Asteroid Tower Defense Cleaning House Gameplay Movie
• Colosseum Slashing Skeletons Gameplay Movie
• Colosseum Native Skeletons Gameplay Movie
• Colosseum Chaining Zombies Gameplay Movie
• Colosseum Stabbing Orcs Gameplay Movie
• Cut the Rope: Experiments Balloons and Bouncing Gameplay Movie
• Cut the Rope: Experiments Suction Cups Gameplay Movie
• Pollen Count Buzzing Around Gameplay Movie
• Pollen Count Fly by Night Gameplay Movie
• Gesundheit! Hocking Loogies Gameplay Movie
• Gesundheit! Thinking with Portals Gameplay Movie
• FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS Animal Abuse Gameplay Movie
• FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS Stating Objectives Gameplay Movie

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Hands-On Preview - Test Drive an Orc Posted: 05 Aug 2011 12:24 AM PDT QuakeCon 2011: We roll up a new character and take him on a woodland killing spree during our hands-on time with Skyrim.   The QuakeCon 2011 convention is in full swing here in Dallas, Texas despite the record-setting heat wave sweeping the Lone Star State. Naturally, this means we've been staying inside and checking all the games on display, including Bethesda Softworks' latest entry in The Elder Scrolls series--Skyrim. This open-world role-playing game is filled with tough choices to overcome, but we had to make the hardest decision right off the bat: looks. Between the reptilian Argonians, cat-like Khajiit, pointy Dark Elves, and many more, we decided to play an Orc with a striking coat of yellow face paint. "All the items your character collects in Skyrim can be viewed in full 3D." The striking yellow face paint was one of the many face paint options available via the face paint slider. As you would expect, there were dozens of these sliders to choose from in creating our devilishly handsome (or perhaps hideous) character. Everything from skin tone to jaw width to eye depth to facial hair could be tweaked to our liking. And if we switched to another race in the character creation screen the game saved our customizations so that we don't have to redo them when we returned to that race. After deciding on the name Knuckleduster, we were instantly dropped onto a very familiar woodland path. Call it a hunch, but we figured the town of Riverwood couldn't be far off, and that snowy temple in the distance probably housed an angry dragon. Therefore, we opted to take the road less traveled and wondered into the woods. After almost getting devoured by a wolf, we called up the item menu and outfitted our Orc with some weapons and armor. A hand axe and fireball spell seemed chaotic enough for our needs, though we could set other items as favorites to equip them quickly without having to dive back into the menu. The first thing we stumbled across during our travels was a set of magical stones. We activated the one with the craving of a warrior on it and received an enchantment that let us learn combat skills 20 percent faster. We decided to test this out on the unsuspecting merchant we spied camping along the bank of a nearby river. At first he was more than happy to have a customer at his little shop, and gladly bought the wolf pelt we'd collected earlier. However, his mood quickly soured after we cracked him upside the head with our hand axe. The merchant pulled a dagger on us and we were locked in a fight to the death. While our opponent looked completely terrified, we had a lot of fun swapping between attacking up close with the axe and hiding behind rocks while shooting fireballs. The battle ended swiftly and, after a brief lock picking game, we looted a massive, two-handed battleaxe from the dead man's chest. Flush with victory, we equipped the new weapon and took practice swings at nearby trees until we happened across our next victim: an elderly woman who was outside gardening. "You can mix and match different spells and weapons to find the combination that's right for you." The old woman, Anise, looked as if her head had been filled with gravel and she refused to speak to us when we talked to her. We took her silence as an invention to wonder inside her cabin were we learned that she was some sort of alchemist, given all the special weeds and roots littered about. Back outside we found Anise sitting in a chair looking somehow even more unpleasant than before, so we attacked her. She tried to fight back using magic, but her wrinkly hide was quickly overwhelmed by our shiny, new axe. In her basement there was an alchemy station where potions could be brewed. All we needed to do was combine two to three alchemical items (pilfered from upstairs) that shared a special property. Each item had four special property slots, all labeled "unknown," and the only way to find out what they were was through trail and error at the station, or by eating the item. Either method consumed the item(s). Our first potion failed, but the second succeeded since two of the items shared the "resist frost" property. This information was then recorded in the item's description for future reference. We then made a quick pass through Riverwood before starting up the side of a the snowy mountain. There Knuckleduster encountered some bandits who were eager to thrown themselves on the end of his axe--save for one with a large, wooden shield. This opponent was able to deflect our basic attacks but, by holding down the attack button, we brought our character's weapon around for one powerful blow. The bandit buckled under the attack's weight and crumpled at our feet. As our enemies went down our character leveled up. At level two we first had to choose between improving our magicka, health, or stamina attributes. Next we got to pick a perk from one of the many skill constellations. From the two-handed skill set we chose to improve the first skill, barbarian, which granted our character 20 percent more damage per rank when using a two-handed weapon. The skills themselves improve with use, so by attacking enemies with the two-handed axe we were improving our two-handed skill. "The land of Skyrim had no shortage of rough characters." True to The Elder Scrolls series, combat felt very heavy in Skyrim. Knuckleduster's attacks came out slowly and had a definite feeling of weight behind them. But while the core mechanics of the combat didn't feel far removed from the series' predecessors, the amount of options available in battle--between all the weapons, spells, and shouts--was refreshing. Our hands-on time with Skyrim left us with the impression that Bethesda isn't trying to reinvent The Elder Scrolls formula. Instead, they're taking what was great about the previous games and adding some interesting new content on top of them. You can check out The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on PC, Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3 on Novermber 11th. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Hands-On Preview - Test Drive an Orc" was posted by Maxwell McGee on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:24:48 -0700

