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September 8, 2015September 8, 2015

MAD MAX [Face-Off Review]: Prophets of Pain.

Just after the news that Mad Max: Fury Road was voted the World's Top Film by the International Federation of Film Critics -- yeah, just wait for the American "Academy" to screw that one up -- fans of the film who went and picked up the Blu Ray were also treated to the release of Mad Max: The …

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August 31, 2015August 31, 2015

MADDEN NFL 16 [Face-Off Review]: Luck Be ‘The League’…Tonight.

Last year's edition of EA's yearly football sim, Madden NFL 15, proved to be a resurgence following a rebuilding year where the franchise had to take a step back and unload for next-gen -- despite the fact it followed a really solid -- and memorable -- last-gen game. But now that EA Sports has proved they …

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August 26, 2015

UNTIL DAWN [Review]: “I Know Who I Am Now.”

I can’t get away from the dead things. Fresh off of the guilty pleasure reviewing that was Fear the Walking Dead, I’m back; delving deeper into the horror genre with PlayStation 4's latest exclusive title, Until Dawn. I started playing this game motivated by two things: my undying love of all things horror, and my …

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August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

CALL OF DUTY – BLACK OPS III [Beta Roundtable]: Digital War Never Changes.

Now that we’re halfway through the year, we’re a few months closer to another Call of Duty. Even though Activision’s blockbuster FPS franchise has released a new title every year since the series’ debut in 2003, it’s been almost three years since we’ve gotten an installment in the Black Ops series. With the upcoming release …

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August 24, 2015August 24, 2015

GEARS OF WAR – ULTIMATE EDITION [Review]: Ultimate Warriors.

Bigger. Faster. Stronger. The video game industry's answer to The Expendables just got more Ultimate. At $40, the question is apparent: Is two-third's the cost of a retail copy worth paying for a title we already played nearly 10-years ago? Well, that all depends how much Gears of War truly means to you. Right behind Mass …

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August 17, 2015

EVERYBODY’S GONE TO THE RAPTURE [Review]: Step Into A World.

What makes a video game a game? Since the days of Pong, players have been smashing buttons to either get points, defeat enemies, save princesses, or solve puzzles. Then we started to expect developers to deliver complex, narrative storytelling with our games, but never in spite of traditional game mechanics. Enter Everybody’s Gone to the …

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