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Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS review

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS proves Nintendo's brawler can work on handhelds, a beautifully mad fighter that both embodies the best of the series' past while adding to it in essential ways.
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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call review

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call is a wonderfully odd celebration of the many composers, both famous and obscure, who have worked on the Final Fantasy series for more than 25 years.
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Assassin’s Creed Unity review

The first Assassin's Creed built specifically for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One hosts a remarkable recreation of Revolution-era Paris. As impressive as its city is, though, Assassin's Creed Unity is equally devoid of soul.
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LittleBigPlanet 3 review

LittleBigPlanet 3 attempts to evolve the series by adding new characters and toys to its platforming, but fails to mix its story and creative tools into a focused effort.
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U turns out to be much more than the big, beautiful version of Smash 3DS, with a variety of new modes and larger scale fights that evolve the way Nintendo's fighting series plays on a fundamental level.
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review

An unlikely spinoff of Super Mario 3D World, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is an old-fashioned puzzle game drawn in beautiful modern colors.
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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth review

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is an excellent game for anyone looking to mainline old-style dungeon crawling, but series fans that want involved storytelling should think twice before taking the plunge.
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Grim Fandango Remastered review

After 16 years, Grim Fandango has been resurrected. Rather than completely overhaul it, Double Fine has smartly preserved one of Tim Schafer and LucasArts’ best works, letting its resonant life in the land of the dead shine.
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Evolve review

Left 4 Dead creator Turtle Rock Studios returns with a fresh take on cooperative play, but the slow pace of forced progression hinders the four-versus-one action.
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‘Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’ review

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a very well-designed platformer that ultimately fails to strike the right balance between difficult and frustrating. If you have a Switch, it's the best place to play, thanks to a new easier "Funky Mode" option and the option of playing the game on the go.

Minecraft creator looks to mix Firefly and Elite in next game

Minecraft mastermind Markus Persson wants to make his next sandbox game a space simulator that's equal parts Firefly and Elite.
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XCOM: Enemy Within review

The world went without a new XCOM strategy game for nearly fifteen years before Firaxis made XCOM: Enemy Unknown, but just one year later the team's delivered Enemy Within an expansion that makes such significant changes as to almost be a full sequel.
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Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty review

After nearly two decades, Oddworld Inhabitants re-imagines Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey. Expanded and rebalanced with fewer cumbersome barriers between the player and its endearing, beautiful-ugly world, New 'N' Tasty is the definitive version of the game.
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Double Fine joins the THQ bidding to win back its own games

Double Fine was one of the first companies bidding on THQ's properties. The studio is still at work, trying to win back the console publishing rights to two of its games.
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The DC Universe gets drawn to life in superhero themed ‘Scribblenauts Unmasked’

Fresh off their rated M for Mature battle royale in Injustice: Gods Among Us, Batman and company are showing up in Scribblenauts.

Microsoft’s grand ambitions to takeover TV rest inside the Next Xbox

With the set top box-style Next Xbox, Microsoft will make television and video services, not video games, the center of its business.

Red Thread Games sheds light on ‘The Longest Journey’ sequel ‘Dreamfall Chapters’

Seven years after Ragnar Tørnquist first announced Dreamfall Chapters, new studio Red Thread Games shares the first tantalizing glimpse into the sequel to The Longest Journey and Dreamfall.
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The Interview review

Sony cancelled showing The Interview in theaters due to terrorist threats, but we caught a press screening of the controversial movie beforehand. And the terrorists might have done Sony a favor.

EA confirms Dragon Age III: Inquisition, hinting the game will come to both Xbox 360 and Xbox 720

Dragon Age III: Inquisitor is the official name for the next entry in BioWare's medieval RPG series.
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Mega Man, Wii Fit’s buff Trainer line up for battle in next ‘Super Smash Bros.’

Nintendo extended an olive branch to its downtrodden fans with a new Super Smash Bros., debuting new characters like Mega Man and the Wii Fit Trainer.

