Looks like Robert Zemeckis had a garage sale selling all his tech he uses on all those strange CG movies he’s made.

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Make sure to check out Amazon Video Games Deal of the Day today. You can purchase Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII for the PlayStation3 for the discounted price of $18.99. The deal only lasts until the end of the day.

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Steam has been having a sale on THQ titles all week long, and today’s special is Metro 2033 for only $13.60 (66% off). If you have a hankering for some post apocalyptic madness, but don’t want to deal with the crashtastic tendencies of Fallout: New Vegas, Metro 2033 is right up your alley.

Steam: Metro 2033

Aaron (Drakorta) released DC Chronicles episode 7 today to end the first season of his hit online series. I thoroughly enjoyed it and think that you readers will too. If you aren’t caught up in the DCC series then I recommend watching all of the previous episodes before you watch the new one or you will be 100% lost. And I would also like to thank Aaron for featuring me and AGB in the end credits and that he’ll always be a friend to me and the AGB staff. I would also like to thank all of Aaron’s fans who gave us so many hits when I posted my interview with him and the DCC season finale preview. The finale is just below, I recommend ALL readers to watch.

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For all of you Fallout freaks out there like me, you already know and are really excited for next Tuesday, October 19th,  because Fallout New Vegas is released at midnight! Ever since Mothership Zeta was released and I beat it I’ve been awaiting this day I speak of. I can’t afford it but it comes out a week before my birthday *wink wink*. I’m just kidding readers, don’t send me a copy of FNV, I could get into some trouble, but feel free to talk about it in the comments of the post I’m putting up the exact second that it is released. I will try to go to the midnight release and get full coverage of the spectacular night at my local GameStop even though I won’t be getting my own copy, but hopefully since I’m press they will let me behind the scenes in the store. I can’t wait to hear all of your midnight launch stories and comments. If you live near Melbourne, Florida, feel free to join me at the GameStop in front of Wal-Mart on Wickham Road across the street from Chili’s near the dog track. Just look for the guy with the Bethesda jacket on that is taking pictures and video with an iPhone 4, just to make sure, if you see someone doing that exact thing it won’t hurt to ask if that person is named Kyle (that’s me) so there is no confusion. See you there!

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Once in a while, an exceptional space flight sim comes along that really makes you wonder why the genre is largely ignored these days. Darkstar One is not that game.

DarkStar One follows the story of Kayron, a young human pilot whose father was recently murdered. Predictably, Kayron embarks on a journey to avenge his father’s death aboard the DarkStar One, a mysterious ship he inherits from his father that is built on ancient alien technology. Kayron’s journey takes him from one end of the galaxy to the other, where he will interact with many different alien species on over 300 different worlds.

PC gamers may already be familiar with DarkStar One, as it was originally released back in 2006 for Windows. And while the new Xbox 360 version supports Hi Definition 1080P resolution, the graphics engine and rendered cut scenes definitely show their age. It was probably pretty good back in 2006, but it simply doesn’t compare to current titles. The background planets are pretty nice looking, but the ships and stations lack detail and are pretty generic. The voice acting is sub par, and all members of the same species seem to have the exact same voice.

At it’s core, DarkStar One is an open world game with tons of side missions and assignments that can be completed. Assignments are pretty typical for space flight sims: bounty hunting, escort missions, espionage, etc. Completing missions will increase your reputation for that mission type, so you can eventually become well known as a pirate or bounty hunter, which can offer additional gameplay benefits. As the player continues with the main storyline, different parts of the galaxy open up to exploration as you upgrade your ship’s warp drive. Some missions from both the main storyline and the side quests will take you down to a planet’s surface to destroy enemies, which is a nice change of pace. However, the missions, while numerous, are for the most part pretty similar and become repetitive relatively quickly.

As Kayron completes missions and earns cash, he can purchase upgrades for the DarkStar One including new weapons, shields, and engines. The number and type of upgrades that can be equipped depends on leveling up the ship by acquiring alien artifacts. These artifacts can be obtained as missions rewards, or they can be found in asteroid fields in certain systems. Luckily, the ship’s map will mark the location of artifacts so they are pretty easy to find.

The controls are fairly simple, although some players may be overwhelmed by the number of menus and options. Flying the ship and navigating is straightforward, and combat sequences are fast paced. As the game progresses, the DarkStar One gains new powers as it levels up which unlock different abilities that can be used in combat to gain an advantage. You will almost always be facing many opponents at once, and if your ship is ill equipped you will not last very long in some of the later missions. When you start leveling up your ship, one of the best ways to improve your combat ability is to gain access to turrets.

DarkStar One is one of the few space flight sims available for the 360, so it’s a nice change of pace. Veterans of the space flight genre can find some entertainment value here. However, if you only have a casual interest in space flight sims I can’t recommend this game. It is extremely repetitive and will easily bore players who need more stimulation. In fact, I don’t typically post reviews for games I have not completed, but I could not force myself to complete DarkStar One. It simply did not have enough variety to keep my interest.