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Incarnate a hero and progress in a fantastic adventure full of numerous quests. Explore a fantasy world and discover an innovative magic environment. Get ready to face countless terrifying creatures and formidable bosses that inhabit the lands of the Nelw&Atilde;&fnof;&Acirc;&laquo; kingdom. Develop more than 130 spells and skills and surround yourself with the best companions to become the hero who will combat the coming of the Order of Nothingness.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>01 Jul 2007 10:03:25</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/shiveringisles/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/0/0cec5ac157d61a823fffc51f223f2126_sq.jpg" title="Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Image" /> Shivering Isles is an expansion for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.  It is available for download on Xbox Live or for the PC.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>10 Apr 2007 02:46:54</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Titan Quest: Immortal Throne</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/TQIT/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/5/55cfc70536a94479a987e0af664f0c43_sq.jpg" title="Titan Quest: Immortal Throne Image" /> &quot;Titan Quest: Immortal Throne is the action-packed expansion to the 2006 RPG hit, Titan Quest. Brian Sullivan, award-winning co-creator of Age of Empires and Titan Quest, continues the epic story across the dark and more sinister Underworld of Hades.<br />
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In this epic quest of good versus evil, players will encounter the greatest villains of Greek mythology, brave the attacks of Cerberus, and hazard the banks of the River Styx. Along with new foes, players will fight alongside Agamemnon and Achilles, interpret the prophecies of the blind seer Tiresias, and use the wiles of Odysseus to conquer this dark new adventure.&quot;<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>06 Apr 2007 09:30:27</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>The Witcher</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/thewitcher/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/b/b60581f96705bd4429095ad7ce380899_sq.jpg" title="The Witcher Image" /> The Witcher is a computer role-playing game in development for the PC by CD Projekt. Based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski,the game utilizes BioWare's proprietary Aurora Engine and is currently slated for release in 2007.<br />
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The Witcher follows the story of Geralt, a man who becomes a &quot;witcher&quot; .<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>05 Apr 2007 01:08:16</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/stalker/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/0/0a234224b1b6fabf12e35ae8089b1df4_sq.jpg" title="S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Image" /> <div class="user_quote"><blockquote class="user_quote"><span style="color: #dd4422;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Man made hell...</strong></span></blockquote></div>
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl takes you into a near future where nuclear disaster has taken place. When a strange second explosion at the old Chernobyl site rocks the landscape, it leaves a vast &quot;Exclusion Zone&quot; plagued with deadly energy disturbances in its wake. The quarantined Exclusion Zone expanded over time, and by 2012, specially equipped poachers, known as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, venture into the Zone to claim radioactive artifacts for the black market. You are a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. battling for survival among rivals, soldiers and mutant creatures while trying to discover the true nature of Chernobyl's dark past and horrific future.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>07 Jan 2007 09:06:28</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/SoulReaver/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/f/faaf02e53720bfd64d66c7e0a54b0cd4_sq.jpg" title="Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Image" /> Cast down to the material world, the mysterious entity 'Raziel' seeks vengeance for betrayal by his master: Kain. Cursed to stalk the dark realms of Nosgoth, he must slay his undead brethren; only then can he absorb their souls for the energy he craves. Moving between the spectral and material plane, Raziel must negotiate puzzles, overcome traps and defy blood-chilling enemies to reach his goal - the final battle with Kain!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Game Features:</span><br />
<ul class="user_list"><br />
<li class="user_li">Feed on the souls of your enemies.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Explore the vast 3D worlds of Nosgoth packed with 60 hours of gameplay.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Shift real-time between the material and spectral planes.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Hunt 5 different tribes of murderous vampires with an arsenal of deadly hand-to-hand, projectile, and environmental weapons.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Third-person perspective, single player adventure.<br /></li></ul>
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Developer:  Crystal Dynamics<br />
Publisher:  Eidos Interactive<br />
Released:  1999 for Playstation and Windows, 2000 for the Sega Dreamcast<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Minimum System Requirements</span><br />
P200 MHz MMX Processor (with 3D accelerator card, DirectX 6 compliant)<br />
P266 MHz Processor (without 3D accelerator card)<br />
Windows 95/98<br />
16 MB RAM<br />
4X CD-ROM drive<br />
DirectX 6 or higher required (included)<br />
100% DirectX 6 compliant Sound Card<br />
