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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Review

The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection pieces together highlights from the Metal Gear franchise all the way back to the NES games, with HD updates to later titles that breathe new life into the graphics.

InFamous: Festival of Blood Review

Review: Sucker Punch are back to the world of inFamous 2 with their Halloween-themed standalone DLC, inFamous: Festival of Blood.

God of War: Origins Collection Review

Review: Two of the best PSP titles get the beauty treatment and have been remastered, giving fans one of the best values on the PS3 in the God of War: Origins Collection.
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Driver: San Francisco Review

Review: Ubisoft Reflections' Driver: San Francisco abandons all pretense of being a technical racer, and instead becomes one of the best arcade-style racing games in years.
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NCAA Football 12 Review

Review: In NCAA Football 12, EA sticks with what works and returns with more of the same, plus a few new welcome tweaks in the 2012 edition of NCAA Football.
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Need For Speed: The Run Review

Review: EA and Black Box return to the roots of the Need for Speed franchise, with a game that thinks it's a Michael Bay movie and is not above cheating.

MX vs ATV Alive Review

THQ’s off-road franchise returns in MX vs ATV Alive which has better mechanics, but much less content than you would hope for.
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Spider-Man: Edge of Time Review

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 return in Beenox’s next Spider-Man title, Spider-Man: Edge of Time.
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Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 Review

Koei and Omega Force return with another incarnation in the Dynasty Warriors franchise that is exactly the same as the rest: Gundam 3.
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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.

Go Vacation Review

Review: Namco Bandai is back with a new collection of Wii mini-games in Go Vacation.
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The Sims 3: Pets 3DS Review

Review: The Sims return to the Nintendo 3DS with their best offering yet, The Sims 3: Pets.
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Review

Review: Namco’s Ace Combat heads to the 3DS with some new looking tech, but old-school gameplay, in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy.

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions Review

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions rolls a number of titles from each classic franchise into one package for the Nintendo 3DS, but we found the compilation lacking.
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Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D review

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D splinters a classic mini-game from previous Resident Evil titles off into a standalone Nintendo 3DS title, but a glaring lack of depth makes its full-game price tag seem out of whack.

F1 2011 for the 3DS review

Review: Codemasters’ F1 racing series goes portable thanks to Sumo Digital, but sometimes smaller is not always better.

Dream Trigger Review

Dream Trigger has fleeting moments of electronica-fueled brilliance, but difficulty bordering on insane and repetitive levels will wear you down over time.

Dual Pen Sports Review

Bandai has released a new Nintendo 3DS game filled with several sports mini games, and one unimpressive new gimmick.

You don’t think you want to smell your video games, but trust us – you do

At the Neurogaming Conference, the emerging technology of Neurogaming is discussed, both in practical and theoretical terms. But what does it mean for gaming, and how will it improve your experience?
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The future of gaming is all in your head. Literally.

Today in San Francisco, gamers, engineers, and assorted groups converged to discuss the future of gaming – literally the future, as the next ten years of gaming technology is discussed.

Neurogaming Conference Day 2: Days of future past

The Neurogaming Conference and Expo concluded today in San Francisco, culminating with a look at some of the technology on the way and how it expands beyond gaming.

Get to know Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, your hosts for ‘Grand Theft Auto V’

Rockstar North’s ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ will feature three playable characters: Michael, Franklin, and Trevor.

Microsoft to unveil the Next Xbox on May 21

Microsoft has confirmed that the next Xbox will be unveiled on May 21 at 10am, live from its Redmond campus.

Singer shows off two surprising additions to the lineup of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

While on the set of X-Men: Days of Future past, director Bryan Singer tweeted a look at the names of many of the mutants that will star in the film – including two surprising additions.
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Like it or hate it, Free-To-Play gaming is here to stay

The free-to-play model is is changing the face of the gaming industry, and it is very much here to stay.

A new Daredevil movie may be on the way, as the rights come home to Marvel

The legal rights for the character of Daredevil in film have reverted from Fox back to Marvel, clearing the way for a new movie.

The movies of 2013 we hope don’t suck (part II)

2013 is going to be a big one for films - not just in the movies themselves, but in the lasting impact those films will have. With that in mind, we continue our look forward to the films of 2013 we hope won’t suck.

Japanese retailers say sayonara to the Xbox 360

After years of poor sales, Japan's largest gaming retailer joins several other stores in phasing out the Xbox 360.

Jamie Foxx shows off his Ultimate Electro for the new Spider-Man movie

The first images of Jamie Foxx as Electro in the upcoming film 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' have been released. Judging by appearances, Foxx's Electro will take after the Ultimate comics' version of the character, and sport a blue hue.

You can play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim until the universe ends

The director of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has said that the game will feature infinite quests.

Hulk smash (into geometric squares): First look at ‘Lego Marvel Super Heroes’

Take control of up to 100 of the best known Marvel heroes and villains in TT Games’ lego-ification of the Marvel Universe, in 'Lego Marvel Super Heroes.'

How ‘Heavy Gear Assault’ went from concept to demo in 8 weeks (with a little help from Unreal 4)

From a big idea to an even bigger debut, 'Heavy Gear Assault,' the upcoming free-to-play mech combat game shows off what the Unreal 4 Engine can do when it has a good idea to back it up.

Our favorite April Fools Day gaming stories

Every year on April 1, you can generally expect plenty of jokes to pop up in the gaming field, masquerading as real news. Here are our faves so far.
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First look at the stealth title ‘Dark,’ a game where you play a very unsparkley vampire

Kalypso Media showed off several levels of its upcoming stealth-action vampire game, 'Dark,' this year at GDC. And despite some unavoidable similarities to other games in the genre, 'Dark' has a lot of potential.
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GDC 2013: I have worn the future of gaming, and it is the Oculus Rift

The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has begun to ship to developers. We got the chance to check it out. Consider us believers.

Brain control will someday upend tech as we know it, but first: throwing virtual trucks!

NeuroSky, the developer of the brainwave controllers that brought us thought-controlled cat ears, was at GDC showing off its new technology, which now contains a video game that makes you feel like an X-Man. It also hints at the inevitable future of all technology.

Xi3, maker of the Piston ‘Steam Box,’ introduces the future of portable virtual reality

This week at GDC, Xi3, the maker of the so-called “Steam Box,” announced a handful of new options for its Piston computer.

BlackBerry wants you to come out and play

With the new BlackBerry 10 having been recently released, BlackBerry is hoping to shake its image as a business only smartphone maker, and is trying to show that it is as gaming friendly as anyone.