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Opinion – Enough With The Blind-Buy Microtransactions In Full-Priced Games
In the beginning, you bought a game. You brought that cartridge home. And then you played it until you had to blow on it to make it work. Those days weren’t perfect, but they were pretty darn...
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Opinion – I Want An Online RPG That Isn’t Massively Multiplayer
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games aim to create worlds brimming with adventure. They pit hundreds of players against each other. Epic is their undertaking, and sometimes they deliver....
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Live Stream – Xbox One
We're mere hours from the launch of Xbox One, but you don't have to wait any longer to see its games in action. Today, we're streaming the launch lineup of the new Microsoft console from Game Informer,...
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Test Chamber – Ryse: Son Of Rome
Xbox One launches today and we're taking a look at some of its launch lineup titles, including Crytek's brawler Ryse: Son of Rome. Set nearly two millennia ago, the Roman army's bloody march into...
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Test Chamber – Killer Instinct
At E3, one of the surprising reveals for the launch of Xbox One was the long-awaited revival of the 1990s fighter Killer Instinct. Double Helix has done a solid job of retaining its combo-based...
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Test Chamber – The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds strikes a fascinating balance between the classic Zelda formula while simultaneously offering worthwhile innovations. Join Dan Ryckert, Andrew Reiner, and...
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Test Chamber – Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World is the best Wii U exclusive and it couldn't have come at a better time for Nintendo as it faces the release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Watch the game in action below as...
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Test Chamber – Need For Speed: Rivals
Need for Speed: Rivals is one of the top launch titles for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. While we weren't able to show the game's excellent multiplayer functionality in this episode of Test Chamber, Dan...
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Fallen Fantasy – The Orcs Of Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor
Shying away from traditional fantasy elements may seem like a strange approach to a game set in Middle-earth, but director of design Michael de Plater and lead writer Christian Cantamessa are building...
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The Empire Strikes Bux: How Tiny Death Star Robbed Me
I tried getting into NimbleBit’s Tiny Tower back when multiple Game Informer editors were breathlessly ranting about their miniature enterprises. Something about the free-to-play,...
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Griefing The Xbox One And The New Kinect
The fateful day of the Xbox One and the new Kinect is upon us, and rather than spend the day playing new video games, Dan Ryckert and myself decided to grief and haze the console and the new Kinect...
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Replay – Super Mario Galaxy
With the recent release of Super Mario 3D World, Nintendo fans are up to their ears once again in fire flowers, Goombas, and Koopa Troopas. Many of us have been having a blast with the game, and it...
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Super Replay – Cyberia 2: Resurrection – Episode 3
I don't know how it happened, but here we are again. Cyberia is the worst game that I've ever beaten (watch our Super Replay to see for yourself), and somehow the Replay crew has cornered me into...
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Five 3D Platforming Heroes We’d Like To See Return
Rumors have recently been swirling on the Internet concerning the fate of Crash Bandicoot. According to Activision, it still owns the rights to the character and is trying to figure out how to bring...
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Taking The Xbox One’s Snap Feature To Its Full Potential
Since snap was first shown, I always thought it was cool, but I wasn’t sure if it was practical. I thought it might be one of those features you would show off to friends and family, and maybe even see...
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My Weekend With Xbox One (Tips, Tricks, And Quirks)
As Friday wound to a close, and before my eyes shut after the craziest and best two weeks this industry has seen in a long time, I unboxed and assembled my Xbox One. If you’ve not yet purchased one,...
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What Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor Means For Monolith
Starting in 1997 with a game called Blood, Monolith Productions has focused on first-person experiences but has amassed an incredibly varied game catalogue. Everything from anime-inspired mech combat...
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The Top Dozen Birds In Gaming (And How They Might Taste At Thanksgiving)
We'll give the turkey a little break this week as we approach Thanksgiving. The gaming world is filled with a number of avian companions and foes that we can focus on instead. In the effort to broaden...
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RPG Spotlight: Ys
One of the questions readers ask me most is whether they might like a particular series. As a way to provide the answer and celebrate beloved franchises, RPG Spotlight gives a concise overview of the...
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Three Useful Tips For Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
It’s rare that I immediately replay a game in my free time after reviewing it for work, but I did just that with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. After giving it my first 10 score in my...
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