320 MB uncompressed hard drive space<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>31 Dec 2006 04:29:22</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Morning's Wrath</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/MorningsWrath/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/0/0699c6f0696cb5eddfa366c6af1e8bbc_sq.jpg" title="Morning's Wrath Image" /> Morning's Wrath is a Classic Adventure / RPG fusion. It combines rich story and puzzles with intense melee and spell-casting combat.<br />
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Assume the role of Princess Morning of the Leowyn Kingdom and guide her on a quest to master the ways of magic and save her kingdom from invasion.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>30 Dec 2006 08:25:10</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Hellgate: London</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/Hellgate-London/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/3/3d9e7eb737fcf854e2c34dd58a537d4a_sq.jpg" title="Hellgate: London Image" /> <span style="color: orange;">Notice:  In production</span><br />
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<div class="user_quote"><blockquote class="user_quote">London, 2038.  The once great city lies in ruins.  A massive, sinister gash in the fabric of our reality gnarls and churns, dominating the horizon as it blends into a permanently darkened sky.  The unspeakable cataclysm that befell London threatened to engulf the world as the shadow of the demons fell across the face of mankind.</blockquote></div>
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<li class="user_li">Introduction<br /></li>    <br />
According to legend, when the ravens depart the Tower of London, it will crumble to rubble and disaster will befall England. As man became more dependent on science, ancient lore and rituals were lost to the antiquity of time.<br />
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<li class="user_li">Classes<br /></li><br />
Mankind is a race of survivors. A rebellious few survive in the shadows of their former dominance, combining the holy, ancient, and arcane rites with the fringe sciences of the modern era.<br />
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<li class="user_li">Demons<br /></li><br />
Emerging from the swirling chaos of the Hellgate, the demons overwhelmed humanity's defenses. The Hellgate writhes and seethes like a living thing, a tornado of eldritch energies through which the minions of the netherworld surge forth.<br />
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<li class="user_li">Mods<br /></li><br />
Some equipment can be modified through the introduction of various technological and magical elements, commonly called Mods. These Mods are typically integrated into pre-defined slots or hard points on an item through a simple procedure that can be performed by any adventurer.<br />
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<div class="user_quote"><span class="quote_from">Bill Roper said,</span><blockquote class="user_quote">Success should be based on skills, level, items, and so on. So it's really based on what makes you successful in an RPG. That being said, it certainly isn't going to hurt a guy if he's good at shooters.</blockquote></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Additional Game Features:</span><br />
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<li class="user_li">First person perspective!<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Dynamically generated content and levels including tons of weapon and item drops for scavenging.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">PvP will be included, although it is likely that it will be for Elite members only. PvP modes may include duels and arena matches<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Has some combat aspects of a shooter, but is first and foremost an action rpg.  Players will not need to scavenge for ammo.  The only mention of &quot;ammo&quot; refers to a type of modification.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Quest driven story, yet with a lot of freedom to adventure and treasure hunt in hopes of finding the best of the randomly generated goodies, as was so popular in the spiritual predecessor Diablo!<br /></li></ul>
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<span style="color: blue;">Proposed Subscription Details (thanks Hellgate Guru!) These are just a few of the features discussed, visit the Hellgate Guru links for more info:</span><br />
<ul class="user_list"><br />
<li class="user_li">Free player accounts as well as &quot;elite&quot; optional subscription play options that are currently stated as $9.95 per month for U.S. players.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Free players can access all initial content and play with free or elite players, but elite accounts will receive regular content updates.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Elite players can access premier 24/7 customer support via phone and email, and will have priority in case of player ques.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Free players may create 3 characters, Elite players up to 12.  Elite players will have a 40 item &quot;swap stash&quot; versus 20 items for free players.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Elite accounts can access additional play modes.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Elite players will have enhanced graphical options for characters.<br /></li></ul>
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Ex-Blizzard employees Bill Roper, Erich Schafer, Max Schafer, and Dave Brevik--the men behind Diablo, are the heart of the development of Hellgate: London.<br />
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Developers:  Flagship Studios<br />
Co-publishers:  Namco Bandai Games &amp; Electronic Arts<br />
