Five Overlooked Games From 2010

Take a quick look around the game-infested underbelly of the internet and you’ll find no shortage of “Best of 2010” lists cluttered with the likes of blockbusters such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption. Sadly, however, there’s been only a modicum of debate about the many deserving games which, for one reason or another, were generally overlooked in the button mashing craziness of 2010. With respect to The Wall Street Journal, Paste plans to actually attempt to rectify that situation, offering up five somewhat overlooked games deserving of a second chance. ...  read more

The 20 Best Videogames of 2010

This year, Sony and Microsoft both jumped onto the motion-sensing wagon trail, the God Of War series drew to a close, and lower-budget downloadable titles proved they could hold their own next to bajillion-budget mainstream games.  read more

Just Cause 2 Review
(Xbox 360)

Developer: Avalanche Studios Publisher: Eidos Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC Wake me when there’s nothing left to explode There are moments when Just Cause 2 pretends to be something that it isn’t. This is not a political thriller, nor is it the tale of Rico Rodriguez, the gruff superspy with a deep-down heart of gold. Like dutiful students in a freshman screenwriting course, the developers make occasional half-hearted stabs at that kind of storytelling. But you can tell they’re not feeling it, because Just Cause 2 isn’t designed to accommodate a traditional narrative arc. Rather, the game is one...  read more