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Going into the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo, I had high hopes for Dishonored. Fellow podcasters SeanNOLA and DesertEagle jokingly speculated that title seemed made exclusively for me; after getting some playtime in, I’ve have to say ...

What is the concept? Capitalizing on the current dearth of role-playing titles for Nintendo’s autostereoscopic handheld, recent eShop release Planet Crashers sends players on an eccentric expedition in an attempt to salvage a weakening sun. ...

Beyond a contemplative discussion on whether gaming is advantageous therapy or just a glorious waste of time, DesertEagle, Samurage, BlueSwim and Jeremy “Lawman” LaMont also get down to business, offering impressions of Wreckateer, Planet Crashers, ...

We’ve always maintained that there’s a reverse correlation between outdoor temperatures and the frequency of game releases. With blistering summer heat and a scant eight new titles hitting store shelves and download services, this this ...

What is the concept? By reworking the destructive antics of the Angry Birds franchise into a three-dimensional, Kinect-controlled environment, recent XBLA release Wreckateer risks being dismissed as derivative. After all, each of the title’s sixty ...

Beyond the challenge of mastering a complicated control scheme, simulations have another remarkable virtue: they allow the average player to operate prohibitively-priced equipment. From dogfighting with $30 million F-15 Eagles in Lock On: Modern Air ...

What is the concept? With the arrival of a pricey plastic skateboard and conviction that gamers desired to perform simulated ollies in their living room, the Tony Hawk series attempted the most dangerous stunt of ...

Transitional periods often elicit unforeseen, and sporadically- serendipitous events. That’s the premise behind Zakuro (based on Lili Hoshino’s 2006 manga, Otome Yōkai Zakuro), which set during Japan’s Meiji era, reveals the country adjusting to the ...

Whether players are working up a sweat with Wreckateer, a title which combines two casual game darlings- Angry Birds and the Kinect Sensor, or burning calories with Adidas MiCoach, this week’s new releases offer a ...

This week DesertEagle, SeanNOLA, BlueSwim and Jeremy “Lawman” LaMont climb aboard Guns of Icarus’ dirigibles, dig their fingers into Spelunky, visit the Rainbow Moon, stumble around with The Walking Dead: Episode 2 and even careen ...