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The Sims 3: World Adventures Review: A Form Of Manifest Destiny
Expansions are to The Sims series as pimples are to puberty: they’re going to happen, so embrace them and try to avoid nasty pit scars. It’s just part of growing up. The Sims 3: World Adventures opens up three new remote locations your Sim can visit: China, France and Egypt. The purpose of visiting the…
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2009 in Review: The Sports Video Game Report
Every year in sports has its winners and losers, but in sports video games, the results aren’t about pennants and trophies. And they’re not always clear-cut, either. In many ways 2009 was like most for sports games – every major team sports title put out a new version; Madden sold a ton for EA Sports;…
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Meet Mad Moxxi, Borderlands’ Madam of Mayhem
Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, Borderlands’ next DLC package, promises a gameplay mode that Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford vows is all-new. This cinematic introduces Moxxi and makes it clear you – and some old friends – are her playthings.
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Borderlands Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot Preview: Eyond Underdome
Join me as I strap on my weapons and take a trip deep into Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, the second dose of downloadable content for Gearbox Software’s Borderlands. The second installment of Borderlands DLC ditches the exploration found in The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned in favor of strengthening the ties between the game and…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Madden 10 Now Pops Up Ads with Annoying Frequency
Madden NFL 10’s in-game advertising arched some eyebrows when it released, but the grousing quickly blew over. The complaints have returned, as some users are reporting even more frequent pop-up ads, sometimes at the rate of one-per-snap. It seems that under the latest patch, which I applied on my Xbox 360 last night, a rectangular…
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The Magic Obelisk: Game Arts’ First Original Title In 10 Years
Grandia and Lunar developer Game Arts delivers its first original title in over a decade to WiiWare next week, with The Magic Obelisk, an action-adventure game about the deep bonds formed between tree spirit and light spirit. Lukas is a tree spirit who wants to use his power to transform into a tree to help…
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On The Worst Day Of Christmas Dante’s Inferno Gave To Me…
The Dante’s Inferno marketing team sinks to new lows in this “The Worst Day of Christmas” trailer. Two purple peaks? Really? Have you ever been embarrassed for someone else? The moment the music starts up in this holiday-themed Dante’s Inferno trailer my cheeks started getting warm. By the time the first line came out, they…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
World At War Map Packs Bundled Up For The Winter
Save five dollars on nine multiplayer maps and three zombie wonderlands with the Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack Bundle, available today on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. Surely someone hasn’t bought these yet, right? The World at War Map Pack Bundle collects all three of Treyarch’s expansion packs for the latest…
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