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The Fifth Game Finally Turns Three It’s mindboggling to think that we’re in the twilight of the current generation and one non-sports franchise has managed to crank out its FIFTH game, while at the same time only debuting this generation. Assassin’s Creed has managed this crazy feat, releasing in 2007 and somehow sticking to a yearly release schedule that would kill all but the richest studios. Fortunately...

BUY THIS GAME, DAMN YOU Okami is one of those games that makes me lament the state of gaming, or perhaps more accurately, the state of game culture. It was everything that we as hardcore gamers asked for, representing the very best aspirations we have for gaming. Despite that, it was a commercial failure. It was ignored by those who clamour for something different because… well, it...

Some of the most impressive horror films of the last 20 years have not been the result of big budgets. Massive blockbusters (and two movies that, embarrassing or not, I found extremely chilling when I first saw them) like The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity were both made by passionate and thrifty filmmakers who understood that no amount of lavish special effects can ever achieve the level of...

Evolution or De-Evolution? When a series has been around as long as Ninja Gaiden has, it can become quite a challenge to keep things fresh. A series needs to evolve and grow in order to keep discriminating gamers and fans interested. Yet, sometimes change is bad, especially when you begin to forget things that made a game great. Ninja Gaiden 3 is the third entry in the...

It's Alive The first teaser for Ubisoft's I Am Alive debuted at E3 in 2008. The studio then went dark on the project for a few years and many people began to speculate about the game's cancellation. Then in May of 2011 Ubisoft announced the cancellation of a few projects, but mysteriously I Am Alive was not among them, indicating that there might still be hope for the title....

That’s A Lot Of Tombs To RaidThe latest in the high definition collection craze has landed and this time it’s a high quality trilogy of games for the fans to consume. The Tomb Raider Trilogy takes Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider: Underworld, squeezing them all onto one Blu-Ray disc. For those wondering whether to buy, in this case, the decision is easy. If you...