On the Spot - Fishing Resort, Street Cleaning Simulator Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:31 PM PDT Today we check out Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, Fishing Resort and... Street Cleaning Simulator!   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "On the Spot - Fishing Resort, Street Cleaning Simulator" was posted by Jan on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:31:02 -0700

FireBall Giraffe Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:14 PM PDT How do you put a fireball-ridden giraffe out of its misery? Cut of the head, of course! Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "FireBall Giraffe Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:14:09 -0700

Roboto Extreme Hovering Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:09 PM PDT We get some cyber-cool air with our hoverboard in Roboto Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Roboto Extreme Hovering Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:09:59 -0700

Roboto Upside Down Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:08 PM PDT We get flipped upside down thanks to the power of MAGNETS for some reverse platforming in Roboto Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Roboto Upside Down Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:08:15 -0700

FireBall Penguin Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:06 PM PDT This penguin has fireballs all over it! That's what happens when you leave your icy homeland. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "FireBall Penguin Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:06:40 -0700

Asteroid Tower Defense Build and Destroy Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:05 PM PDT We build our tower up to destroy those asteroids in Asteroid Tower Defence. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Asteroid Tower Defense Build and Destroy Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:05:38 -0700

Asteroid Tower Defense Cleaning House Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:03 PM PDT Our tower is shaped like a house! A house full of MISSILES. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Asteroid Tower Defense Cleaning House Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:03:59 -0700

Colosseum Slashing Skeletons Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT We hack and slash some skeletons in Colosseum Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Colosseum Slashing Skeletons Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:02:24 -0700

Colosseum Native Skeletons Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:00 PM PDT Wait, was that a Native American skeleton we saw? Run! Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Colosseum Native Skeletons Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:34 -0700

Colosseum Chaining Zombies Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:42 PM PDT We chain-whip some zombies like the smug vampire we are in Colosseum.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Colosseum Chaining Zombies Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:42:41 -0700

Colosseum Stabbing Orcs Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:41 PM PDT We stab Orcs like the triumphant, cute humans we are in Colosseum   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Colosseum Stabbing Orcs Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:41:53 -0700

Cut the Rope: Experiments Balloons and Bouncing Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:39 PM PDT We experiment, fail, succeed and cheer in Cut the Rope: Experiments.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Cut the Rope: Experiments Balloons and Bouncing Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:39:44 -0700

Cut the Rope: Experiments Suction Cups Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:39 PM PDT We experiment with some suction cups in Cut the Rope: Experiments.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Cut the Rope: Experiments Suction Cups Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:39:03 -0700

Pollen Count Buzzing Around Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:38 PM PDT We control the flight of bees and collect pollen in Pollen Count.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Pollen Count Buzzing Around Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:38:53 -0700

Pollen Count Fly by Night Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:38 PM PDT We collect pollen with our unusually colourful bee friends in a spooky woodland environment.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Pollen Count Fly by Night Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:38:00 -0700

Gesundheit! Hocking Loogies Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:35 PM PDT We hock some epic loogies and outsmart some insects in the charming Gesundheit!   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Gesundheit! Hocking Loogies Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:35:36 -0700

Gesundheit! Thinking with Portals Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:34 PM PDT We start thinking with portals to outsmart dumb monsters in the charming Gesundheit!   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Gesundheit! Thinking with Portals Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:34:23 -0700

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS Animal Abuse Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:33 PM PDT We move in and attack a mammal in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS Animal Abuse Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:33:41 -0700

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS Stating Objectives Gameplay Movie Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:32 PM PDT We choose our objective and commence a battle in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS Stating Objectives Gameplay Movie" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:32:47 -0700

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