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Over the past few weeks I've been eagerly awaiting Left 4 Dead 2, and in the meantime I've been digging through my collection of old games, giving in to a sudden and inexplicable wave of nostalgia...

Always one to support smaller development houses and those exploring the downloadable space, I was fortunate enough to get the chance to have a brief exchange with Max Wagner, one of the co-founders of brand-spanking (sort-of) new Signal Studios...

As first-person shooter campaigns go, it's definitely in the 95th percentile of enjoyable shooting galleries. But it's also a campaign that worries me...

Assassin's Creed II ...

Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate-at-Law HIGH The Harry Potter-esque way that the plotline connects back to Chapter 1.LOW The gameplay connects back to Chapter 1 (i.e. the jungle) as well.WTF Morgan?! Nooooooo!read more

Three Heads Are Better Than TwoHIGH Excellent concept, great production values.LOW Lack of any real boss battles.WTF Experience comes in glowing green bottles?read more

I wrote the headline to this story not really thinking—and only now does it dawn on me that "gets a street date" make it sound like Silent Hill: Shattered Memories went out and picked up a hooker… That's not what happened, though. In...

You Won't Even Notice That All The Humans Are GoneHIGH: Overlooking the city from the game's high points.LOW: The somewhat anti-climactic ending.WTF: The oddly convenient series of pipes in one of the puzzles. read more

Super Heroes? More Like Pretty-okay Heroes...HIGH Going multi with Luke Cage and Iron Fist, together again.LOW Generally poor selection of heroes from Marvel's vast universe.WTF What happened to the QA process?read more

First up, news from Electronic Arts (courtesy of Kotaku) concerning the release date for the game's official demo. PS3 and XBox 360 owners will be able to try out the first level of the title sometime next month...

So, now that it's here I've been able to log some hours with it and at this point all I'll say is that despite some of the big talk BioWare was putting out, Dragon Age = KOTOR/Jade Empire/Mass Effect in a Medieval-ish/Lord of the Rings skin...

In my review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I disagree with my peers that the game is not a compelling example for games as art, rather it's perfect for a sports argument. Take 36-year-old David Dague of Chicago...

Above and beyond the call of at least one dutyHIGH Covering a human player with AC-130 armory.LOW A hole-ridden plot that ends in obvious sequel bait.WTFTactical nuke?!read more

We continue debunking The Myths of Game Criticism in the second half of our two-part series. Do we live in constant fear of Twitter putting us out of business? Are games so spectacular now that the average score really is 8 out of 10...