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Elemental: the review

Elemental: the review

I have a confession to make: I'm not sure I can write an impartial review of Elemental. So I'm not...
 
Elemental: Graphics slowdown?  What graphics slowdown?

Elemental: Graphics slowdown? What graphics slowdown?

Elemental lets you zoom the view so far out that the world switches from the cel-shaded look of the 3D...
 
Elemental: day zero -- and Elemental proper -- arrives

Elemental: day zero -- and Elemental proper -- arrives

So Elemental is officially out now. Last night it received its day-0 patch, which meant the earliest non-beta, non-pre-order adopters...
 
Elemental: hey, where'd that come from?

Elemental: hey, where'd that come from?

Let's say I'm a dude who works at the market in one of Elemental's randomly named towns. Rinuhii, for instance....
 
Elemental: flesh and steel instead of magic

Elemental: flesh and steel instead of magic

For my first real game of Elemental, I had a plan. I had already dinked around in two or three...
 
Elemental: in a world of dragons and bad math

Elemental: in a world of dragons and bad math

I'm trying to like Elemental. I really am. But the version I have now, and the version you're probably going...
 
Starcraft II: Meet the Zergling with the heart of a poet

Starcraft II: Meet the Zergling with the heart of a poet

I'm in the middle of a pitched battle against a Terran player, inching my slimy creep carpet towards his base,...
 
Starcraft II: eight things you didn't know

Starcraft II: eight things you didn't know

Actually, that headline is a bit misleading. These are things I didn't know. You probably knew some of them. After...
 
Starcraft II: he who laughs first

Starcraft II: he who laughs first

The Terrans are versatile. Almost too versatile. You can't just fumble around, picking this and that, waiting to see what...
 
Starcraft II: Jack of one trade

Starcraft II: Jack of one trade

I'm not getting bored of the Zerg. On the contrary. The more I play them, the more I understand them,...
 
Starcraft II: head games

Starcraft II: head games

Today I learned something new in Starcraft II. And by learning it, I reached a certain level in the game...
 
Starcraft II: the people you meet

Starcraft II: the people you meet

In a real time strategy game, you don't interact much with your opponents. In a one-on-one match of Starcraft II,...
 
Starcraft II: How to start playing online

Starcraft II: How to start playing online

Starcraft II tips articles are popping up on the internet like queen-spawned larvae from a zerg hatchery. They'll offer finicky...
 
Starcraft II: Once upon a time, it was a dark and stormy night

Starcraft II: Once upon a time, it was a dark and stormy night

I've just finished the single-player campaign in Starcraft II. I hated it. I only played through to the end because...
 
Starcraft II: Night of the living Zerg

Starcraft II: Night of the living Zerg

I'm about half way through the single-player campaign in Starcraft II and I'm already bored out of my skull. This...
 

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