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Lexiv Review (360)
There is, in the mapping world, a form called the typographic map. Words are wrought into geographic shapes they name or describe. The meaning of the word and its shape, and the relationship between the two, are key to understanding this map of words. Andrew Gaubatz’s Lexiv, which combines Scrabble and Sim City and tower defense and RPG leveling and slot machines and Breakout, is about building a map of words. Sort of.... read more
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Found in: Games, ReviewsBloodRayne: Betrayal Review (Multi-platform)
I am not good at this game. Fifteen chapters and I’ve managed one C — Fs for all the others. Fourteen times it’s called me “Worm Chow”. Told me that I am old, that I am slow, that I have never possessed the peace of mind to let go of the thumbstick, to not mash the button while the animation plays and my inputs are meaningless. That my times are too slow, my combos too small, my damage taken too great.... read more
Found in: Games, ReviewsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine Review (Multi-platform)
Two of the Emperor’s Space Marines review the new Space Marine training simulator.... read more
Found in: Games, ReviewsThe Week in Gaming News
Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of September 12, 2011.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsEl Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Review (Multi-platform)
El Shaddai’s visual design is a staggering achievement that maintains its sense of majesty and awe.... read more
Found in: Games, ReviewsCatherine Review
(Multi-Platform)
If you haven’t been playing close attention, you’d be forgiven for thinking of Atlus’ Catherine as “that sex game,” or something like that. Pre-release marketing focused on the blond curl and apple blush, the stocking hems and saucy liquor-sips of the title character—bet you thought I’d say “titular,” right? Yeah, no. The hook for Catherine wasn’t just its lissome leading lady, but the idea that she was the avatar for a mature game. A game about a man’s sex life; a game for adults.... read more
Found in: Games, ReviewsDeus Ex: Human Revolution Review
(Multi-Platform)
Step into the conspiracy.... read more
Found in: Games, ReviewsJapanese Retailers Back Away from the Xbox 360
In the face of steadily decreasing sales and the loss of one of the few high-selling exclusives on the system, multiple Japanese retailers have scaled back their Xbox 360 business, with some ceasing to stock any more of the consoles outside specialty shops, as reported by Edge. read more
Found in: Games, NewsDirt 3 Review
(Multi-platform)
I cut my teeth with Dirt on a particularly nasty hairpin run in the series’ second installment. Having previously gotten a small taste for rally years ago with Gran Turismo 3—a game I was otherwise terrible at—I’ve been interested in that kind of racing since, but the prospect of reviewing a realistic racer (even an offroad one like Dirt 2, which just happened to fall into my lap) was an intimidating prospect.... read more
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