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Episodes IX and X wrap up GameTrailer’s retrospectives of the massive Star Wars family of video games. Episode IX covers the Rebel Assault and Rogue Squadron games, and X gets into some of the more obscure titles of the series, as well as the actors that voiced the most well known roles in the games. Episode X is after the beep. Enjoy! Looking forward to more of these retrospectives from GameTrailers, they do a great job!
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I am by no means a guru of game programming, nor have I been at it for very long. But, if you’re the type (like me) who has intermediate programming skills and a big interest in video game programming, but you happen to be lacking in math skills, you may want to follow along with the rest of this post. I always felt that game programming was wayyyy too math-centric for me. I’m not exactly horrible at math, but I don’t have the skills that would allow me to figure out how to program my own shaders for a 3D game or anything. I’m pretty much an application programmer, not a systems programmer or a computer engineer. Another way of saying it is, I can build the house, but don’t ask me to build the tools I would need in order to do so. If the tools are already available, I’m good to go. Luckily, the landscape of game programming has changed a lot since the internet came along, and there is a wealth of information and tools available for anyone with intermediate programming skills to use for game programming.
GameSpot has taken a look at the full versions of The Force Unleashed for the 360, PS3, and Wii, and decided to give everyone a runthrough on each version and their differences. Be warned, it’s over 2 hours long, so you might want to have some snacks handy 
I tried finding the video of the commercial, as I’m sure many people would be able to positively identify the source that way, but I couldn’t find one. Kind of odd, since it was on during the olympics as well as the superbowl I believe. Anyway, this is Hoops by the Chemical Brothers. Typical techno/electronica 
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Never did play the original Fallout games. For whatever reason, they just never caught my attention. To be honest, the 3rd iteration in the series hasn’t interested me up until this point. I knew Bethesda was developing the title, and I knew how good Oblivion was, but I never bothered to take a look and see how the game was coming along.
That being said, with these videos you can definitely see Bethesda’s influence. Oblivion comes to mind because the character interaction is very similar, and the questing looks like it’s done in much the same fashion as well. The setting and combat really set this game apart from Bethesda’s previous endeavors though. I don’t know if this is their first shot at a post-apocalyptic environment, but it seems they’ve adapted very well.
Anyway, this is certainly one to try out after it’s October 28th release, so take a look at the quest and gameplay walkthrough videos (4 after the beep) and see what you think.
Since they announced that The Force Unleashed would be available for the less powerful consoles, namely the PS2 and PSP, many have been wondering how they’d turn out. These GameTrailers producer walkthroughs should put to rest any worries. Obviously they aren’t going to measure up to the experience you have on PS3 or 360, but so far, they’re looking very good in their own right. The PSP walkthrough is after the beep.
Looks like The Force Unleashed is shaping up to be the Star Wars game everyone’s been hoping it would be. The Star Wars franchise itself seems to be hit or miss a great deal of the time, so it can be hard to know if you have a winner. This series of gameplay videos from GameTrailers shows the apprentice wreaking havoc in a shuttle bay, and demonstrates some of the eye candy, physics, and AI we can expect at release. More videos after the beep.
Well, in case anyone hasn’t been keeping up with the GameTrailers Retrospectives lately, here are Episodes VII and VIII (after the beep). Episode VIII covers Galactic Empire along with all its flaws and the love/hate it seemed to engender. Episode VII, aside from covering Shadows of the Empire and Knights of the Old Repubulic: The Sith Lords, covers what I feel is one of the best Star Wars games ever made, the original Knights of the Old Republic. I don’t think I had ever played a BioWare developed title before, but this was definitely a great first impression.
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It’s surprising just how much material there is to go over in the Star Wars video game franchises. The latest 3 retrospectives from GameTrailers are, like the previous ones, arranged by gameplay genre. So here we have the flight simulators, strategy games, and FPSs, respectively. Episode V and VI are after the beep.
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Here’s an interesting look back at gaming’s history. GameTrailers has picked 10 milestone years and given us the breakdown of the highlights in this new feature video they’ve released. If you’re under 20, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of some the games mentioned in the feature. If you’re between 20 and 30 (me), feel good that unlike other entertainment industries and thanks mainly to the rapidly advancing technology we have today, the gaming industry has grown up with and been able to keep pace with the same audience that saw it become mainstream.
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Moving on from Episode II of their retrospective, GameTrailers goes over the game releases related to Episodes I - III of the Star Wars movies.
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