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It's been nearly five years since we've seen a new The Legend of Zelda title. Sure, we were treated to a pretty solid remake of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on the Wii, but fans were ...
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When Assassin's Creed Brotherhood released last year, the level of expectations wasn't exactly high. Which was understandable, considering that not only was it only a year apart from Assassin's Creed 2, and it seemed like nothing more ...
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In just a few short hours, one of the most highly anticipated releases in years will be set loose upon the world, and with it will be the end of productivity for just about everyone who plays ...
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It goes without saying that Call of Duty titles over the past several years have consistently been a sensation. Thousands upon thousands of gamers all across the world line up at their retailer of choice, sometimes hours ...
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Battlefield 3 is nearly upon us, and a day ahead of the release reviews have started to pour out for the PC version of the game. People's expectations are high for the first true sequel to Battlefield, ...
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Considering the runaway success of the first two Gears of War titles, I think it's fairly safe to say that most people have already made up their minds as to whether or not they'll be heading over ...
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Whether you're a fan of the original Deus Ex, waiting and hoping that Deus Ex: Human Revolution can measure up to the quality of the original, or you're a complete newbie, it's hard not to get excited, ...
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I've long had high hopes for Brink. I even tipped it as being one of the 11 games you needed to play in 2011. Its use of parkour in a first-person shooter, its zany Team Fortress 2-style ...
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Portal 2 is trending big on Google, and I'm damned if I need any more excuses to write about my most eagerly awaited game of 2011.
If you didn't already know, this is the follow-up to 2007's almost ...
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If this rundown of my most eagerly awaited games of 2011 showed anything, it's that the PS3 has a hell of a line-up. Uncharted 3, LittleBigPlanet 2, The Last Guardian, Infamous 2, and the best version of ...
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Medal of Honor is the second of three hugely anticipated shooters to appear in 2010. The first, Halo: Reach, touched down last month, earning generally strong reviews. The third, Call of Duty: Black Ops, is due out ...
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Depending on your view of blockbuster games with a budget to match a small nation's GDP, Halo: Reach will fall into one of two camps. It's either a bloated, mawkish, jock-filled space marine wet dream full of ...
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EA's most reliable cash cow has just trotted into town, its swinging udders heavy with warm, milky profit. Yes, it's Madden NFL 11, the latest entry in the evergreen Madden series of football games. The title launches ...
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The first Crackdown arrived in 2007 with little hype, yet still sold a crapload. How? Well, the fact it was packaged with the Halo 3 beta almost certainly helped. However, I like to think it was mainly ...
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You can count bad or mediocre Mario games on one hand and still have fingers left spare, so Super Mario Galaxy 2 was always unlikely to be a failure. While the embargo date on reviews for this ...
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God of War III. Angry and obscenely violent man in bodypaint tears down gods of Ancient Greece, one by one. If that sounds like an awesome idea for a videogame, that's because it is. God of War ...
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Along with Bayonetta and Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2 is one of the early big-hitters of 2010, and hits stores tomorrow. Does it match up to its rivals? Heck, more to the point, does it equal its ...
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It's Modern Warfare 2. It is, hyperbole aside, the most anticipated game of 2009. But is it any good? The review embargo for Infinity Ward's shooter is still ten hours away, but some naughty websites and newspapers ...
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is sort of newsworthy, as it's the first Marvel game to be released since the company was snapped up by a voracious Disney. But does it build on the first game (which I, ...
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As you may already know, The Beatles: Rock Band launches today. It's probably the first really massive release of this fall, and in the next few weeks you'll have a ton of downloadable songs to look forward ...
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Madden NFL 10 landed today across North America, Europe, and Australia for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, and PSP. We've no doubt that sales will keep EA in gold leaf toilet paper for the rest of the ...
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