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Tora! Tora! Tora! Blu-ray Disc Review
Tora! Tora! Tora! is the kind of movie that only a historical film fan could love. It’s not a terrible film by any means, but it’s the kind of movie with a pacing aimed more at delivering historical accuracy than being an exciting thrill-a-minute ride. If you’re looking for an action-packed very-loose interpretation …
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Zen Pinball 3D Review
Zen Studios is slowing creeping onto each and every platform possible, and making a pinball splash each time. The latest is a Nintendo 3DS eShop release of Zen Pinball 3D, which came out Jan 12 in North America. Featuring four tables, all of which are available on the standard Zen Pinball release (and two on Pinball FX2) …
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Sony Tablet P Games: Hands-On at CES 2012
As much as CES 2012 has been about TVs and the Cloud, there’s been a remarkably loud gaming presence as well, and not just from the tables and slot machines. Games on Smart TVs. Games on consoles. Games on PCs and Smartphones. And yes, games on tablets. Perhaps the most unique tablet gaming experience this year has been …
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LG CES 2012 Press Conference and Booth Overview
Home to the first press conference of CES 2012, LG Electronics tried to be the pace car for the rest of the day’s (and show's) proceedings. No matter how hard a slew of bad jokes tried to bring them down, LG largely succeeded with enough innovative products to justifiably own your entire home electronics ecosystem. They …
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Marvel Pinball Vengeance and Virtue Pack Review
If you’ve read any of our Pinball FX 2 coverage in the past, then it should be no surprise to you that we are huge fans of the platform/game. Zen Studios knows pinball and lately everything they’ve been touching has been gold. It goes without saying that the physics in this newest set of tables, Marvel Vengence & …
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Toy Story 3 Blu-ray 3D Review
As a parent, I find Toy Story 3 to be an incredibly sad movie. Well scripted, meaningful and great, to be sure, but emotional and sad nonetheless. As a so-called graphics whore, I find Toy Story 3 to be one of 2011’s benchmark CG films, with animations and textures so refined they’d make granular sugar cry. Yet as a fan …
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Xbox Live Arcade House Party Kicks off Feb. 15
You may have heard of the Xbox Live Arcade House Party, a pseudo event that runs Feb. 15 through March 7 in which a new downloadable title will launch every Wednesday. Well, now we know the full release details for this year's lineup, including launch dates, …
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a Strategy Game, in Development at Firaxis
We've known for about a year now that the XCOM series was getting an FPS reboot by 2K Games, and the news left fans of the original games a little cautious. Not to worry, fans: 2K Games has unveiled that a strategy-heavy new version of XCOM, called XCOM: Enemy …
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MotionSports Adrenaline Urban Jungle DLC Goes Live for Xbox Kinect
If the extreme sports contained in MotionSports Adrenaline are starting to feel old, Ubisoft just launched the first round of DLC for the Xbox Kinect-exclusive game. Called "Urban Jungle," the MotionSports Adrenaline DLC costs 400 Microsoft Points and is …
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Ninja Gaiden 3 Xbox 360 and PS3 Ship Dates Revealed
Tecmo Koei America gave Ninja Gaiden 3 fans an early gift for the holidays, confirming the Xbox 360 and PS3 release date for the fast-action ninja game. The company also released preorder details and the contents of the Collector’s Edition that will be …
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Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition Hits iOS Devices
Grand Theft Auto III is widely credited as one of the most influential video games of all time. Its open-world design seemed huge at the time, yet due to the miracles of modern technology, you, too, can take GTA III on the road via your iPad, iPhone or iPod …
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Breakout: Boost Now Available for Free for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
Atari today launched an iOS version of its classic brick-breaking game Breakout for free on the App Store. Called Breakout: Boost, the game combines classic fun with new features such as Boost Control, which allows players to adjust ball speed on the fly and …
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Teaser Trailer for Fortnite, a New Franchise from Epic Games
Epic Games, the creators of the Unreal series and Gears of War, aren't taking the post-Gears-of-War-3 holiday in a tropical location. Instead, they're hard at work on an all-new franchise called Fortnite. The new franchise, which hasn't been pinned to a …
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Coming to Blu-ray; “The Next Level” Debuts in January
Many moons ago, Star Trek: The Original Series was remastered and released on Blu-ray Disc to mixed reviews, although the only debate on my end when I reviewed Season One was whether to give it a 9.5 or 10. In 2012, CBS Home Entertainment will start releasing …
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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Early Access Begins Today
If you can't wait to start Force-pushing your way through the Star Wars MMO universe, you'll be pleased to know that if you pre-ordered Star Wars: The Old Republic and redeemed your code at this site, your Early Game Access begins today (Dec. 13). The globally …
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Naughty Dog Creating New PS3-Exclusive Game: The Last of Us
