The Thing

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ON OTHER PLATFORMS: PC, Xbox, Playstation 2

GAME INFO
publisher: Vivendi Games
developer: Computer Artworks
genre: Shooters

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
n/a

ESRB rating: M
homepage:
www.thethinggames.com/

release date: Aug 20, 02 (released)

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ACTIONTRIP'S REVIEW The movies of John Carpenter, from his first breakthrough picture The Fog (1980) to his recent achievement Ghosts of Mars (2001), have had a lasting appeal to audiences worldwide. The dark and eerie ambiance...

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»	May 12, 2012 Valve & Blizzard Settle Dispute Over DOTA Despite a somewhat grim outlook for the legal dispute between Blizzard and Valve, it seems that both companies managed to settle the battle over the DOTA license. » MORE

»	Apr 23, 2012 Gabe Sort of Talks About Half-Life 3 How many times have we longed for Valve to reveal at least a shred of evidence that Half-Life 3 exists (or Half-Life 2: Episode 3, if you prefer)? The thing is they never said a word. » MORE

»	Apr 04, 2012 SimCity 'GlassBox Engine' Trailer - Part 2 Well, you've seen the first part of Maxis' video for its SimCity 'GlassBox Engine' showing off some of the things you'll be able to do while building the urban setting of your dreams in the upcoming SimCity game. » MORE

»	Mar 30, 2012 Mornin '12 Cracked a joke at the office this morning. Everyone laughed. It's been a while since I made a whole group of people laugh. Nice to know I didn't lose my touch. » MORE

»	Feb 24, 2012 Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - 'Believe in Ghosts' Ubisoft got former Navy SEAL sniper/scout Richard 'Mack' Machowicz to talk about some of the things you'll get to pull off in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier: » MORE

»	Nov 30, 2011 Mornin '11 Wouldn't it be nice if whenever you're in a real jam or fix that you could just escape via the ventilation shaft? For instance, imagine the teacher asking you something you don't know the answer to. » MORE

Sep 29, 2011

Battlefield 3 Beta Accessible to All Later Today
The Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta is going to be open to all players -- on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 systems -- later during the day. No registration will be required, just download the thingy from Xbox Live, PSN or EA's Origin (on Windows PC).

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»	Aug 08, 2011 Mornin '11 Ah, I'm finally getting sucked back into the pleasures of gaming and geekocity, after what was probably one of the best vacations I've ever been on and let me tell you, man, I needed that. » MORE

»	Jun 22, 2011 Duke Nukem Forever When a game like Duke Nukem Forever arrives, it's supposed to feel significant, right? The thing is... it doesn't. It really, kind of doesn't. Now then, about this review you've been waiting for. » MORE

»	Jun 16, 2011 Carpenter and Niles Talk F.E.A.R. 3 John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Escape from New York) and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) offer their thoughts regarding F.E.A.R. 3 in this neat little behind-the-scenes video: F. » MORE

Apr 26, 2011

Sony Releasing Two Tablets In the Fall
Tablets are all the rage these days, apparently due to the fact that most people only require half a computer in order to do their computing. Sony is a company that likes to stick its finger in every single hardware market there is, and has announced two tablets.

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Mar 31, 2011

Rift
Our buddy Vince has spent a lot of time finding out what makes Trion Worlds' new MMORPG tick. Sooo, is it better than WoW? Well, perhaps it's better to ask; is it any good as Wow? There are in fact, so many similarities between Rift and WoW it is probably easier to point out the things that set Rift apart.

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»	Jan 31, 2011 Study finds Playing Racing Games Correlated with Driving Like A Prick A study has been released that shows that video game drivers are worse drivers than the non-video game playing control group. You can read the results of the study here. » MORE

»	Dec 03, 2010 PlayStation Phone Video Leaked A video was recently leaked showing what appears to be a Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone. Photos were leaked back in October. The thing looks like a Motorola Droid, but instead of a keyboard it has a sort of PlayStation controller pad. » MORE

»	Nov 01, 2010 Mornin '10 Somebody went into my favorite candy store and bought the very last bunch of sweets, which I have so fanatically craved for days and days. The damn customer bought the thing right under my very nose and had the audacity to be smug about it. » MORE

»	Sep 27, 2010 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 'Multiplayer Beta' Trailer The latest video for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, uncovers some of the things you'll be able to do in in the game's this multiplayer beta. » MORE

Aug 13, 2010

Xbox 360 Tops July Hardware Sales
NPD released both software and hardware console sales for July 2010. The thing is, although Blizzard's StarCraft 2 sold 721K units during the month, making a major contribution to the 103% growth of PC sales, the real-time strategy is not shown in the charts below (these are console sales).

