Amy Review (Multi-Platform)

By Garrett Martin at 3:00 PM on January 16, 2012

The only thing scary about Amy is everything that isn’t supposed to be scary....  read more

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GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Review

By Drew Dixon at 2:30 PM on December 29, 2011

The end of the year is a slow time for new games, so over the next few weeks we’ll look back at notable Fall releases that we haven’t reviewed yet. Today Drew Dixon reviews GoldenEye: 007: Reloaded. No, not the game from the N64, but this year’s HD remaster of the 2010 Wii game....  read more

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Batman: Arkham City Review (Multi-platform)

By Joe Bernardi at 11:00 AM on December 15, 2011

December is a slow month for new games, so over the next few weeks we’ll look back at notable Fall releases that we haven’t reviewed yet. Today Joe Bernardi reviews Batman: Arkham City, the critically acclaimed Bat-sim from October....  read more

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Minecraft Review (PC)

By Richard Clark at 12:00 PM on December 13, 2011

December is a slow month for new games, so over the next few weeks we’ll look back at notable Fall releases that we haven’t reviewed yet. Today Richard Clark reviews Minecraft 1.0, which officially released in November after over two years of availability in alpha and beta form....  read more

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Tropico 4 Review (PC/360)

By J.P. Grant at 4:00 PM on December 8, 2011

December is a slow month for new games, so over the next few weeks we’ll look back at notable Fall releases that we haven’t reviewed yet. Today J.P. Grant reviews the banana republic simulator Tropico 4....  read more

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The 20 Best Videogames of 2011

By Garrett Martin at 7:30 AM on December 8, 2011

Today we run down our twenty favorite videogames of 2011. This list looks exclusively at games released for consoles, PCs or traditional gaming handhelds.  read more

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Long Live Play: When Games Tell The Truth

By Drew Dixon at 1:08 PM on December 6, 2011

There is value in escaping reality, but if that’s all videogames can do, it will remain a shallow medium. I believe games can and are doing more. If we have eyes to see, games will not merely give us a break from reality but confront us with it.  read more

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The Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection Review (PS3)

By Steve Haske at 4:30 PM on December 5, 2011

December is usually a slow month for new games, so over the next few weeks we’ll look back at notable Fall releases that we haven’t reviewed yet. Today Steve Haske reviews one of the better reissues of the year, the high-definition remake of Team Ico’s Ico and Shadow of the Colossus....  read more

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Assassin's Creed: Revelations Review (Multi-platform)

By Brian Taylor at 10:30 AM on November 29, 2011

The third Assassin’s Creed game in three years wraps up Ezio Auditore’s story while introducing tower defense elements....  read more

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Saints Row: The Third Review (Multi-platform)

By Adam Volk at 2:00 PM on November 21, 2011

If the idea of beating a cartoon mascot to death with a giant purple dildo sounds even remotely offensive—Congratulations! You’re a decent human being! If, on the other hand, your tastes lean a little more to the twisted, chances are you and your inner sociopath will enjoy Saints Row: The Third, a game which unapologetically plumbs new depths of depravity while offering up a toilet bowl-sized helping of sex, drugs and ultra-violence....  read more

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