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Indie Games Corner: ‘Caster’ Review (PC, Mac)

Saturday, January 17, 2009

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Indie Games Corner: ‘Caster’ Review (PC, Mac)

One part "Mega Man" and one part "Magic Carpet," Mike D. Smith's "Caster" is all parts adrenaline-pumping fun.

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Hands-On with ‘MadWorld’

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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Hands-On with ‘MadWorld’

A quick visit with Sega brought us up to speed on "MadWorld," the Wii-based violence-fest we've been following for a while. For the first time, Sega allowed us to go hands-on with the blood-soaked brawler, to see how it feels to turn a Wiimote into a chainsaw.

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‘The Lord of the Rings: Conquest’ Review (360, PS3, PC)

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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‘The Lord of the Rings: Conquest’ Review (360, PS3, PC)

Have you ever wanted to experience "The Lord of the Rings" from the point of view of the nameless characters in the middle of the battles? Now's your chance.

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‘Prototype’ Preview

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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‘Prototype’ Preview

"With great power, comes great responsibility." In the case of "Prototype's" star, Alex, with great power comes a whole lot of questions ... and fun ways to break things.

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CES 2009: ‘inFamous’ Presentation Video

Friday, January 9, 2009

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CES 2009: ‘inFamous’ Presentation Video

During this year's CES, there were plenty of games shown that I wish I could have seen in action. Thankfully, Jesse and Sean were there, and they were able to record videos of some of the presentations. In this case, the presentation is for "inFamous," Sucker Punch Production's upcoming superhero sandbox game. Hit the full [...]

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Review: Rise of the Argonauts (360)

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

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Review: Rise of the Argonauts (360)

Somewhere in our review of Rise of the Argonauts, there was a joke to be made about "getting fleeced," but we decided the game was disappointing enough.

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Prince of Persia Review (X360)

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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<em>Prince of Persia</em> Review (X360)

GameCyte reviews the latest reboot of the Prince of Persia franchise, and discovers whether or not the latest heir to the throne is fit to rule.

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Review: Exodus From the Earth (PC)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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Review: Exodus From the Earth (PC)

GameCyte recently moved to a star-based scoring system for game reviews, in which we described a three-star game as the average entry. In my own words, I promised that extreme scores would be "more difficult to obtain as they veer farther to either end of the spectrum," and I meant that -- which is why [...]

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Review: Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway (360)

Sunday, October 19, 2008

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Review: Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway (360)

There is a certain fascination with World War II-based video games over the last several years: among Medal of Honor, Call of Duty and their ilk, the sheer volume of like games is beginning to make any such title have to provide something wholly original to really make it stand out. Gearbox's and Ubisoft's Brothers [...]

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Review: de Blob (Wii)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

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Review: de Blob (Wii)

Quirky games - those that do not easily fall into the readily accepted genres like FPS or RPG - are very hit or miss. Some, like Katamari Damacy, are great successes. Others, such as Stretch Panic, fall well under the radar, and typically end up as cult favorites. Yet, these games are refreshing to play, [...]

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