Category: Reviews

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Gaming
Jess Brohard

[Review] Hector: Badge of Carnage

Hector: Badge of Carnage Episode 1 was released today for PC and Mac. This first installment, We Negotiate with Terrorists, is the first in a trilogy of games developed by Straandlooper and published by Telltale Games. While technically considered a point-and-click adventure, Hector plays more like a puzzle game – one definitely not suitable for

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Portal 2
Gaming
Raul Valle

[Review] Portal 2 (Mac/PC/PS3/X360)

About three and a half years ago (wait, has it really been that long?), Valve released unto the world The Orange Box, featuring the latest entry in the Half-Life series, Half-Life 2: Episode 2. And while I’m sure most people bought it for Half-Life and probably Team Fortress 2, it was Portal that ended up

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Reviews
Andrew Plein

Review: Venture Bros. Season 4 Blu-ray

In the early days of Adult Swim there was a particular show that really stood out to me. Of course having Patrick Warburton voice acting certainly helps, though I think it was the odd sense of humor that really pulled me in. If you haven’t guessed I’m talking about the Venture Bros. With the recent

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Gaming
Josh

Mortal Kombat Inside Story: Shang Tsung

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have released a trailer sharing Shang Tsung’s inside story for the new Mortal Kombat. Check out how Shang Tsung gave his life to Shao Kahn and was put to host the last nine Mortal Kombat tournaments.

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Gaming
Raul Valle

[Review] The 3rd Birthday (Sony PSP)

After just over a decade, Aya Brea is once again in the video game spotlight. And while I’m sure many gamers have fond memories of her adventures on the original PlayStation, many things have changed in her absence. Enter Square Enix and HexaDrive’s The 3rd Birthday for the PlayStation Portable, the third game starring the beautiful

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Duodecim review
Gaming
Raul Valle

[Review] DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY (Sony PSP)

Prior to DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY, the idea of different Final Fantasy heroes and villains squaring off against each other was usually only found in online discussions and fanfiction.  Yet, despite a premise so blatantly rooted in fanservice, the RPG/fighting game hybrid was quite a treat to play, with gameplay mechanics both challenging and entertaining to master.

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OkamidenGame
Gaming
Stephanie M.

Review: Ōkamiden [Nintendo DS & 3DS]

After four long years for die-hard fans, Ōkamiden has finally released and is the last title to hit the DS. But will fans continue to love the long-awaited sequel as they did with the original?

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Gaming
James Trauben

Dragon Age 2 Aims for Moral Ambiguity

Dragon Age: Origins was about saving Thedas. Dragon Age 2 is about living in it. For all its attempts at grit and moral ambiguity, Origins was a fairly conventional fantasy narrative beneath a patina of grime and blood. Though it took place in an unusually bleak setting, the narrative goal was fairly conventional: save the

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Events
Robert

Star Wars: The Old Republic First Impressions

If you’ve been following the site for the past few days, you have probably noticed all of the SW: TOR content that we discovered at PAX East. I wanted to give you some quick first impressions of the game.  In short, the game has resurrected my interest in MMOs. I know for sure I will purchase

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