When New Super Mario Bros. was released on the Nintendo DS in 2006, it showed that Nintendo was still very interested in the historical roots of their famous mascot. It wasn't because the company doubted the old-school style, but it…
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True Crime: Hong Kong almost didn't see the light of day. Developed by United Front Games, it was supposed to be Activision's foray into the current generation of open world action games, but it didn't turn out that way. Activision…
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Xbox Live's Summer of Arcade has been known to put out an occasional release that appeals to old-school gamers. It already did that by kicking things off with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, but with the recent release of Deadlight,…
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Fruit Ninja Kinect was a highlight for last year's casual gamers who took part in Xbox Live's Summer of Arcade and offered a decent big screen experience for fans of the mobile game. This year, Microsoft once again didn't forget…
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While it may seem that this modern day in gaming is filled with various first-person shooters and fighting games, every once in a while there is a game that really brings players back to the good old days of old-fashioned…
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When Tony Hawk's Pro Skater burst onto the gaming scene in 1999, it was met with universal acclaim. On top of that, it also helped the extreme sport of skateboarding reach a marketing zenith and Tony Hawk soon became a…
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Like many big gaming companies, Square Enix is one that's well aware of both its own history and the history of its own franchises. So of course the company is going to make a big deal about the 25th anniversary…
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Nintendo's wildly popular Pokémon franchise is one that has spawned games in a multitude of different genres. Aside from the basic flagship RPGs, there have been pinball games, fighting games, dungeon crawlers, and even a Pokémon game based around photography….
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Developed by Housemarque in 2007, Super Stardust HD was one of the most innovative sci-fi shooting games and one of the best overall games made available in the PlayStation Network. The game didn't waste any time trying to tell some…
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The release of a new gaming system on the market means a splurge of both interesting and uninteresting titles to choose from. Little Deviants is a zany game that showcases the many features of the PlayStation Vita and is a…
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Developer Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series has become Sony’s flagship franchise for its PlayStation brand of gaming entertainment systems. "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" received a monumental amount of success following its release in 2009, becoming Metacritic’s most critically acclaimed game of the…
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Microsoft launched their Kinect peripheral last year in hopes of broadening their user base and taking a chunk out of the Wii in sales. Though it's debatable that the Kinect even had an impact with the year's dip in Wii…
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