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Gaming Headlines

Mario Kart, Pilot Wings, Smash Bros. coming to Virtual Console

These historic and beloved classics are coming to a Wii near you.

Joey Logano racing Modern Warfare 2 car this weekend

The GameStop sponsored driver’s car all decked out in Modern Warfare 2.

Dark Void: The Watchers trailer

These enemies will haunt your dreams and make you cry blood. Maybe.

Second Halo: Legends episode hits Nov. 21

Hey that’s tomorrow.

World of Warcraft celebrates Thanksgiving

Food, drink, and friends, WoW-style.

Survey says Wii and Wii accessories most wanted for Holiday 2009

Looks like Nintendo is going to be popular again this season.

Free Need For Speed: Shift DLC coming next month

It’s all about the team in this expansion.

Kelly Clarkson finally debuts in Rock Band next week.

Seriously, what took so long?

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This is GameStop’s Black Friday ad LEGO Indy, Saints Row 2, arrive on Games on Demand next week Capcom announces Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Bioshock 2 Special Edition detailed, imaged Watch heads, buildings, explode in this Battlefield Bad Company 2 trailer Return to Ostagar DLC announced for Dragon Age: Origins 3D Dot Game Heroes launch trailer Sony bringing 3D gaming to PS3 via firmware update by end of 2010 Is Guybrush dead? Final Monkey Island chapter due out Dec. 8 Left 4 Dead: NES style Click here for even more news

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Reviews

Left 4 Dead 2 review

The zombie-slaying sequel hits; is this a necessary buy?

Borderlands review

Shoot, get loot. Shoot, get loot. Shoot, get loot…

Space Invaders Extreme 2 review

So extreme, it should have been named “Space Invaderz eXXXtreme 2″

Cooking Mama 3: Shop and Chop review

It’s Mama! It’s Cooking! I’m hungry!

DJ Hero review

The newest craze in music gaming, or an overpriced cash-in?

Need for Speed NITRO review

The Wii is short on racers–does Nitro fill that void?

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time review

Both Ratchet and Clank shine in the latest title in the popular series

Band Hero review

Not just for kids, this game rocks!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 review

Modern Warfare 2 is the most highly anticipated FPS of the year. Will it live up to the hype?

Nerf N-Strike Elite review

Customization and blasting galore in EA and Hasbro’s latest

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City review

Grand Theft Auto with more violence, conflict and storylines? Sign us up!

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4 review

Court’s in session in this latest swashbuckling adventure.

Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 review

Brand new features make this the People’s Champion

Dragon Age: Origins review

BioWare’s latest epic does not disappoint

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Mobile game reviews

Ghosts Attack review

Just in time for Halloween

Mr. Driller review

Namco’s most recent revival is fun, but is it worth it?

Pac-Man Remix review

Pac-Man is back, but is his new title worth the price?

Puzzle Domino Review

Tetris and Domino lovers beware. This App can be addicting.

Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima review

Can Dr. Kawashima’s latest creation validate its price tag?

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Retro and The Old Shoebox features

Retro: Gitaroo Man

This review originally appeared on ReviewCenter.com in 2002. It scored a 9.1 at the time. By Carlos McElfish KOEI is most widely known for kicking out strategy games. So the last thing this reviewer was expecting from them was an extremely entertaining music/rhythm game. KOEI has managed to not only avoid the common pitfalls of breaking into a new... [Read more]

Retro: Maximo: Ghosts to Glory

This review originally appeared on ReviewCenter.com in 2002. It scored a 7.9 at the time, right as the site changed from 5 stars to a 1-10 scale. Surprisingly, and to the shock of many veteran gamers, there is an entire generation of up and coming electronic ball busters that are not familiar with the origins of Maximo. It’s a sad-but-true fact... [Read more]

Retro: Force 21

This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 1999. Force 21 is far from your normal real-time gtrategy game. You don’t have a base where you begin — mining resources, building buildings, which in turn allow you to build certain units. No, it’s nothing like that. Force 21 doesn’t try to be that. It’s something... [Read more]

Retro: Cool Boarders 3

This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 1999. Although 989 Studio’s Cool Boarders 3 is a very good snowboarding game with great graphics and outstanding sound quality, it didn’t quite live up to its anticipations or expectations. After Cool Boarders 1 and 2 paved the road people were expecting more out of the third component... [Read more]

Retro: Fatal Frame

This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 2002. For us, it all started with The 7th Guest for the PC. We were indescribably intrigued by this game at the time. The ability to journey through a beautifully rendered haunted mansion (as good as you could pre-render n 1993) via a first person perspective was something that, at the time,... [Read more]

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