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The game runs on a proprietary engine developed specifically for this game.  The only other component that Flagship has licensed is Havok for physics.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">System Requirements:</span> Pending!<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>16 Dec 2006 10:48:21</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Bioforge</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/Bioforge/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/d/d85d5433d44ae213955cdff477dd8870_sq.jpg" title="Bioforge Image" /> <div class="user_quote"><blockquote class="user_quote">Take the starring role in Origin's latest Interactive Movie&quot;</blockquote></div>
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Centuries in the future, a madman's interstellar plot is set in motion, and only you have the skills, the position and the armament to stop it.  You are the Mondites' first success in creating the perfect warrior.<br />
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Stripped of memory and enhanced with both human and alien technology, you are a primary element of their master plan - unless you can rediscover who you are, uncover your enemies' plans and make your break for freedom.  But you'd better be quick - time and opportunity are running out.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Game features:</span><br />
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<li class="user_li">Variable identity outcomes - your choices throughout the game determine your former identity from a list of experimental subjects.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Lifelike, fluid animation with 24 powerful combat maneuvers.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Interactive backgrounds - from ground-to-air weapons, to monitors and projectile-reflective surfaces.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">8-channel digital sound effects, cued by distance and camera location.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">3-D, texture-mapped synthetic actors whose images actually show the injuries suffered in combat.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Multiple camera angles and beautifully rendered alien environments.<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">22 voice actors!<br /></li><br />
<li class="user_li">Believed to have the first single-skin, fully texture mapped, skeleton-based characters ever seen in gaming.<br /></li></ul>
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Origin Systems (An Electronic Arts Company) developed and published this single player adventure.  It was released in the U.S. in April 1995.  At the time the following system requirements were high end!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Requirements</span><br />
MS-DOS: Intel486/50+ or 100% compatible PC system.  Required:  MS-DOS 5.0 or higher, 8MB RAM, 5MB Hard drive space (29MB recommended), 2x CD-ROM drive, MSCDEX version 2.2 or higher, Microsoft mouse , keyboard.<br />
Graphics:  256-color VGA.<br />
MUSIC: Ad Lib, Sound Blaster/SB Pro/SB 16/SB AWE, Wave Blaster, General Midi MPU-401 interface, or 100% compatible sound board.<br />
DIGITIZED SPEECH and SOUND EFFECTS: Sound Blaster/SB Pro/SB 16/SB AWE or 100% compatible sound board.<br />
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<span style="color: green;">Trivia: <strong>Spoiler warning!</strong>  In spite of a highly detailed story that obviously was painstakingly crafted, the game ending is rather notorious for falling a bit short.  The developers endeavored at one point to rewrite the ending, which then blossomed into a possible sequel, but at length the whole initiative was dropped.</span><div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>14 Dec 2006 10:44:27</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Deus Ex: Invisible War</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/dxiw/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/2/22f5982c88563250ed8ef8e1ba12d07d_sq.jpg" title="Deus Ex: Invisible War Image" /> Fifteen years following the events depicted in the multi-award winning Deus Ex, the world is just beginning to recover from catastrophic depression.<br />
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As an elite anti-terrorist agent, you must fight numerous militant factions bent on violently reshaping the world to suit their own agendas. Using high-tech gadgetry and futuristic body modification (or biomods), you are granted near superhuman powers.<br />
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Travel the globe while uncovering fiendish plots of world domination. Unmask the conspirators, while uncovering the shocking truth behind your own origins.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>09 Dec 2006 01:08:20</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Arx Fatalis</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/arxfatalis/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/9/956ece1e176cbe4f5955b0457c916fe4_sq.jpg" title="Arx Fatalis Image" /> Arx Fatalis is a first-person RPG, which plunges the player into an amazingly complex fantasy world. Arx Fatalis combines intelligent storyline with impressive medieval surroundings. The user-friendly interface allows the highest interactivity possible. Arx Fatalis creates a state of intense immersion that allows the player to feel that all his actions have a direct consequence in the Arx game world.<br />
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The goal of the game is to destroy the secret cult of Akbaa: the god of devastation and chaos, and thereby prevent his return to the physical world. Should the player fail, the demon is bound to impose his reign of terror upon Arx. The player, assuming the role of the potential hero, fights inside an underground fortress using wooden clubs, swords and magical items to defend himself against creatures including goblins, trolls, ratmen and other vicious opponents. But, brute force is not always the best way to succeed and the player has at his disposal the innovative new &quot;onscreen gesture based magic system&quot; to assist him in his progress through the game. Using the mouse, burning runes can be drawn in mid-air. A series of these gestures combine to create powerful magic spells that will protect the player or empower him to defeat his enemies and pursue his quest.<br />