The creators of the outstanding Uncharted series, Naughty Dog, are hard at work on a new PS3-exclusive game called "The Last of Us," an all-new franchise unveiled in a trailer during the Video Game Awards. Today, new details have surfaced regarding the PS3 …
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Stars and Stripes Forever Blu-ray Disc + DVD Two-Disc Set Contest
When folks want to pamper themselves or others in the middle of summer, they joke about "Christmas in July." Twentieth Century Fox has turned that phrase on its ear a bit, releasing the classic Stars and Stripes Forever on a special Blu-ray Disc set just as …
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West Side Story Blu-ray Disc + DVD Three-Disc Set Giveaway
West Side Story is a classic musical, and just because it's one of the greatest love stories ever told. It's also been featured on Glee, which has to count for something in modern society. All joking aside, West Side Story has released on Blu-ray in a special …
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance — New Information from Konami
Konami first announced Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance more than two years ago, so it's about time they talked a bit more about the game. This past weekend at the VGAs, Konami debuted a new trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and today they outlined the …
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Dynasty Warriors: NEXT Confirmed for North American PlayStation Vita Launch
It's official -- Dynasty Warriors: NEXT will be part of the PlayStation Vita launch-window lineup, as it's currently slated to ship in North America on Feb. 22. The game will be an all-new and Vita-exclusive installment in the tactical action series in which …
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Limited Editions — Full Content List
We're all knee-deep in dragons now (thanks, Skyrim), but if you're looking forward to EA's upcoming RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, you'll likely be interested in learning more about the Limited Editions -- yes, plural -- that will be available for purchase …
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Ubisoft Xbox Live Arcade Sale: Tuesday’s the Last Day
Ubisoft has been running a sale on Xbox Live since Dec. 8 for several of its classic console games, the last day of which is Tuesday (Dec. 13). The games that have been discounted on Xbox Live are all available via digital download. If you've been even …
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Tecmo Sheds More Light on Dead or Alive 5 for Xbox 360, PS3
Team Ninja and Tecmo Koei have revealed some new information about Dead or Alive 5 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, including the revelation that Ryu Hayabusa and Hayate will be playable characters, as will favorite female fighters Ayane and Hitomi.
Dead or …
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New Touch My Katamari PlayStation Vita Video: “The Billiard Pro”
The PlayStation Vita is set to release in North America on February 22, and one of its launch titles, Touch My Katamari, is sure to get the system rolling. Pun intended. Today, Namco released a new gameplay video of Touch My Katamari called "The Billiard Pro," …
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First Gameplay Trailer for Kinect Rush: A Disney*Pixar Adventure
To go with today's unveiling of Kinect Rush: A Disney*Pixar Adventure, Microsoft released the first video trailer for the upcoming Xbox-exclusive game. Based on this video, which you can watch below, the Disney*Pixar game appears to play similarly to Kinect …
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Kinect Rush: A Disney*Pixar Adventure Coming to Xbox 360 in March
Disney and Microsoft are hitting the family-friendly segment hard, as the two companies today announced a new Disney*Pixar game that will release in March on the Xbox Kinect. Called "Kinect Rush: A Disney*Pixar Adventure," the game will release exclusively on …
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Zen Studios Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue Release Date announced
With the confirmation of final table in this brand new four pack of pinball tables, Zen Studios has announced the Vengeance and Virtue pack for Marvel Pinball (on PS3) and Pinball FX2 (Xbox) will be available next week. On December 13 for PSN games and …
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Xotic FPS Launches on Xbox Live Arcade
A new arcade-style first-person-shooter has just launched on Xbox Live Arcade, but it's not the type of FPS most gamers might expect to see during the mad rush of holiday releases. Called Xotic, the game has players build their scores by maintaining a chain …
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Two Rocksmith DLC Packs Head-Banging onto Xbox 360, PS3
Ubisoft has uploaded a second "Rock" DLC pack for Rocksmith and announced another hard-rock pack will hit Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network on Dec. 13. The "Rock Hits 2" DLC pack is now available for download on both consoles. The Megadeth Song Pack DLC …
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NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase DLC Now Available
The NBA lockout is now all but over, yet if you need to get some basketball action before the Christmas Day start to the season, 2K Sports has released the new NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase DLC via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. The Legends Showcase DLC costs …
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Kinect 2 to be Integrated into Next-Gen TVs, Including Sony’s?
We've been big proponents of the Xbox Kinect hardware, constantly insisting that the hardware's best days are still ahead, and that the hardware itself is currently under utilized. Microsoft may tend to agree with that sentiment, if the latest reports about …
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