When I saw the trailer that debuted online last month — the one where Wolverine turned into a symbiote — I needed a mop for the puddle of drool around my desk. Once I gathered my senses, I had to ask myself one very basic question: the last few Spiderman games published by Activision have featured heavily recycled gameplay with a new coat of “most recent film” painted on. How could this one really be any different? At X08 I got to find out.

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Introduced in 2005 by Introversion Software the world of Darwinia caught the attention PC gamers who were looking for something a little different. With its hypnotic blend of action and RTS in a distinct and unique virtual world the game became an instant critical hit but the game never really seemed to garner the mass attention of gamers it so strongly deserved. Multiwinia, the upcoming multiplayer version of Darwinia, seems set to change all that soon when it launches for PC, Mac, Linux and Xbox Live Arcade as part of Darwinia+. Continue Reading »