Frequent readers of the site know that we typically save Wednesdays for reviews, but this week is special. For a couple of weeks I had been toying around with the idea of writing an article about console exclusive DLC for multi-platform games; then the Battlefield 3 pre-order DLC news broke. Sometimes the timing even coincides with a thought and this […]
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Having spawned a total of four games over three consoles, two full length animated films, a full length novel, graphic novels, and a rumored feature length film in production, the Dead Space franchise has done well for itself. In terms of the games, Dead Space and Dead Space Extraction have received largely positive press. Additionally, Dead Space 2 performed better […]
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Like lost toys, the half a pizza with pineapple and children on a field trip without a buddy, some video games simply get left behind. Sometimes they were just released at the wrong time, eclipsed by a much bigger game or a surprise chart topper. Sometimes they just had bad marketing, or too many misconceived ideas about the game spread […]
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Depending on who you believe you may have anywhere form only a few hours left to a dozen or so years before this thing we know as existence simply goes poof. When facing Armageddon it is important to ensure that you have experienced as much as possible, that is why we bring to you this completely thrown together at the […]
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Atari continues the year of the classic remake (still working on a more clever title) with their latest old school game to get a modern make over; Star Raiders. Much like their previous efforts, Yar’s Revenge, Star Raiders didn’t have a whole lot of source material in the 8 bit original to inspire the remake and this of course has […]
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Any gamer in their mid twenties or older remembers a time when much of your gaming was done in poorly lit rooms full of giant boxes that you would pump quarters into for a few moments of gaming excellence at a time. These typically female free, and sometimes hygiene free zones may not have always been the nicest looking, but […]
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I feel like the first thing I should say is that I am a big fan of Rock Band. I enjoy playing it on my own or as part of a group, and have had some especially great times with the latter. I am also fairly good at them as well. I say this, as a form of disclaimer and […]
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In the wake of certain recent super-secret special-ops/CIA missions that have taken place this week, it seemed fitting to take a few minutes and talk about one of the best special-ops kind of franchises in gaming. With Splinter Cell Conviction, Ubisoft took a bit of a gamble. They took a beloved franchise and changed it up. Notoriously gamers respond bad […]
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When Remedy released their dark, moody game based on a dark, moody writer by the name of Alan Wake, the game was outshined by a little game called Red Dead Redemption on the sales charts. Many have argued this is in fact the reason for Alan Wake’s less than amazing sales, and they may have an argument there, but other […]
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Obviously we feature a lot of XBLA games here on CBR, so we thought that we’d throw together a little something to highlight what we think are some of the best titles on the service. We spent painstaking minutes collecting data from a couple of gamers using a rigorous and highly scientific means of selecting participants (we bribed them with […]
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