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View ArticleThe Walking Dead Season 2, Ep 2: A House Divided review
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View ArticleConstant C review
Constant C Things start out simply enough in Constant C. As a little emergency repair robot, your job is to navigate a space station where a failed experiment has stopped time, and collect data so that...
View ArticleMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes review
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View ArticleBioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea, Ep. 2 review
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View ArticleSkydive: Proximity Flight review
Skydive: Proximity Flight As its name implies, Skydive: Proximity Flight is all about hurling yourself through the clouds at about a billion miles an hour before pulling your parachute to avoid...
View ArticleKinect Sports Rivals review
Kinect Sports Rivals Kinect Sports Rivals serves the same purpose that Rare's original Kinect Sports did with the last device: pull players in via breezy, engaging minigames with little need for...
View ArticleThe Wolf Among Us, Ep 3: A Crooked Mile review
The Wolf Among Us Episode 3: A Crooked Mile As the murder mystery in Fabletown deepens, Telltale’s spin on Bill Willingham’s comic Fables universe grows ever more grim — almost gleefully showing us the...
View ArticleStrike Suit Zero: Director's Cut review
Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut It's hard not to harbor sympathy for Strike Suit Zero. Unless you count the abominable Wing Commander Arena, its kind is surpassingly rare on consoles, which makes its...
View ArticleTrials Fusion review
Trials Fusion Trials Fusion is an experiment in the art of compromise. At first, you wouldn’t dream of accepting an imperfect run, but by the end of the game you’ll be over the moon with a bronze....
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