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Sound Blaster Arena Surround Gaming Headset Review: Who’s That Sneaking Up On Me?
Over the years sound has increasingly taken the back seat to the other important elements of a PC gaming experience from mouse and keyboard to the graphics and light-kits. But Creative and Sound Blaster have never given up the good fight. Are their Arena Surround gaming headsets a must have for PC gamers or just…
By Brian Crecente Published November 26, 2009 -
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Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines Review: Thicker Than Water?
Ubisoft’s juggernaut franchise Assassin’s Creed vaults onto the PSP with Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines. But should it have stayed perched on home consoles? While Assassin’s Creed II tells the story of Renaissance nobleman assassin Ezio, Bloodlines brings players back to 12th century and the story of the original Assassin’s Creed’s Altair. The game picks up where…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009 -
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PSPgo Cradle Review: Dock and Go
You can’t have hardware without having accessories. That’s just the way gadgets work. The PSPgo, out now for hefty chunk of the year doesn’t have a ton of choices yet, but some are intriguing. Take for instance, The Cradle, a dock used to both charge your PSPgo and hold the portable while it is connected…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2009 -
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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Review: Three’s A Welcome Trend
The Year of the Wii Lightgun Shooter continues with a Resident Evil entry that is two-thirds fun retro, never scary yet surprisingly generous. Too bad it makes a poor first impression. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is a follow-up to 2007’s Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Both Wii games are lightgun takes on gaming’s most…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 24, 2009 -
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Astro Gaming A40 Audio System Review: Sound Advice
Astro Gaming’s A40 Audio System is largely pitched at the “pro gaming” market, a headset and amplifier combo that offers a private audio experience and the necessary options for voice chat while playing others. The A40 Audio System is comprised of Astro’s A40 Headset and A40 MixAmp. Released last year, it’s a petite but powerful…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 -
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Wii Energizer 4X Charging Station Review: Induction Into the Hall of Fame
If you own a Wii, a charging kit, any charging kit, is almost a necessity. Unless you enjoy to constantly purchasing double A batteries. And if you’re going for a charging kit that charges a Wii remote without the need to remove the batteries from the controller there are plenty of options. And I’ve tried…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009 -
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NCAA Basketball 10 Review: Some Shining Moments
As the year’s last title in North America’s major team sports, NCAA Basketball 10 faces why-buy questions that NCAA Football and NBA Live just don’t. This year EA Canada seeks to answer them with two networks broadcasting from your living room. CBS’ iconic Road to the Final Four and March Madness presentation is paired with…
By Owen Good Published November 22, 2009 -
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Art Style Digidrive Micro-Review: The Superiority Of Video Games
I’m sure opera, movies and cave paintings are fine forms of entertainment, but can any of them derive fun from such a mundane activity as directing traffic? After a several weeks of inactivity, the Art Style series has returned to North America’s DSiWare shop with Digidrive, an abstract puzzle game about directing traffic that can…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 20, 2009 -
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LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Review: Nuke The Mini-fig
With the three best Indiana Jones movies already tapped in the first LEGO Indiana Jones game and rage over the fourth Indy film still not fully dissipated, LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues may be on shaky LEGO bricks. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues spends much of its time focused on the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 19, 2009 -
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Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Review: Deja Vu in Space
When LucasArts released the first Star Wars: Battlefront game back in 2004, players got a boots-on-the-ground feeling in the Star Wars universe. It’s now, 2009, how does the latest installment stack up? Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron follows the tale of two brothers, both Jedi clones, named X1 and X2. As the Dark Side’s power…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2009 -
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Torchlight Review: The Fate Of DiabloCraft
What do you get when you assemble a development team of Fate creator Travis Baldtree, Blizzard North co-founders Max and Erich Schaefer, and members of the former Flagship Studios’ Mythos team? You get Torchlight. To be honest, Torchlight hadn’t originally made it into our fall reviewing schedule, being a budget-priced game in a season filled…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2009 -
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Assassin’s Creed II Review: A Season For Masterpieces
Assassin’s Creed 2 is set in an era of history famous for the creation of beautiful art and master inventions, a fitting backdrop for a game that leaps beyond the achievements of both its predecessor and some other vaunted works. Two years ago, the first Assassin’s Creed sold millions while evoking grumbles that its free-running,…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 17, 2009 -
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Left 4 Dead 2 Review: We Don’t Care How You Did It Up North
Things go south in Valve’s uncharacteristically quick follow up to last year’s cooperative multiplayer shooter Left 4 Dead, as the walking dead creep below the Mason-Dixon line—where four new Survivors, immune to zombie-ism—seek solace from the infected hordes. Left 4 Dead 2 follows the bloody struggle of four random strangers as they fend off new…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 -
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EyePet Review: His Master’s Voice
In controlled environments, Sony’s EyePet had looked set to revolutionise the way we interacted with our games. But my house is not a controlled environment. Not that it’s not a nice place. It is! But it’s also a place where the lights were installed by me, not by Sony. Where my furniture and windows were…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2009 -
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii Review: Go Buy A Wii
It’s been two years since we’ve had an all-new Mario Bros. game. Two years of fans waiting for a title that will not only reintroduce them to a beloved character, but could reshape the way we play video games. That’s a lot for a single title, one with more than 20 years worth of games,…
By Brian Crecente Published November 13, 2009 -
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Modern Warfare 2 PS3 Controller Faceplate Review: Cheap, But Does The Job
Among the bounty of Modern Warfare 2-themed Mad Catz accessories are vinyl faceplates for the official Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 controllers. Is it worth buying a piece of plastic to slap onto your controller? Let’s see. Loved Fanboy Look: If you’re a big fan of Modern Warfare 2 and want everyone to know it,…
By Brian Crecente Published November 13, 2009