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Soundtrack Spotlight: Red Dead Redemption

Due to the longtime lack of Western-style video games, we’ve also been grossly deprived of a lot of great accompanying music (awful, I know). Fortunately for us, Rockstar’s old west epic Red Dead Redemption rode into town j...

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Soundtrack Spotlight: Fallout Remasters

It’s not always easy to decide what to put into the spotlight each week; so far, I’ve been keeping the selections fairly topical. No such qualms this week. This time, we’re taking a hard turn off of the beaten path into t...

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Soundtrack Spotlight: Bully

By now users of Steam, Valve Software’s extremely popular game distribution platform, are all used to being spoiled absolutely rotten; not a week goes by without some sort of stupidly good deal gracing the front page of the S...

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Soundtrack Spotlight: Pokemon

Since becoming a gaming and cultural phenomenon in the late 20th century, the Pokemon series has seen its share of sequels. With each new iteration the adventure grows, the stakes rise, and the Pokedex expands. The series evolv...

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Cryostasis – Crush! Frag! Review!

In terms of sheer genre diversity, the PC easily bests its trendier cousin, the console. If you aren’t convinced, take a look at the PC game shelf at any retail store. It’s a literal buffet of content: puzzle games next to ...

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Trauma Team – Crush! Frag! Preview!

Since 2005, Atlus’ Trauma Center series has delivered a steady stream of fast-paced, interactive surgery action. After four games based solely on that concept, though, Atlus has decided to shake things up a bit. Instead of fo...

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Weekend Warriors

It may be the middle of February, but it’s not too late to enjoy the first official weekend of the year. That’s right: it’s the first Weekend Warriors of 2010! Better late than never, right? Hopefully you’ve been able...

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Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story – Crush! Frag! Review!

Looking back, it’s hard to imagine Mario, circa 1986, ever breaking loose from the platformer world he was (and arguably still is) king of. The context and structure of Mario’s universe would hardly seem adequate to play ho...

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