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Telltale teases Deepwood and ironborn connections for its Game of Thrones series

Telltale Games reveals a title card for its Game of Thrones series that raises questions about where the game's story will be set. Evidence suggests it's focused in the north, in the lands controlled by Houses Greyjoy and Stark.
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Liam Neeson takes on the law in this trailer for Taken 3

In the first trailer for Taken 3, Liam Neeson's Bryan Mills ends up in the crosshairs of law enforcement when he's framed for the murder of someone close to him.
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‘Fast and Furious 6’ review: If you have to read the review, you don’t want to see it

Director Justin Lin and writer Chris Morgan build on the solid foundation established in Fast Five to deliver the most action-packed, universe-expanding take on fast, furious driving yet in Fast & Furious 6.
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Dragon Age: Inquisition review

Dragon Age: Inquisition is BioWare's strongest effort to date, a sprawling adventure that spans a huge, complex world. That great strength is also its biggest shortcoming, casting a harsh light on the boundaries of its fantasy.
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Learning to fly in Lemuria: Some tips to get you started in Child of Light

We have some helpful hints and tricks to get you started on your journey through Child of Light's beautiful hand-drawn world of Lemuria.
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VR continues to drop jaws and win fans at CES, but it’s still not ready for 2015

We’re all drooling over the latest virtual-reality gear making the rounds at CES this year, but despite the hype and the very real promise, none of the technology’s keepers seem ready to unleash it this year.

Portal 2 review

Valve Corporation returns to the broken corridors and testing rooms of Aperture Science in Portal 2, which improves on its predecessor in just about every way possible.
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The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection review

Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection HD for PlayStation 3 packs two of the best video games ever made onto a single disc, with newly made-over HD visuals. What more do you need to know?
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Alienware X51 Review

The Alienware X51 crunches the power of a full-size gaming rig into the size of a console, providing top-notch graphics in a living-room-friendly package.
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Tritton Warhead 7.1 Review

Tritton’s Warhead 7.1 wireless surround headset easily connects with your Xbox 360 and delivers top-notch sound, delivering on its steep price tag.
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Lego City Undercover review

LEGO City Undercover balances carefully between doing what the series does best and stretching out in new directions, resulting in the best LEGO game yet from the teams at TT Games and TT Fusion.
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Terraria review

We dig deep into Engine Software's console port of Re-Logic PC hit Terraria and we like what we find there thanks to tweaked controls, new content, and streamlined multiplayer.

Dead Island: Riptide review

Dead Island: Riptide improves on ideas established in Techland's 2011 series debut, but the developer continues to struggle with technical challenges that held back the first game.

Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded review

N-Fusion Interactive falls short of reviving a classic in Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded. The cartoon-style presentation and revamped soundtrack deliver, but the game struggles to entertain due to its outdated design.

Civilization V: A Brave New world review

Firaxis Games reinvents a number of core systems in 'Civilization V' for its latest 'Brave New World' expansion pack, giving non-violent players more to do in the later hours of a playthrough.

Halo: Spartan Assault review

'Halo: Spartan Assault' is the best Windows 8-exclusive game yet, re-envisioning the beloved first-person shooter series for top-down, twin-stick shooter play.
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Shadowrun Returns review

Harebrained Schemes delivers a Kickstarter-pleasing take on Shadowrun in 'Shadowrun Returns'. More platform than game, the included debut story offers plenty of play along with a promising glimpse at what more we might see.
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PayDay 2 review

Overkill Software builds on the great ideas put forward in 2011's 'Payday: The Heist' for a sequel that offers considerably deeper investment and more replay value. Only technical shortcomings hold 'Payday 2' back from greatness.
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist review

Ubisoft Toronto delivers a technically impressive action/stealth game in ‘Splinter Cell: Blacklist,’ but fails to tap into the heart of why players still care about these characters.
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Madden NFL 25 review

The latest entry in EA Sports' Madden series celebrates 25 years in style, with new features and revised mechanics elevating 'Madden NFL 25' to 'best one yet' status.
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Flashback review

VectorCell stumbles slightly in its remake of Flashback, delivering a capable puzzle-platformer that falls short on combat and struggles to tell its story effectively.
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Diablo III console review

Blizzard's console port of Diablo III improves on the already-strong PC/Mac version of the game with better controls, smartly designed local co-op, and the removal of the hated Auction House.
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NHL 14 review

Pro hockey fans get their annual video game sim fix with EA Canada's NHL 14. Sluggish new fighting controls and performance hiccups mar what is otherwise a solid entry in the series.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 review

Character development is cleverly interwoven with gameplay in Grand Theft Auto V, a key component in what amounts to a series high for Rockstar Games.
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Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure review

5th Cell’s noble attempt to combine the massive DC Comics universe with the imagination-fueled puzzle-solving of the Scribblenauts series falls notably short due to a lack of emphasis in the game on its source material.
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WWE 2K14 review

Yukes delivers a promising wrestling game in WWE 2K14, but a very well-executed focus on three decades of WrestleMania events is tempered by a very beginner-unfriendly design.
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Battlefield 4 review

Battlefield 4 stumbles on the uneven terrain of its emotionless campaign, but makes up for that with a stellar multiplayer mode the evolves the series in all the right ways.
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Crimson Dragon review

Crimson Dragon is an uneven Xbox One launch title, held back primarily by a less-than-stellar technical presentation and an unfortunate focus on microtransactions.
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Microsoft Xbox One review

Microsoft's Xbox One represents a massive forward step for the console-maker's gaming technology.
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Joe Danger Infinity review

Hello Games delivered a clever take on Joe Danger’s gameplay in the series 2013 iOS debut, and the just-released Joe Danger Infinity builds on that foundation in fun ways.
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Broken Age: Act I review

Double Fine Productions delivers a crowdfunding success story to be proud of in Broken Age: Act I. The game is exactly what fans were promised, but it also offers a meta meditation on the process that birthed it.
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Dead Rising 3: Operation Broken Eagle DLC review

Operation Broken Eagle is the first of four planned story add-ons for Dead Rising 3, and it left us wanting. It's more focused on telling a story than it is on giving players a fresh reason to enjoy the open world of Los Perdidos.
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition review

The 'Definitive Edition' PlayStation 4 and Xbox One port of Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider looks and plays great, but it's still the same game we enjoyed last year.
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Octodad Dadliest Catch review

Young Horses does weird very well in Octodad: Dadliest Catch, turning mundane family activities into riotous, clutter-strewn sideshows.
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The Wolf Among Us – Episode Two: Smoke & Mirrors review

The Wolf Among Us: Episode Two – Smoke & Mirrors picks up where the series debut left off as Bigby delves into the seedier fringes of Fabletown.
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Jazzpunk review

Necrophone Games rises to the challenge of delivering a humor-centric video game in Jazzpunk, a story-driven adventure that compares best with movies like Airplane! and Naked Gun.
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Dead Rising 3: Fallen Angel DLC review

Capcom Vancouver's Fallen Angel DLC for Dead Rising 3 improves on some of what was wrong with the first one, but it still suffers from the same unfortunate focus on telling a story no one cares about.
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Earth Defense Force 2025 review

The Sandlot's vision for sandbox action built around shooting giant space bugs (and giant robots and giant UFOs) with giant rockets is realized perfectly in Earth Defense Force 2025.