Monthly Archives: March 2012

Review: Street Fighter X Tekken

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

By Tony MaherContributor “Street Fighter X Tekken,” the latest crossover fighting game, is great start to finish. The title maintains what made each of these franchises into classics, and introduces new accents to keep it interesting. Although each franchise has … Continue reading →

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A choice for the ages: Would you pick Barry Sanders or Herschel Walker?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

EA Sports’ fan vote to decide which Heisman winner will appear alongside former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III on the cover of “NCAA Football 13″ is down to two candidates. Herschel Walker and Barry Sanders. Two of the greatest college … Continue reading →

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Review: Resident Evil – Operation Raccoon City (X360)

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Reggie Carolipio

Capcom’s Resident Evil series has gone through a lot of changes over the years, some good some bad, and Operation Raccoon City’s laser focus on its third-person action is one of the series’ riskiest moves. Eschewing terror for bullets, the … Continue reading →

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Mass Effect 3′s ending, the “Indoctrination Theory” and something I call the “Franchise Imperative”

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

Anyone reading a gaming blog has probably noticed that a lot of Mass Effect fans are dissatisfied with Mass Effect 3′s ending. I don’t know exactly what the developers had in mind in crafting the game’s finale, but I am … Continue reading →

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Review: Mass Effect 3

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

In almost any other circumstances, it would be easy to proclaim Mass Effect 3 to be a triumph. But these are not ordinary circumstances for the science fiction saga. Mass Effect 3 is a tremendously entertaining game that provides moments … Continue reading →

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Review: Asura’s Wrath (X360)

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Reggie Carolipio

Asura’s Wrath is an unusual game. It’s short, at around five or six hours, and heavily scripted with Quick Time Events telling you what to do. It’s a wash of chaos, blinding colors, and cosmic explosions interrupted only by a … Continue reading →

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“I don’t want to be an eggplant again,” and other lines from the Kid Icarus: Uprising trailer

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

The new trailer for the long-awaited “Kid Icarus: Uprising” shows what could be a very fun game that lets players fight a bunch of monsters while somehow manages to include at least one robot-like device in a world that’s inspired … Continue reading →

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Forza Motorsport 4 is getting Porsche DLC

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

The excellent 2011 racing title Forza Motorsport 4 featured cars from just about every manufacturer one could think of. Except Porsche. That’s going to change, however, for players willing to shell out $20 for some simulated German engineering. The Porsche … Continue reading →

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So maybe Iran’s not going to kill that American game developer after all

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

The BBC reports today the Iranian government has overturned the death sentence against the Iranian-American game developer who Tehran accuses of being a spy. Judges had found the verdict against Amir Mirzai Hekmati was “not complete” and referred his case … Continue reading →

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