A new motion-controlled sports game has hit retail today, this time with a wintry theme. The game, called Winter Stars, is available today for the Xbox 360 Kinect, PlayStation Move and Nintendo Wii. The Wii version requires the Wii Balance Board. Winter Stars includes 11 different winter sports, which is almost twice the number of […]
Having vacationed at the Disney Parks 24 times — quite a feat for a native Oregonian — I’m one of the most biased yet oddly qualified people to review Kinect Disneyland Adventures. On the one hand, I’m clearly a Disneyland and Disney World fan, so I’m predisposed to liking the new Xbox 360 game. On
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has flexed some dragon-powered muscle in its first week of availability, selling through an estimated 7 million units on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and generating more than $450 million in global sales. Skyrim actually set a record on Steam, with more than 280,000 concurrent players in the first 24
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The next chapter in the always-fun Need for Speed series has shipped to retail today, yet Need for Speed The Run includes more than in-car racing gameplay. For the first time in the Need for Speed series, Need for Speed The Run lets players control the driver outside of the drivers seat in select scenarios,
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Ubisoft has shipped Assassin’s Creed Revelations for Xbox 360 and PS3, the final chapter in the journey of master assassin Ezio Auditore in an age-old war between Assassins and Templars. In addition to the single-player campaign, Assassin’s Creed Revelations also includes a full competitive multiplayer mode. In Assassin’s Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will likely be the last Zelda title on the Wii, so anticipation is high for the game’s release on Nov. 20. If you happen to live near New York City, however, and can mosey over to the Nintendo World store, you can actually get your hands on The Legend
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the original Xbox’s release and, of course, the release of Halo. For months the Xbox was jokingly referred to as “a Halo adapter for my TV.” Today, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary edition ships for Xbox 360 to remind players just why that original game was so popular. Click the
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The fitness games just keep on coming, this time with the Nintendo Wii getting in on the action via the release of Zumba Fitness 2. Zumba Fitness 2 for Wii is the sequel to a game that sold more than 4 million units last year. This latest outing includes 24 new dance styles and all-new
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The original Halo: Combat Evolved gets plenty of accolades for rejuvenating the console FPS scene, but it’s the narrative and multiplayer that have kept the franchise running strong for a decade. November 15 marks the tenth anniversary of Halo’s launch with the original Xbox, a milestone met head-on by Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, a remastered
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Sports, dancing and fitness games seem to be the de facto “must release” genres for motion-controlled systems, a trend for which we have Nintendo to thank. It makes sense, since those are the activities than involve the most intuitive motions, but time and again it seems like those are the only titles that release. Ubisoft
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