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Brink is about to come out for the XBox, PC, and Playstation consoles! May 10th is when this game hits stores and I’m already super-excited. I’ve been waiting for this game for a long time now, and it’s finally almost here! If you’ve been living under a rock, you may not know what Brink is. Or maybe you just don’t follow video games, in which case, welcome to Gamehoot! Brink is basically what would happen if Team Fortress 2 and Mirror’s Edge had a love-child, with Quake Wars being a…

I’m really looking forward to Rockstar’s upcoming game, L.A. Noire. The faces look amazing, and they manage to make some headway through Uncanny Valley to actual look normal, most of the time. There are definitely some moments where I’m a bit weirded out by where the face meets the neck. There’s such a drop in quality from the face to the rest of the body that it can definitely be a bit jarring. That’s not what I’m here to talk about though. I’m here to talk about the exclusive content…

The Gears of War 3 beta is just around the corner! If you loved the first two games, there’s no doubt you’re going to have a great time with this third installment of this Xbox series. I’m pretty excited to be trying it out, especially since I get early access on April 18th, due to my purchase of Bulletstorm Epic Edition. Anyhow, I decided to take a look and another way to get in is through preordering Gears of War 3. However, those who preorder get in on April 25th,…

I was a big fan of the destructible environments that have always been in Red Faction, so when Red Faction: Armageddon was announced, I was stoked. I personally was a big fan of Red Faction: Guerilla, where all the buildings and structures were completely destructible. Blowing up bridges and committing acts of mayhem were hilariously fun, and pretending I was some sort of space terrorist never got old. Anyhow, back to talking about preorder bonuses. Red Faction: Armageddon comes out on May 31st, so there is plenty of time to…

Crysis 2 has just come out for the PS3, Xbox, and PC and it’s definitely a worthy successor to the original Crysis. I picked it up and managed to get a few hours in for a quick first impression of what I liked and didn’t like. Graphics: As expected, the graphics in Crysis 2 are astounding. The CryTek 3 engine lives up to expectations and the visuals are sharp and pure eye candy. Somehow, they managed to improve the graphics from the first game. I suspect I would be even…