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The PlayStation 3 Says Barry Bonds Wouldn’t Come Close to This Year’s True MVP
Detroit’s ace pitcher Justin Verlander registered a once-in-a-generation performance this year. Still, even that magnificence may not be enough to overcome some baseball writers’ biases against awarding the Most Valuable Player award to a pitcher. But a video game—Sony’s acclaimed MLB 11 The Show simulation—suggests anyone who votes against him is flat wrong. Verlander, scheduled…
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Review Scores Steadily Gain Altitude
For nearly two decades fans of arcade-simulation jet combat have found safe haven in Namco Bandai’s Ace Combat series, so the developers decided to change everything. Yay? While Ace Combat‘s quirky storylines and fictional setting kept fans happy for years, there were those out there that didn’t want to fight over the skies of fictional…
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You Don’t Need a Badge to Play With Nintendo’s Pokémans at the 2011 New York Comic Con
While you will need a badge to check out Nintendo’s holiday line-up on the show floor, down the street on Saturday the Pokémon Gaming Lounge will be servicing the public’s pocket monster-related entertainment needs. While con-goers flood booth 1538 on Saturday afternoon to get their hands on Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and…
By Mike Fahey - Reviews
NBA 2K12: The Kotaku Review
Midway through an early season Hornets-Heat contest the screen cuts to a promotion telling me Friday night, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center. Sounds like a good game, I think to myself. What time is that on? 7:30 p.m., the screen tells me. Two days ago in real…
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UncategorizedUgly, Brutal, and Strangely Satisfying, The Cursed Crusade Hits Me Where It Hurts
Necessary roughness A little-known title from an unproven developer being released at the budget price of $39.99, The Cursed Crusade doesn’t seem to have a lot going for it, but in the ringing of an iron mace against an enemy’s plate-covered head, I found promise. Set in the time of the fourth crusade, The Cursed…
By Mike Fahey
