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PC | Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening Review

This expansion pack isn't as extraordinary as the original Dragon Age, but it's still immensely entertaining. Score: 8.0 / great Get the full article at GameSpot "PC | Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Review" was posted by Kevin VanOrd on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:58:32 -0700

PC | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising Review

This excellent stand-alone expansion brings some much-needed Chaos to Dawn of War II. Score: 8.5 / great Get the full article at GameSpot "PC | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising Review" was posted by Daniel Shannon on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:45:23 -0700

Xbox 360 | Scrap Metal Review

This top-down racer offers both thrills and frills, but it gets some of the basics wrong. Score: 6.5 / fair Get the full article at GameSpot "Xbox 360 | Scrap Metal Review" was posted by Justin Calvert on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:32:55 -0700

Wii | Calling Review

Ripping off every Japanese horror trick in the book doesn't make this poor attempt at survival horror any scarier. Score: 3.5 / bad Get the full article at GameSpot "Wii | Calling Review" was posted by Nathan Meunier on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:03:47 -0700

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Awakens On PSP This Summer

Square Enix has announced that PlayStation Portable owners will have a chance to experience the epic prequel to Square Enix’s popular Kingdom Hearts series when Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep releases this summer. The RPG will feature an improved battle system, four multiplayer modes and new worlds, including the Dwarf Woodlands from Snow White and Deep Space from Lilo & Stitch. The story will be split among the three main characters (Terra, Ventus and Aqua), and will require player...

GameFly’s Top Ten Video Game Rentals Of The Week

Video game rental firm Gamefly.com's list of the most-wanted games of the week gives us a view into the hidden desires of gamers all over the country. Here are the most requested games for the week ending 3/15/10 Most Popular Games Cross-Platform: Rank Title Platform(s) Category Publisher God of War III PS3 Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PS3, Xbox 360 Shooter Electronic Arts Final Fantasy XIII PS3, Xbox 360 RP...

Launch Primer: God of War III

Ever find yourself in a situation where all of your friends are talking about the latest and greatest game, and you can't contribute to the conversation because you haven't been paying attention? Solve that problem with our Launch Primers: everything you need to know (except the spoilers) about a game that's about to be released. God of War III PlayStation 3 MSRP: $59.99 ESRB Rating: Mature All God of War III Content Videos | Previews | Screenshot Galleries | News Stories What kind...

Brutal Legend Designer Tim Schafer Pitches A Comedy Genre For Games

All of the games Tim Schafer has worked on can be categorized as games in an established genre, laced with comedic elements. Brutal Legend is an action-adventure with a hilarious storyline and characters. Psychonauts is a platformer that makes you (if you're sane, anyway) laugh out loud. Could a comedy genre exist in video games, a genre whose sole intent was to make you laugh? Schafer pitched this idea during a panel discussing humor in video games at GDC last week. "I think it's useful t...

Cheat! Modern Warfare 2 Breach and Clear On Veteran

Assuming you ain’t too proud to run away from danger in the name of success, then you’ll definitely want to check out X-Play’s latest Cheat! segment. In this installment, Kristin Adams explains how to clear the Spec Ops challenge Breach and Clear on Veteran in Modern Warfare 2 without suffering too many head wounds. Apparently, there are two very important rules if you find yourself in a prison shower: don’t drop the soap and don’t stop running until you fall throug...

Answers We Want From The Next Episode Of Lost: “Recon”

Is it possible for the writers of Lost to top last week's episode, "Dr. Linus"? I'm happy to watch them try, as we prepare for yet another episode of our favorite sci-fi mind-bender, Lost. I managed to remain completely unspoiled for last week's monumental episode for several days, as I was traversing through San Francisco and covering the Game Developers Conference. When I finally sat down and watch "Dr. Linus" with Andrew Pfister, I could only muster this: WIDMORE!!!!!!!!!...