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In addition to the struggles against demons and monsters there are numerous opportunities for interaction with the creatures and objects inside the fortress helping the player to rediscover his memory, solve puzzles and fulfill quests. Collecting experience points enables the player to appropriately craft his hero's skills and abilities and to develop his overall persona. Dare to enter the world of Arx Fatalis. Explore underground cities, secret temples, lost civilizations, dwarf mines and discover the magic of Arx Fatalis...<br />
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<em>(from the <a href="http://www.arxfatalis-online.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">official Arx Fatalis website</a>)</em><div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>05 Dec 2006 11:49:23</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/qfg3/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/d/d2bef4442019adeec09783decf916b1c_sq.jpg" title="Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War Image" /> The third game in Quest for Glory series is set in the Africa-like world of Tarna, where you travel with your new liontaur friends you have met in the second game. Shortly after your arrival, you learn about the conflict between the liontaurs and the neighbor Simbani village, populated by the leopardmen. It is now time for our hero to become a skillful diplomat and to prevent an upcoming war between the two nations.<br />
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The gameplay system of &quot;Wages of War&quot; is the same as in the two previous games. The game plays like an adventure, with puzzles to solve and characters to talk to, with the additional of RPG elements: combat (action-based) and character development. You can play as either a fighter, a thief, a mage, or a paladin, and raise your skills directly after battles or by performing various actions. Graphics and interface underwent a major change. This is the first 256-color Quest for Glory game, and the first one to utilize the new, icon-based interface.<br />
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<em>(from the <a href="http://www.mobygames.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Moby Games</a> <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/quest-for-glory-iii-wages-of-war" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">QFG3 page</a>)</em><div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>05 Dec 2006 11:32:14</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/vampire/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/7/7503fea1ca7dcaafa51ae136fed82e70_sq.jpg" title="Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Image" /> Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines brings White Wolf's famous pen-and-paper role playing game to the back to the PC . For the first time players can explore the World of Darkness from a first person perspective in a game which utilizes Valve's striking Source Engine.<br />
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Unlike third person role playing games, Bloodlines will put you in the shoes of the character you control. You will get up close and personal with the brilliantly animated characters that populate the game world and tangled in the web of intrigue that is the staple of Troika Games' roleplaying titles.<br />
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Although set in the same universe, Bloodlines is not a sequel to the last Vampire title: Redemption.<br />
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You begin your journey this time in modern day Los Angeles as a newly embraced vampire. By creating you without the consent of your clan's Elders, your sire has violated one of vampire society's most hallowed laws. As punishment for the crime he has been put to death. Normally you would be expected to share the same fate but the newly installed Prince of Los Angeles thinks you might have some merit: you're a newly embraced vampire with no sire to guide you; you are unfamiliar with the world of vampires and their laws and customs. You would be useful and expendable pawn in his grand scheme.<br />
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You will employ a variety of firearms and skills such as computer hacking and lock picking as well as your devastating array of vampiric powers called Disciplines. And what would a game about vampires be if there wasn't some blood drinking?<br />
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You choose to play as a member of one of seven diverse and specialized vampire clans and you'll need to employ all of your preternatural skills to survive. You'll need to charm, sneak, intimidate and fight your way through the dangerous world the vampires inhabit and along the way decide just who you really owe your allegiance to.<br />
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With so many different clans, as many as 5 different endings and the ability pursue several avenues of specialization as you upgrade your character, Bloodlines will provide a great deal of replayability.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>01 Dec 2006 06:25:23</pubDate>		</item>		<item>			<title>Deus Ex</title>			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/deusex/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]></link>			<description><![CDATA[ <img style="float: left; clear: left;" src="http://static.greatgamesexperiment.com/userimages/1/17ed6b0e8e8aa376fcac96874c3dad34_sq.jpg" title="Deus Ex Image" /> The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control. No one believes they exist. No one but you.<div style="clear:both;"></div> ]]></description>			<pubDate>22 Nov 2006 09:26:12</pubDate>		</item>	</channel></rss>