Bigger isn’t better in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS

Series creator Masahiro Sakurai says that the new Super Smash Bros. can't rely on increasing scale to impress players.

‘Super Smash Bros 4’ for Wii U will do away with the pantywaist online fights of its predecessor

Super Smash Bros Brawl for Nintendo Wii disappointed due to lackluster online play. Super Smash Bros 4 for Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS will fix that problem.

‘Super Smash Bros. Wii U’ won’t have a story mode. So what?

Masahiro Sakurai revealed that his new Super Smash Bros. won't have a story mode or cutscenes. That might be a good thing.

‘Lords of the Fallen’ promises an interesting tomorrow

Do we really need another dark fantasy action RPG? Yes we do, according to City Interactive, and their game Lords of the Fallen makes a compelling case.

Hands-on with ‘Bayonetta 2’: Conditioner goes a long, long way

The sexy witch covered with guns named Bayonetta may not be the hero Nintendo's Wii U needs, but she's certainly the one it deserves. We go hands-on at E3 2013.
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‘C’mon, hustle!’ How Kickstarter is turning game development into a spectator sport

Former Interplay creatives Brian Fargo and Chris Avellone discuss the unique challenges they face in building crowdfunded games like Wasteland 2 for the modern world.

Destiny awaits! Bungie.net updates to incorporate other platforms to the Halo creator’s network

Halo creator Bungie has updated its web network to incorporate services other than Microsoft for the first time. Facebook, Google, and PlayStation Network accounts can now be used to access the site. What does it mean for Destiny?

Bungie’s Destiny “not included” in 2013 according to Activision Blizzard brass

Many details about Bungie's long-awaited follow up to the Halo series came out in 2012, but it appears that Destiny will miss its proposed 2013 release date.

Destiny Meets The Beatles: Bungie working with Paul McCartney on new Activision shooter

Halo studio Bungie has called in some very specialized talent to work on its new MMO shooter series "Destiny." Paul McCartney is on board.

Telltale Games: The Walking Dead Season 2 will use your Season 1 save file

One month after Telltale Games released the last episode of its video game of The Walking Dead, the company is starting to share details about the second season of the game. The good news: Your choices from Season 1 will still matter.

Oddworld Inhabitants is reborn for the PS4! But maybe not Microsoft’s new Xbox…

The PlayStation 4 is a big part of Oddworld Inhabitant's future but the once Xbox-exclusive studio has no idea what Microsoft's new console might be.

‘Murdered: Soul Suspect’ preview: Square sends off PS3 and 360 with a stylish mystery

Airtight Games and Square-Enix have been plugging away on horror noir 'Murdered: Soul Suspect' for years now, and the 2014 game is looking promising indeed.

The group that hosts E3 is heading back to school with the E3 College Game Competition

E3 2013 will debut myriad next-gen console games but it will also mark the debut of a few next-gen game designers thanks to the ESA College Game Competition.

Nintendo cancels its E3 press conference

Highs like the first Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess trailer and terrifying lows of Wii Music demos are over, as Nintendo is skipping its E3 press conference.
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Microsoft keeps the Xbox 360 with new games and a redesigned console

Microsoft made sure its audience remembered the old Xbox 360 at E3 2013, trotting out new games like a consolized World of Tanks and a redesigned console.
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Electronic Arts unveils its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One army with 11 games

Electronic Arts was focused on one thing at E3 2013: Next-gen consoles. The company didn't mention any of its mobile, social, or free-to-play PC titles, opting only for Xbox One and PS4.

‘The Walking Dead: 400 Days’ coming to PS Vita this summer

Still chomping at the bit for more of Telltale Games riveting The Walking Dead adventure series? Season 2 is on the way but you can play a sidestory on PS Vita this summer.
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Sony’s boxy new PS4 will play used games, cost $100 less than Xbox One

After withholding details from its early PlayStation 4 teaser, Sony released full details at E3 2013 – including a bombshell price that undercuts Microsoft's Xbox One by $100.