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  • Review: Gauntlet

    Review: Gauntlet

    Posted on December 16, 2014 | No Comments
    I’ve mentioned in many previous reviews how the arcade game Gauntlet was a part of my formative gaming years. Recent titles like Sacred 3 and Hammerwatch have attempted to capture that same magic with various degrees of success. Now Arrowhead Game Studios, the developer behind […]

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  • Gauntlet Reboot Launch Pushed Back a Few Weeks (But Maybe a Wizard Robe Made of Dead Imps Will Cheer You Up)

    Gauntlet Reboot Launch Pushed Back a Few Weeks (But Maybe a Wizard Robe Made of Dead Imps Will Cheer You Up)

    Posted on August 27, 2014 | No Comments
    If you were getting all hyped up for next week’s planned September 3rd Steam PC launch of Arrowhead’s modernized Gauntlet reboot, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the game has now been delayed until September 23rd to “fine-tune details in order […]

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  • E3 2014: Arrowhead’s Gauntlet Reboot Gears Up for E3

    E3 2014: Arrowhead’s Gauntlet Reboot Gears Up for E3

    Posted on June 5, 2014 | No Comments
    The Gauntlet reboot from the creators of Magicka is shaping up to be a co-op dungeon crawling blast from the past with just the right amount of modern flair. As highlighted by the E3 gameplay trailer, the new Relics system will allow players to unleash […]

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  • Gauntlet Reboot Pre-Orders Include Digital Comic, In-Game Bonus Gear

    Gauntlet Reboot Pre-Orders Include Digital Comic, In-Game Bonus Gear

    Posted on May 20, 2014 | No Comments
    That modernized Gauntlet reboot from Arrowhead Game Studios we heard about a couple months back now has a launch date and a pre-order campaign. Gauntlet will release September 3rd for $19.99 via various PC digital download platforms. A digital comic by DC Entertainment titled Gauntlet: […]

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  • Magicka Creators Working on Modern Gauntlet Reboot

    Magicka Creators Working on Modern Gauntlet Reboot

    Posted on March 17, 2014 | No Comments
    It’s another lousy, snowy Monday here on the east coast, but this news just made my day. Gauntlet is getting a modern reboot, and it’s being made by Arrowhead Game Studios, the same crew behind the awesome cooperative spellcasting action-adventure game, Magicka. Talk about a […]

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  • Review: Magicka: Vietnam

    Review: Magicka: Vietnam

    Posted on April 18, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Back when I reviewed Magicka in early March I made a strong case that you should buy this game immediately! Now that the Vietnam DLC is out … I am struggling a bit with what to recommend. To put it in perspective, I started writing […]

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  • Review: Magicka

    Review: Magicka

    Posted on March 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
    As a long-time PC gamer I have become accustomed to having games patched after release. Sometimes a patch or two goes a long way towards solving issues, but other times the patches are too long in coming or don’t resolve the main issues. Occasionally you […]

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  • Arrowhead’s GDC Magicka Surprise is…Vietnam DLC!?

    Arrowhead’s GDC Magicka Surprise is…Vietnam DLC!?

    Posted on March 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Wait, what!? Magicka in Vietnam. Really? REALLY? Yes, really! A couple weeks back, Paradox Interactive and Arrowhead Studios promised a HUGE Magicka surprise to be revealed at the Game Developers Conference. Well, GDC is here, and with it has come the surprise of a lifetime: […]

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