• Sumo Smash – Would you help this Sumo stay away from food?

    Have you ever played a game on your smartphone that will “wake up” that competitive side of yours? – If you haven’t found the proper...

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    Have you ever played a game on your smartphone that will “wake up” that competitive side of yours? – If you haven’t found the proper game for that, try Sumo Smash. This FREE iOS game just wants to know if you can bring your A game on… and make Sumo Sam the ultimate champion. Click...
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    849 points
  • Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes

    Metal Gear Solid is undoubtedly one of gaming’s finest achievements. A few years ago, having not even played a MGS title, I could still have...

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    Metal Gear Solid is undoubtedly one of gaming’s finest achievements. A few years ago, having not even played a MGS title, I could still have easily identified the trademark gravel voice of David Hayter and the “!” iconography due to the amount of attention it garnered in popular culture and Egorapter cartoons. Since those dark...
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    822 points
  • BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds DLC

    Bioshock Infinite divided its gameplay into clear sections where Booker and Elizabeth explored the floating city of Columbia in a story-based adventure, and other sections...

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    Bioshock Infinite divided its gameplay into clear sections where Booker and Elizabeth explored the floating city of Columbia in a story-based adventure, and other sections where the pair were swarmed by enemies in fierce combat. The first of three DLC packs arrived this week giving players a combat-focused experience with virtually no story content. Titled...
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    833 points
  • Doodle Jump Kinect

    When the Kinect was unveiled, hardcore gamers correctly deduced that it wasn’t going to have many games that appeal to the traditional Xbox fan and...

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    When the Kinect was unveiled, hardcore gamers correctly deduced that it wasn’t going to have many games that appeal to the traditional Xbox fan and their Gears of War style of gameplay. This was never Microsoft’s intent. With the other two consoles sporting motion-sensing controllers the Xbox would be at a loss on how to...
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    809 points
  • Deadpool

    “Dying is easy, comedy is hard.”  This quote, often attributed to Edmund Gwenn, adequately sums up the state of video game comedy.  While there have...

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    “Dying is easy, comedy is hard.”  This quote, often attributed to Edmund Gwenn, adequately sums up the state of video game comedy.  While there have been stabs at comedy in games by developers like Double Fine and Telltale, if one was to curate a collection of comedy games it would subsist of only a few...
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    799 points
  • Cognition Episode 3: The Oracle

    The first episode of the adventure series Cognition introduced players to Erica Reed, an FBI agent with psychic powers.  Erica’s ability to see into the...

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    The first episode of the adventure series Cognition introduced players to Erica Reed, an FBI agent with psychic powers.  Erica’s ability to see into the past of locations she visited was an innovative twist on the adventure genre.  The series also tackled mature and gruesome subject matter by having Erica investigate a series of grizzly...
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  • Sanctum 2

    With big gaming franchises there is always the fear that sequels will be “The same, but MORE”.  Shooter franchises add in new guns, fantasy games...

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    With big gaming franchises there is always the fear that sequels will be “The same, but MORE”.  Shooter franchises add in new guns, fantasy games have more loot, and MMO’s pack in redundant classes with each new installment.  But with indie games “The same but MORE” is often a great way to go with a...
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    800 points
  • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

    Comedy is a brave art, parody is a great risk.  Both require a self-confidence and craftsmanship that are beyond the skills of most.  Where parody...

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    Comedy is a brave art, parody is a great risk.  Both require a self-confidence and craftsmanship that are beyond the skills of most.  Where parody often goes wrong, is when a writer, designer, or director is not sure if their jokes will land with the respective audience, so they get heavy handed, beating jokes into...
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    814 points
  • Guacamelee

    As far as indie titles go, the side-scrolling, metroidvania brawler is pretty standard fare. Reiterating on this design time and time again can get boring....

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    As far as indie titles go, the side-scrolling, metroidvania brawler is pretty standard fare. Reiterating on this design time and time again can get boring.  However, Drinkbox’s latest game Guacamelee artfully dodges any possible complaints of dullness with a lively art style, well crafted controls, and unmercifully challenging platforming.  Guacamelee is not simply regurgitating a...
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    801 points
  • Shootmania Storm

    Listen up grumpy old gamers, it’s time to grab your easy-open arthritis medicine, glue your toupees on extra tight, and buckle up for some old...

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    Listen up grumpy old gamers, it’s time to grab your easy-open arthritis medicine, glue your toupees on extra tight, and buckle up for some old school shooting!  These punk kids today with their Battlefields and Calls of Duty are all a bunch of spoiled little sissies!  Back in the old days, we knew how to...
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    807 points