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Planetside 2 gets first major update
6 months ago
by Michael Revis
in Video Games
War-based FPS game Planetside 2 has finally gotten its first major update, addressing some key areas, ignoring some others, and adding some new content at the same time. Of course, the part that people are likely going to be clamoring about the most is the fact that Flash and Sunderer vehicles now More >
Planetside 2 Review: War were declared
6 months ago
The Vanu forces are assaulting a heavily defended Terran Bio Lab. Bullets are flying everywhere, explosions sounding across every corridor. Meanwhile, I’m just getting into the fray as a Heavy Assault, having used the launch pads to catapult myself onto the upper level where the main battle is More >
SoE will ban you for using any mods on Planetside 2
6 months ago
by Michael Revis
in Video Games
Sony Online Entertainment have gone on record to say that they will not tolerate the use of any and all kinds of third party mods for Planetside 2, as stated in a post on the official forums.
Their reasoning behind this is that the use of third party mods causes the user to become More >
E3 2012: Bullet Run, the F2P FPS that nails simplicity and fun
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Walking around E3, it can be easy to bypass a simple-looking game like Bullet Run; it builds upon the core gameplay of Call of Duty, while bringing a lot of its own style to the death match. It won’t wow you with its graphics, but I’m betting it will net at least a few million of you out there who More >
PAYDAY: The Heist Review – Beyond the Safe?
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Some days you just get a strange urge to rob a bank. No? Nobody? Well, okay, maybe you’ve never thought about robbing a bank, but you’ve seen it in movies, and it looks so intense that–aside from the detrimental ramifications of shooting real people–, you can imagine that it might be kind of, dare More >
Get Double-Crossed in PAYDAY: The Heist ‘Heat Street’ Trailer
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
For all of you out there who enjoy the thrill of watching small criminal groups attempting to achieve their well-thought-out (or not so well-thought-out) plans in the movies, here’s a game that just might be for you. PAYDAY: The Heist is a 4-player co-operative game in which you and three other More >
Rochard Review: It’s Half Life 2′s 2-D Second Cousin
1 year ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Rochard, the latest 2-D platformer, puzzler, action game…wait, we don’t have a ton of those, do we? No, no we don’t, and this one has Half Life 2′s gravity gun! Stay calm. Let’s dig into this one slowly, shall we?
Rochard, the protagonist of the story, is a space miner (pronounced, “Roshard”). More >
Pay Day: The Heist Launch Party Holds Hollywood Hostage
1 year ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
Nerd Reactor recently got a chance to attend the Pay Day: The Heist launch party at the House of Blues in Hollywood. Many guests were on hand to try out the new game and party the night away. Being that it is the Pay Day launch party, we had a chance to play a few rounds and get a good first More >
DC Universe Online Fortress of Solitude Update
2 years ago
Fans of Sony Online’s DC Universe Online and Superman will have something to look forward to very soon. The fourth major content update will feature the next tier of eight man raid content with the menacing A.I. Brainiac taking up residence in Man of Steel’s Fortress of Solitude seeking to absorb More >
Nerd Reactor Podcast – PSN Edition
2 years ago
You can’t go anywhere without hearing about the ongoing controversy over the hacking of the Playstation Network. Nerd Reactor’s finest take a look at how it all started and the news that has surfaced in the recent weeks. Warning: May Contain Stronge Language Open in new window | Download | Itunes More >
Industry Analysis Compares PSN Hack to Microsoft’s Red Ring of Death.
2 years ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
Sony’s debacle can’t help but be the main topic for so many websites. Recently, they announced their Costumer Appreciation Program but some say that it maybe too late. VP of Capital Research at EEDAR, Jesse Divinich, says that Sony has nothing to worry about because he believe it is similar to More >
SOE’s Fan Faire 2011 Open for Registration
2 years ago
Summer is home to a lot of cool events for nerds. We have places like Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con to fill our nerd void. Here’s another event to fill in the void, Sony Online Entertainment’s Fan Faire 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s an annual event where you can meet fellow gamers and your More >
Gamers in Real Life Scholarship
2 years ago
by Michael Pao
in Video Games
For the fourth year in a row Sony Online Entertainment will be offering the Gamers in Real Life (or G.I.R.L.) scholarship to prospective students in the United States. Gamers who are interested in working in the gaming industry will have a chance at a $10,000 scholarship and a 10 week paid More >
