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7 & 7 Reviews are short-form reviews that focus on 7 core aspects of a product. 1) Luigi: Plumber, Hero, Ghostbuster – The ever-charming little brother of the most famous plumber in the world returns to the solo spotlight in another spine-tingling adventure through haunted dwellings. Despite being reluctantly forced into hero duty due to the …
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The writing has been on the wall for awhile, but last week it became official: legendary game developer LucasArts is no more. Ever since Disney struck a deal to acquire all of George Lucas’s properties (consisting of LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, THX, and, of course, Lucasfilm) back in November 2012, this scenario has merely …
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We’ve known there’s been something going on in the world of Batman games, but this morning Game Informer announced its cover story for next month, revealing the Caped Crusader’s next interactive adventure: Batman: Arkham Origins. Arkham Origins is apparently slated to hit shelves on October 25 of this year on PC, Xbox 30, and PlayStation …
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Reboots are all the rage these days in both gaming and film. The latest to receive the treatment: Lara Croft, the world-renowned “tomb raider” whose adventures had fallen from grace before being eclipsed by another gun-toting, ruin-exploring archaeology nerd by the name of Nathan Drake. After bringing Miss Croft back to respectability with Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld, …
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We knew it was coming, but now it’s official: Saints Row IV is coming from Volition (via new owner/publisher Deep Silver) on August 20 (North America) and August 23 (“worldwide”). The trailer itself continues the series’ recent trends, which is to answer the question: “what can we possibly do to get even more over-the-top ridiculous?” …
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Irrational Games lit quite a spark when it revealed the official box art for BioShock Infinite back in December. The cover was rightfully maligned for boiling a beautiful, unique, and multi-layered adventure down to a generic shot of the protagonist holding a gun in a passive-aggressive stance. The prevalence of this uninspired box art tactic …
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When PlatinumGames and Kojima Productions took the wrapping off the game formerly known as Metal Gear Solid: Rising at last year’s E3, I commented on Twitter that it looked liked everything awesome and negligent about modern Japanese game design. That E3 trailer featured a striking, unique visual art style that was accompanied by fast-paced acrobatic action, …
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With God of War: Ascension just around the corner, I thought it might be a good time to turn back the clock and finally get around to playing the game that started it all. I fired up my HD Collection copy of God of War and booted into what was an original IP nine years ago. …
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1) TIMESPLITTERS (Includes TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2, and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect) You’ve probably heard Daniel and me gush about the series ad nauseum on Dual Wielding, so it should come as little surprise that the studio-formerly-known-as-Free-Radical’s signature franchise would top this list. In an era where the FPS genre unequivocally dominates the marketplace, it’s astounding that …
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With nearly this entire console generation behind us since Bungie and Microsoft announced an amicable divorce in the weeks following Halo 3‘s blockbuster launch, the acclaimed developer is finally ready to step out of its own shadow. With the remainder of their negotiated severance games complete (Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach) and with Microsoft-owned …
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