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Assassin’s Creed III Sets Ubisoft Pre-Order Record

There’s nothing stealthy about gamers’ love for the Assassin’s Creed series, apparently, as Ubisoft has announced that pre-orders for Assassin’s Creed III have broken every pre-order record for the publisher. Pre-orders of Assassin’s Creed III already have more than doubled those of last year’s Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Ubisoft’s previous pre-order record holder. Assassin’s Creed III […]

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Dishonored DLC Announced for Xbox 360, PS3, PC

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Bethesda’s new game Dishonored, a first-person game that includes some Deus Ex-like elements, is getting three new DLC add-on packs for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. One will release in December, while the other two come in 2013. All Dishonored DLC will release at the same time on all three platforms; there will be no

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Halo 4 “War Games Map Pass” to Give Discounted Multiplayer Maps

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When Master Chief makes his Xbox 360 return in Halo 4 on November 6, another beloved feature will re-emerge on the console: the ‘season pass’ concept giving members discounted multiplayer maps for their up-front commitment to future downloads. Today, Microsoft announced the Halo 4 War Games Map Pass, which will give owners a 15 percent

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New Wii Bundles Coming Nov. 4, Including Skylanders Giants Bundle

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The Wii U may be shipping next month, but Nintendo’s Wii still has signs of life, as indicated by a few new bundles coming on Nov. 4. Chief among the bundles, at least for the new-release crowd, is a Skylanders Giants Wii bundle, although a Just Dance 4 Wii bundle is also in the cards.

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Dance Central 3 Review

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Dance Central 3 is one of those rare sequels that doesn’t try to break the mold, doesn’t provide much innovation from previous outings, makes only incremental improvements yet still delivers an outstanding experience. The Dance Central series has been one of the best-selling Xbox 360 Kinect games to date, so it doesn’t really need to

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Nintendo Wii Price Drop: $129.99 Bundle Includes Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort

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With the Nintendo Wii U slated for release in just over a month, Nintendo today dropped the price of the original Wii console. The new price, $129.99, includes a black Wii console, a black Wii Remote Plus, a black Nunchuk controller and two games – Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. The new configuration is

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NBA 2K13 Review

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There was once a day when basketball fans had their choice of video games, choosing between arcadey titles and simulations. That landscape has since dwindled to the point that there are now only two options, one of which (NBA Ballers) is as much gimmick as it is serious contender. As a result, NBA 2K13 has

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Kinect Nat Geo TV Review

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Microsoft has been highlighting its goal of thinking differently with regard to software and hardware, but while gadget geeks may have been the first to cling to those comments, educators may actually see the most immediate results. And it may come from a most unusual source: video games. Specifically, Kinect Nat Geo TV, one of

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Kinect Sesame Street TV Review

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The current console generation has come full circle, it seems. Nintendo came out of the gate swinging, selling millions of Wiis to families everywhere while Sony and Microsoft battled it out for the older gamer with the PS3 and Xbox 360, respectively. Now Nintendo’s aiming high (in age) with the Wii U, while Sony and

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Review

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Michael Bay may think he’s got a stranglehold on huge-scale Transformers action, but High Moon Studios certainly has the right to lay claim to that title based on their work on Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. What Hollywood has presented during the past few years has massive explosions and “robots in disguise” that are grandiose due

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