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Jul 09, 2010

Dragon Age 2 Character Similar to Mass Effect's
As you know by now, both BioWare and EA confirmed Dragon Age 2 yesterday. They've also mentioned that the RPG sequel will feature "more action, a new, more responsive combat system and a dynamic story that is already among the most multifaceted in gaming.

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»	Jun 29, 2010 Metro 2034 Development Kicks Off Didn't see this one coming did ya, folks? THQ and 4A Games' post-apocalyptic shooter, Metro 2033, has received a generally positive response from gamers. » MORE

»	Jun 14, 2010 Fable III Release Date Revealed Microsoft's E3 press conference has already kicked off and info on various projects has surfaced. One of the things revealed during the event was the official release date for Lionhead Studios' RPG, Fable III. » MORE

Apr 07, 2010

Mornin '10
People, here's the thing. Ever since the infamous AT crash of 2009 a lot of our content simply went down the tubes. Although a majority of the content was salvaged, certain sections perished, with AT Files and a great chunk of the comments being the biggest victims (not to mention the chickage).

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»	Mar 31, 2010 New Spider-Man Game Revealed Activision and Beenox have uncovered a brand new Spider-Man game, slated to arrive this Fall for consoles. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions was described as a game that takes a fresh turn in the franchise. » MORE

Feb 23, 2010

Mornin '10
I bought some new clothes the other day. Now I know it may not make any difference to you guys, but it sure as hell is important to me. Spring and summer is almost upon us and I won't emerge from the Caves of Winter Nerdness & Gaming looking like something the cat just dragged in.

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»	Sep 07, 2009 Mornin '09 My vacation is still on. Spending a lot of time with the wife and kid and it feels great. It's truly remarkable when you see some of the things you miss out on while going to work every day. » MORE

»	Aug 27, 2009 Mornin '09 It's in our nature to complain about everything. I wonder: can we ever be truly content? Probably not. The struggle for perfection is ever-present and yet we never get there. » MORE

Aug 05, 2009

Mornin '09
Humor is a very delicate process. It's a matter of individual taste, but for me, I have to say I never regretted growing up with some of the shows, actors, books and fictional characters, all of which influenced not just the way I regard humor but how I look on the world in general.

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»	Jul 28, 2009 The Darkness 2 Happening Without Starbreeze More news from Comic Con emerges. The Darkness, Starbreeze's action adventure, is officially getting a sequel. The thing is, Starbreeze Studios won't be involved in the project, Starbreeze CEO Johan Kristiansson confirmed. » MORE

Jun 24, 2009

Bethesda Owner Buys id Sofrtware
This just in, folks. Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media announced its acquisition of game development studio id Software. "id Software will continue to operate as a studio under the direction of its founder, John Carmack," vowed ZeniMax.

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»	May 14, 2009 Kojima Productions' Teaser Site Launches The teaser from Kojima Productions has begun over at the development studio's official web site. Hm, the flash image looks very, well, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-ish. » MORE

»	May 08, 2009 BioShock 2 Multiplayer Goes to Digital Extremes 2K Games signed an agreement with Digital Extremes to bring the BioShock 2 multiplayer to life. Of course, Digital Extremes are cooperating with the devs at 2K Marin. » MORE

»	Mar 17, 2009 Bill Roper Doesn't Like Diablo III Bill Roper recently explained his views on the upcoming action RPG, Diablo III. He makes some interesting points, even though we are already aware of most of them. » MORE

»	Dec 11, 2008 Mornin '08 Here's the thing. Mature gamers (myself included) are starting to bitch about how games are getting easier with each release. It's no secret that most titles are now designed with both experienced and casual gamers in mind. » MORE

»	Oct 18, 2008 EA Preparing New Syndicate Game? As much as I enjoy the very idea of a new Syndicate game (was a huge fan of the original), it appears that the project may not be in the right hands; at least from where I'm standing. » MORE

Oct 15, 2008

Blizzard: Diablo III Arriving After StarCraft II
While Blizzard didn't hesitate to let us know about the brand new Wizard character class character class in its upcoming action RPG, Diablo III, they remain secretive about the game's release date - as they've done with pretty much most of their previous projects.

