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Django Unchained review: Tarantino closes out the year in style

Quentin Tarantino’s foray into the spaghetti western genre is a natural one for the director, and the result is one of the best films of the year.

Best games for the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS for 2012

With the year coming to a close, we look back at Nintendo’s best offerings of 2012.
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DT’s ‘Better Than Socks’ Holiday Giveaway: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for the Xbox 360

We continue our holiday giveaways with a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for the Xbox 360. Read on to learn how to enter to win.
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Gifts of Holidays Past: The lousy Star Wars game and the beloved uncle that defined my career

Although Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi was not a good game, it is at least partially responsible for my career, helped create lasting memories of my uncle, and drove me to slander the good(ish) name of former Senator Trent Lott.
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Best Xbox 360 games of 2012

Check out our picks for the best Xbox 360 games of 2012.

Battlefield 3 Aftermath DLC review: Who knew blowing up Iran would feel so familiar?

The fourth expansion for Battlefield 3 introduces four new maps, a new crossbow, three modified vehicles, a new game mode, and one devastated Iran.

Guardians of the Middle-earth preview: One ring, but infinite choices

Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment return to the Lord of the Rings source material well, with an online multiplayer battle arena, available as a digital download.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Wii U) review

The best-selling fighting series of all time makes its way to the Wii U, along with a few new features made specifically for Nintendo’s new system.

The Walking Dead game, Season 1 review

Telltale Games’ Episodic point-and-click adventure game has redefined the genre and changed the course of gaming.

Assassin’s Creed III (Wii U) review

Ubisoft brings its massively successful critical and financial hit over to Nintendo’s new console, and the game remains the same, with a few new benefits and a few new blemishes.

Hitman: Absolution’s director talks about the next step in open world gaming

We chat with Hitman: Absolution’s director, Tore Blystad about what makes this Hitman so special, the perils of linear storytelling, and the incredible future of gaming.

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 (Wii U) review

Activision and Treyarch join the Wii U launch title roundup with a port of this year’s iteration of the biggest game in the world. And while the Wii U giveth, the Wii U also taketh away.

NBA 2K13 (Wii U) review

2K Sports has recently made a strong case that its NBA basketball franchise is the best sports series out there right now. Of course personal preference will slant this opinion, but in terms of smooth gameplay, plentiful content, and just general fun, the NBA 2K series does not fail to deliver. With the Wii U […]

Hitman Absolution review

Hidden amongst the mountain of new releases this month including a new console from Nintendo, is a hidden gem and one of the games of the year that comes from IO Interactive and Square Enix, Hitman Absolution.
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ESPN Sports Connection review: The Wii U’s mediocre answer to Wii Sports

Ubisoft and ESPN team up (sort of) to offer a series of mini games based on six sports that is positioned to take up the mantle of Wii Sports.

FIFA 13 (Wii U) review

EA Sports is going all in with its support of Nintendo’s Wii U, offering both Madden 13 and FIFA 13 with all new features thanks to the GamePad integration. In the case of FIFA, that integration is impressive, but that development comes at a cost.

Madden 13 (Wii U) review

EA Sports brings Madden 13 to the Wii U, but the transfer was a rocky one. Cuts were made, but the flipside is a very good one.

Just Dance 4 (Wii U) review

Ubisoft’s dance franchise ports itself over from the Wii version to Nintendo’s new Wii U system, and brings along with it the same problems that plagued it in the first place.
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Nintendo Wii U review

Delivering graphics on par with the Xbox 360 and PS3, can Nintendo's successor to the Wii succeed based solely on the promise of its unique GamePad?

Sing Party review: Open up and say ‘meh’

Sing Party attempts to cash in on the launch of Nintendo's latest console by catering to music fans, but fails to use the unique Wii U hardware to its fullest potential.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II review: The future will be familiar

Call of Duty is beginning to show its age, but can it still deliver to fans without reinventing itself? In a word, yes.
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Go ahead and take Tuesday off work; all the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 news you’ll need to prepare

This Tuesday the gaming industry will receive a huge shot in the pocketbook when Activision’s billion dollar franchise returns with this year’s offering, Call of Duty: Black Ops II. To prepare, we’ve rounded up all the news to get you ready.

LittleBigPlanet Karting review: As good as you are willing to make it

Can combining two existing properties creating something new?

Rabbids Land review

Although those looking for a minigame compilation are more likely to be attracted to the far more hyped Nintendo Land, Ubisoft has released a competitor in the same vein, sort of.

Prepare yourselves for the coming of Halo 4

This Tuesday the long awaited return of Master Chief finally comes to us via Halo 4. And we have all the news you’ll need to prepare yourselves right here.

Assassin’s Creed 3 roundup: All the news you’ll need to prepare you for the release

This Tuesday, October 30, Ubisoft will release the next chapter in the massively popular Assassin’s Creed series. To prepare you for the release, we have everything you’ll need to know here in one, easy to find place.

Hands on with Ubisoft’s Wii U launch day roundup

Nintendo has always had difficult time building relationships with third-party developers, with one notable exception. When the Wii U is released, several of its launch window games will be from Ubisoft. Check out our hands on preview of what to expect from developer during the Wii U’s launch window.

Medal of Honor Warfighter roundup; All the news you need to prepare for this week’s release

We have all the news you need to prepare you for the launch of one of the biggest games of the year.
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Moga Mobile Gaming Controller Review

Android gaming fans rejoice! Power A introduces Moga, a Bluetooth enabled device that gives mobile gamers with Android powered smartphones and tablets a controller that expands the possibility of mobile gaming, and offers a glimpse at the future of the industry.
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XCOM: The Enemy Unknown producer talks about honoring the past without getting trapped

We speak with one of XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s lead producers, Firaxis Games’ Garth DeAngelis, about the stress behind releasing a major AAA title, the evolution of storytelling in games, and for the future.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Khyber Strike DLC review

The Tom Clancy: Future Soldier, the DLC pack “Khyber Strike,” featuring 3 new multiplayer maps, a new game mode, and more, is available now.

Taken 2 review: Faster is not always better

Liam Neeson and his jeopardy-friendly family are back for another go-round on the kidnap merry-go-round in Taken 2.
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Borderlands 2 dev explains the art and science of ‘distilling fun’

Matt Charles, Gearbox producer for Borderlands 2 talks about DLC, the potential of a movie, and how the game was made.

Android gamers’ new best friend, Moga, has a price and release date

The Bluetooth gaming controller, Moga, offers Android mobile gamers a new way to play on October 21 for $49.99.