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Good games are rare things all on their own. For example, of the hundreds of titles available for the XBox 360, I own maybe twenty or so and have played less than a hundred (Gamefly rules!).
So when a truly great game comes along, it's definitely memorable. The thing is that ...
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Last night I finally finished Assassin's Creed, a game set during the Third Crusade. You play Altair, an assassin who has been sent to strike at the leadership of three key cities (Acre, Damascus and Jerusalem). Along the way, you discover your missions have far more ramifications than you had ...
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Burnout is back and (as the cliche goes) better than ever.
Seriously. Most iterations of games are incremental advancements. Maybe one or two new mechanics are introduced, but for the most part, whatever formula made the original sequel-worthy continues to drive subsequent releases. Rarely does a developer take the chance by ...
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I wasn't going to purchase Rock Band when it was announced. I already had Guitar Hero II and I knew GHIII was going to be released at the same time, so I figured I'd put my money behind it. Not one of my better decisions. Rock Band just kicks the ...
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I mentioned yesterday I spent a good part of my birthday playing Portal and since the game still occupies time in my brain, I figured I'd write up a small review.
Portal is a first-person puzzle game that takes place within the fictional testing facilities of Aperture Science Laboratories. In it, ...
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