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»	Oct 13, 2008 Mornin '08 Like any other human being on this poor planet of ours, I too have a lengthy and rather rich history of dumps. You know - taking a shit, dropping the kids off at the pool, dry-docking the fudge barge, squeezing out a chocolate hot dog, dropping a bomb, etc. » MORE

»	Sep 11, 2008 Mornin '08 Here's the thing, people. We're currently fixing some issues we're having with our servers. As a result most of our downloads (including patches, movies, tools) may not work. » MORE

»	Aug 13, 2008 Mornin '08 I've finished every GTA game, except GTA IV. For some odd reason, I don't want to finish it, as much as I wanted to play through Vice City and San Andreas. » MORE

Jul 22, 2008

Kojima: Next Level of Gaming Not Possible Yet
Hideo Kojima, creator and director of the Metal Gear series, expressed his attitude towards current gaming technology quite a few times. While working on his recent project Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Hideo complained about the capacity of PS3's Blu-ray technology and how he wasn't able to create a project he originally envisioned.

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»	Jul 02, 2008 Diablo III - Colorful is Okay, Says Blizzard Yesterday, a bunch of Diablo fans expressed their discontent with Blizzard's Diablo III and the colorful approach the team took with the art and overall design this time around. » MORE

»	Jun 02, 2008 Crysis Patch Crisis The Crysis Monthly Update #1 explains that the people over at development studio Crytek are not going to release a new patch for Crysis - the long-awaited v1. » MORE

Mar 12, 2008

Playstation 3 - Dark Side, X360 Light Side
Definitely an interesting choice of cover art for Namco's upcoming beat-em-up sequel, Soul Calibur IV. As you may have heard already, the company has, in partnership with Lucas Arts, decided to include Star Wars icons, Master Yoda and Darth Vader, as playable characters in the game.

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Feb 29, 2008

Ken Levine Calls Casual Games 'Gateway Drug'
Ken Levine, the man behind the critically-acclaimed shooter, BioShock, made some comments regarding casual games. Now the thing which sticks from his statement, is not what he thinks on the casual games, but the way he phrases his statement, using the term "gateway drug" repeatedly.

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»	Feb 06, 2008 Mornin' 08 This whole energy crisis in the world has got me to thinking. Maybe alternative fuels are not the answer. We need to find a way to make cars run on stupid. » MORE

»	Nov 09, 2007 Soldier of Fortune: Payback Gold (It's Value to Full Retail Alchemy) Hm, Soldier of Fortune: Payback... As you probably know already, this was once a "value game," but has recently been turned into a full-fledged mainstream release by Activision. » MORE

»	Nov 02, 2007 Mythic Talks on Warhammer Online Delay Understandably disappointed and pretty cheesed off, 2lions reported yesterday that Mythic's MMOG, Warhammer Online, has been pushed back from Q1 2008 to Q2 2008. » MORE

»	Oct 22, 2007 BioWare Making Star Wars MMORPG? God how I wish this was true. I don't even care about the EA acquisition, I don't care about all the things I've said. I don't care about the comics I've made. » MORE

»	Sep 29, 2007 TF2 Pyros Get Buffed A new update for the Team Fortress 2 beta is now available through Steam. The Pyros get some loving; more accurate flame throwers that are more powerful at close range. » MORE

»	Sep 26, 2007 Mornin' I'm gonna tell you a little story about the history of man. Eons ago, when man was born (through mistake, God, or an accounting error -- it's yet to be determined), he (and she) decided that they should have seconds, hours, days and weeks. » MORE

»	Aug 27, 2007 Mornin' So, we're back from Leipzig. I was greeted this morning to a 3-hour power outage as I got to work. Things back to normal pretty much. We had to switch two ICE (Inter-City Express) high-speed trains on our way from Leipzig to Munich. » MORE

»	Aug 21, 2007 Mornin' Each day, a new day starts at the very instance the old one ends. But that's just the thing. Is there a nanosecond in between two days, a tiniest fraction of time when there are no days? » MORE

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