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Review: ‘The Saboteur’ Stumbles by Selling Stealth Short

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Should you sneak up on that group of Nazis or open up with your submachine gun? This World War II game makes it impossible to know which strategy you should employ, and the muddled gameplay disappoints as a result.

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‘Avatar’ Points Way to Future of Movie Games

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

In the new videogame based on James Cameron’s highly anticipated sci-fi flick, blue giants deliver a big green message: Greed is bad, and humans are a cancer. But behind the scenes, the parallel teams working on the movie and the game forged a visionary alliance.

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Review: Skateboard-Controlled ‘Tony Hawk: Ride’ Wipes Out

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

A solid soundtrack and a California-cool vibe can’t save this disappointing skating game. Its pricey specialty controller proves difficult if not impossible to use, and tedious gameplay turns Ride into a total grind.

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Review: ‘New Super Mario Bros. Wii’ Is Nostalgic, Chaotic

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

A manic multiplayer mode makes this Nintendo retread a compelling game for up to four friends. While single-player gameplay fails to innovate, or even live up to previous Mario gems, there’s still a rip-roaring good time to be had with Nintendo’s perky plumber.

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Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed II’ Is the Ultimate Killer App

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

A top-to-bottom update of the 15th-century cloak-and-dagger game delivers, at last, on the promise of the original. The beautiful and addictive sequel expertly blends a fascinating story about Knights Templar plots and Renaissance-era conspiracies with engrossing and near-flawless gameplay.

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‘World of Warcraft’ Quests Remain Compelling, 5 Years On

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

A winning mix of fantastic settings and addictive play keeps Blizzard’s ever-evolving online game at the top of the role-playing heap. With millions of players and a cataclysmic expansion coming in 2010, WoW’s future looks brighter than ever.

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Hands-On: Big Sisters Are Watching in ‘BioShock 2′

November 28th, 2009 · No Comments

An intriguing demo of the highly anticipated sequel reveals the same kind of sly, subtle gameplay — and the same sorts of visceral surprises and creepy moral dilemmas — that made the original game such a blast.

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Atari is going to melt your puzzle loving face off

November 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Puzzler World was announced today by Atari . If you like puzzles, then this is the game to get.
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DDO: Unlimited

September 1st, 2009 · No Comments

    One of the most influencial PnP (Pen & Paper for those not realated with the term) franchises in the gaming industry received the MMO treatment a very long time ago and it was called D&D Online: Stormreach.  The game I played at the time didn’t hold my interest for more than [...]

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Top 5 Least Popular Wars

August 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Top 5 Least Popular Wars Videogames’ least-visited conflicts. By Scott Sharkey It was hard to find any years ver the course of [...]

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