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Tomorrow at 1pm EST, a momentous event will occur. 6 years ago the last trailer for Duke Nukem Forever was released.  Tomorrow at 1pm EST  3D Realms will show the world what Duke has been doing in that time.

George Broussard had this to say on the 3D Realms forums:

Last Saturday we had our annual company Christmas party. It was a lot of fun as usual but it featured one special surprise. It turns out that several people had been secretly working late nights and into the wee hours of the morning preparing a special video for those at the party. They created a short teaser for Duke Nukem Forever.

After seeing the teaser we thought it was something we should share with all of you and while it’s just a teaser, rest assured more is coming.

Tomorrow, Wednesday the 19th, around noon CST, we will release the first teaser trailer from Duke Nukem Forever. To tide you over until then, here is a screen shot taken from the teaser.

Thank you for being fans of the game and for your continued patience.

I’d like to thank the people on the team that worked so hard to create this teaser and the friends of 3DR that helped create it (Jeremy Soule and Julian Soule, Frank Bry, Jason Evigan and of course, Jon St. John).

Check Buttonbasher tomorrow for the new video, but if you’re still in need of your Duke fix, check out this interview I did with the man behind the voice Jon St. John.

Jon St. John interview

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The next issue of Play Magazine will feature the first look at the next Tomb Raider game. What we know now is that the game will be set in the time following Legend, and will be running on a new engine. The emphasis seems to be on connecting Lara to the world she’s exploring. To help achieve the goal Crystal Dynamics is implementing interactive environments, as well as motion capturing Lara.

The game is expected to release for PS3, 360, and PC in 2008.

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Hey guys and gals, I’m SpudBud. I’ll be posting reviews every now and then, hope you enjoy.

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, stars Nathan Drake, a treasure hunter searching for the lost treasure of Sir Francis Drake. During the course of the game, Drake will travel to exotic locations and fight off ruthless pirates to find out the mystery of Francis Drake’s last voyage.

The story, while good, can be a tad predicable at times. It has some nice plot twists, and a very satisfyingly ending . Uncharted also features amazing cutscenes, some great voice work, and a powerful score, which really adds to the atmosphere. The game’s presentation is top-notch.

Gameplay wise, the game lacks a little originality. The shooting and cover mechanics seem ripped straight from “Gears of War” and its health mechanic is similar as well. Drake is only allowed two weapons at a time and a small stash of grenades. Weapon variety is nice (pistols, assault rilfes, etc.), and all are based on real world weapons.

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This is more of a traditional GTA trailer. It looks fantastic.

Better version here: GTA IV

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This looks really good. I enjoyed Final Fantasy III on DS a lot, and with voice acting on the DS this game looks amazing.

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Hey, I’m squeakypants, and I’ll be posting stuff here on Buttonbasher on occasion. Here’s what I think of Geometry Wars Galaxies on Wii and DS.

In the midst of Halo 3, Super Mario Galaxy, the Orange Box, and Rock Band; hundreds of games have come out in the past month for the Christmas season. Geometry Wars: Galaxies is one of said games. I’ve played both the DS and the Wii version. What I don’t have is a 360, so this was my first outing with the game besides a PC ripoff I tried awhile ago and hated. However, this game is so immensely popular I figure it should have some solid grounding.

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Gather up the family and friends, get your buzzers ready, it’s time to play Buzz! The Mega Quiz!

Buzz! The Mega Quiz for PS2 is a game that puts you and your friends on the TV game show Buzz! hosted by Buzz, a snappy British cartoon styled character. Buzz says some generally funny things but can also get under your skin if you’re not doing so well. The game has made me chuckle a few times, which is not something most games do.

The game comes packaged with 4 buzzer controllers, which you use to select answers and ring in during a speed round. The game is broken up into segments ranging from Globe Trotter, which has a player choose what place on Earth the question will come from, to Winner Stays On which players answer questions based on two images, and winner keeps playing losers are out for the round.

With a good variety in the games it’s well balanced, on the exception of a game called Point Stealer. This segment comes at the end of the game, and basically makes all of the points you earned meaningless. The game asks you questions, and whichever player gets the correct answer first gets to pluck a large amount of points from the player of their choice. So even if you’ve been winning the the entire game, during that round you could come out losing the entire game.

Aside from that minor annoyance the group of people I played with all had a blast. It’s a great game to just pull out when people come over and play a quick round. The game is smart with the humor and can ask some difficult questions. It doesn’t lend itself well to single-player though, so be prepared for that.

Overall the game is worth your time if you’re looking for a good party game for the holidays.

8.5/10

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The Xbox 360’s Fall Dashboard update is hitting your console December 4th. New features include:

•  Xbox Originals- Downloadable Original Xbox games
• Xbox LIVE Arcade Hits-Repricing of best sellers
• Inside Xbox- Xbox News Ticker
• Enhanced online profile – Lets you share your name, state, and short bio.
• Expanded Friends List access – View friends friendslists.
• Enhanced Parental Controls – Lets parents limit game time with a parental timer.
• New video features – Full Screen movie previews and DivX 5.0 Support
• Easy-to-use navigation features – Reorganized Dashboard, mainly Marketplace.

Full List can be found here.

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