[Link] ‘New Game+’ Is a Terrible Name but Offers a Great Advantage

Read: 14/11/2021 www.wired.com

Every single action-adventure game comes with its own unique playing style baked in. Combat is intricately orchestrated; tools and weapons—from health boosts to special bombs and traps—are abundant.

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[Link] Halo 3: ODST is still unlike any other Halo

Read: 14/11/2021 www.polygon.com

Since it first released on the Xbox 360 back in 2009, Halo 3: ODST has remained a unique entry in the sci-fi shooter Halo series — and according to developers who worked on the game at the time, that was entirely the point.

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[Link] Command & Conquer: Red Alert remains one of the most intense and imaginative strategy games ever made

Read: 6/11/2021 www.pcgamer.com

For more of Command & Conquer's past, and a look back at the whole strategy genre, check out our beefy history of the strategy game, from 1972 to now. Released in November 1996, Command and Conquer: Red Alert was developed in just 14 months. That's a staggeringly short turnaround for a game.

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