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Hoping to rediscover recover the valor exhibited by the initial entries in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon series, DesertEagle examines two divergent titles- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and the latest Wii iteration of Ghost Recon. Together ...

Whether players are battling hordes of hostile orcs in Two Worlds II, necromorphs in Dead Space 2 or the countless baddies in Lord of Arcana, this week’s new releases offers an array of atrocious antagonists. ...

The remedy for my minimum wage/teenage-rage malaise was found in an unlikely source: the 1986 Bally-Midway arcade game, Rampage. Long before Fight Club explored the roots of discontent within the young male psyche, the game ...

Fervent Nintendo fans might be able to cite the company’s infrequent development collaborations with Square-Enix. Over the last fifteen years, the duo has worked together to create two titles: 1996’s Super Mario RPG: Legend of ...

While many free-to-play gamers find gratification in the depths of a enormously sized role-playing game or the furtive tactics of a first-person shooter, others associate the term “MMO” with an impenetrably complex pastime. Fortunately, for ...

Admission into the pantheon of great shmups is typically accomplished with a single, compelling hook. From Galaxian‘s sweeping formations of falling foes, Raiden’s signature lock-on beam, or Ikaruga’s color-coded combat, the most beloved shooters have ...

When Commander Shepard, Sackboy, and Adol Christin hit store shelves, you can be certain that January’s glacial griphold on new releases is finally beginning to thaw. Next week’s output of Two Worlds II, Lord of ...

PSP owners with masochistic tendencies might recall 2009’s, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, a title which transported the beloved creatures of the Disgaea series from the cerebral confines of a strategy role-playing game ...

In our first podcast of the new year, DesertEagle discusses House of Dead Ninjas, A Space Shooter for Two Dollars, Sky Fighters, and Hot Shot Shorties, while Samurage offers an discerning comparison between Limbo and ...

I wouldn’t be surprised if recent XBLA title ilomilo became a compulsory case study for first-year DigiPen students. By interweaving an absorbing game mechanic, quirky back story, along with safeguards to protect players from getting ...