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Joystick Roundup: Get ready for a summer of big gaming
Summer usually means a severe lack of game releases, but there’s a lot to be excited about this ...
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Joystick: Apocalypse Nope — ruined game worlds are overused
Imagine you’re in a desolate world, trying to survive in a barren wasteland, slowly making your way through ...
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Joystick: Achievements for the patient gamer
Trophies and achievements inspire a sickening Pavlovian response in many console gamers, myself included. They’re a cheap way ...
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Joystick: Sequels vs. DLC: Which way?
his week’s releases were marked by a serious case of sequelitis. Sequelitis isn’t just the next game in ...
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Joystick: JRPG brings demons on the US
“Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers” 4 out of 5 stars For 3DS •Style: JRPG •Rating: M ...
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Joystick: Retro is just a state of mind
We’ve been talking a lot about retro games in the office lately. Specifically games like “StarTropics,” an incredibly ...
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Joystick: Games will eventually have their day as top-notch films
I am consistently amazed at how many movies the “Resident Evil” series has spawned. The survival horror video ...
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Joystick: ‘BioShock’ takes you to the clouds with ‘Infinite’
“BioShock Infinite” 5 out of 5 stars For Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC •Style: First-person shooter •Rating: M ...
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On second look, games produce epic moments
I never realized how much I missed the old-school feel of a game until I picked up “Dragon’s ...
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Joystick: The Clone of War — Are games lacking originality?
“God of War: Ascension” came out this week, the latest title in one of the most controversial series ...
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‘Mirror of Fate’ whips up the nostalgia on the 3DS
For a rebooted series, the latest Castlevania sure uses a lot of throwback concepts.
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Joystick: The more consoles change the more they stay the same
I was a one-console gamer until recently. Not that I owned just one video game system for the ...
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‘Revengeance’ defies expectations
“Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance” 4.5 out of 5 stars For Playstation 3, Xbox 360 •Style: Action/adventure •Rating: M ...
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Joystick: Crossovers gaining steam in gaming
I remember how excited I was about “Street Fighter X Tekken” when it came out last March. Capcom ...
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Joystick: Digital groundwork important for online play
Despite the myriad villains and baddies in video games, there is one opponent nigh unbeatable. It’s there whenever ...