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Joule iPad Stand Review: At What Cost Stability?
In a world where iPads constantly topple over at the merest touch, ElementCASE releases a top-of-the-line solution that will have iPad owners standing at attention, but at what cost? Sure, the iPad is comfortable enough to sit in your hands for extended periods of time, but doesn’t it look lovely upright? And wouldn’t it be…
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Transformers: War For Cybertron Review: Now Light Our Darkest Hour
After suffering through two sub-par games based on the live-action films, do Transformers fans finally have the video game worthy of the franchise in War for Cybertron? In 2004, developer Melbourne House and Atari gave us a glimpse at how good a Transformers game could be in the Transformers Armada-based game for the PlayStation 2.…
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Magic: The Gathering – Duels Of The Planeswalkers PC Review: I’d Tap That
After a highly-successful run on Xbox Live Arcade, the collectible card game craze visits Steam with the PC version of Magic: the Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers. We didn’t get a chance to squeeze in a review for the original release of Duels of the Planeswalkers on Xbox Live Arcade last year, and that’s…
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Sleepmaker Micro-Review: The App That Saved E3
It’s almost axiomatic that the worst snorers I know are also the nicest people. It adds an element of dread to vacations, road trips and working hotel stays one would otherwise look forward to, and it needlessly strains good relationships. I’m reminded of something my comedy friend Kenny said about another buddy of ours, Bruce,…
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Toy Story 3 Movie Review: Childhood’s End
It’s been fifteen years since Pixar Animation Studios ushered in the age of the CGI movie with Toy Story, a candid look at the secret lives of toys. Are we too old for one last trip inside the toy box? Toy Story introduced us to a world of living toys that only desire to be…
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Backbreaker Review: The Challenger Crashes
Twenty-five years ago saw the last game of the USFL – a league given no shot against the NFL’s monopoly, but beloved to this day for the rebellious challenge it posed. Today, similarly pitted against the Madden monolith, comes Backbreaker Video game or sport, no amount of nostalgia or John Facenda verbiage will by itself…
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Alpha Protocol Review: Not Quite The Omega
Sega and developer Obsidian Entertainment conspire to bring you Alpha Protocol, the espionage role-playing game. Is it Mass Effect meets modern-day spy thriller? After stumbling upon a global conspiracy during a failed mission, agent Michael Thorton finds himself on the run from the very country he vowed to serve. Betrayed by his superiors, Thorton’s only…
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UFC Undisputed 2010 Review: A Light Heavyweight Rematch
No game took an emerging sport to the mainstream in its first edition like UFC 2009 Undisputed did last year. But once you join sports gaming’s A-list, even in your rookie year, you have to start making sequels. THQ, known for delivering annually on the WWE Smackdown series, poured development into UFC Undisputed 2010 to…
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ModNation Racers Review: Where The Vinyl Meets The Road
The PlayStation 3 Play Create Share initiative takes to the streets with ModNation Racers, the urban vinyl-fueled kart racer from United Front Games. Let’s take it for a spin. ModNation Racer takes the same creative spirit found in the PlayStation 3’s LittleBigPlanet and applies it to the kart racing genre, providing players with the tools…
By Mike Fahey