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Bumbling on Bundle Rumbles
2011 has arguably been the year of the Indie bundle. In the last year, there have been five bundles from the most famous of these – the Humble Indie Bundle – alone, and some
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Batman: Arkham City – The Verdict
Back in 1997, R-Kelly sang that Gotham City was a City of Justice, Love and Peace (for everyone of us.) I’m not sure he was talking about the same city we all thought he
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Saints Row The Third – The Verdict
It seems rather alien now, to think that at one time the Saints Row series had somewhat of an identity crisis. An exclusive early 360 title, it was often – with good reason –
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Steam Security Woes
After taking down the Steam forums earlier in the week due to a hacking attempt, Gabe Newell of Valve today released a statement revealing that the extent of the damage may have been worse
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Orcs Must Die! – The Verdict
Poor Orcs. They get abused so much in many games, and none moreso than in Orcs Must Die!. They get squished, set on fire, chopped, smashed, frozen, thrown into goo and generally abused to
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Trackmania 2: The Verdict
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a motto that divides game developers. Do they keep what works well for them and seems to be a winning formula at the risk of becoming
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Team Fortress 2: Mann at Work(shop)
It’s been a whole year since Team Fortress 2 opened up the Mann Co. store, dividing the player base into those that felt Valve were were placing too much emphasis on superfluous gubbins that
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Driver: San Francisco – The Verdict
I’ll admit, I didn’t have high hopes for Driver: San Francisco After the two most recent games in the series generally received as ‘mediocre’ and having never really gotten into the PSX-era games personally,
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CS:GO Game Modes a-Go-Go
While showing off the eagerly anticipated Counter Strike: Global Offensive at this year’s Eurogamer Expo, Valve today announced a new game mode that’ll come with the game when it releases on the PSN, XBLA
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