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In concept, Hyperdimension Neptunia’s allegory of anthropomorphized consoles reconciling their differences to fight a common enemy might have been one of role-playing’s most creative themes. Yet, once players immersed themselves in 2010’s inaugural entry and ...

While the existence of a third-generation Sim includes most of the crucial milestones of an actual life, Maxis’ virtual beings have traditionally been barred from attaining a college education. Following the fulfillment of a high-school ...

Eric’s Take: Being the fighting game addict that I am, one of my missions is to try as many franchises from the genre as possible. Back around 2005, that mission led me to cross paths ...

Across this week’s schedule of new releases, sequels abound. Whether players are ready to get behind the armored masks of Salem and Rios in Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, grab the Poltergust 5000 to ...

Look past the coquettish DLC swimsuits and intermittent instances where ditziness serves as comic relief, and the Atelier franchise reveals its principal virtue: it’s a series that focuses on female empowerment.  From Rorona’s efforts to ...

For PSP owners who cherish the intricacy of micromanagement, both 2005’s Generation of Chaos and 2007 sequel Aedis Eclipse, have provided two of the portable’s most complex time sinks. Teeming with dense menus, a myriad ...

With reports indicating that the Wii U is struggling at retail, this week’s batch of releases might offer a glimmer of hope for Nintendo’s system. While Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Need for Speed Most ...

When 2007’s Pinball FX was released for the Xbox 360, critics had a common stickling point: the steel-ball simulation failed to recreate actual machines. Although Zen Studios has yet to fulfill that wish, over the ...

There’s a particular group of friends I catch up with every so often. We head to one of our houses, sit at the TV and play videogames. Only, since we never play party games on ...

This week the crew offers impressions of Star Wars Pinball, F1 2012, The Cave, Urban Trial Freestyle, and The Guardians of Middle Earth. In addition to our conventional dose of gaming trivia and answers to ...