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MITCH KRPATA

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Clone wars

Clyde headlines a crop of new Xbox Live Arcade games
After a months-long drought of new releases for Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft promised a new game every week for the latter half of the summer.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  August 08, 2006

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Gears of war

Mech combat rumbles onto the Xbox 360
Gigantic fighting robots have long been one of Japan’s main cultural exports, second only to Hello Kitty merchandise, so the existence of Chromehounds should come as no surprise. Watch the trailer for Chromehounds (YouTube)
By MITCH KRPATA  |  July 25, 2006

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Dark resurrection

Prey goes through development hell and back
They call it “vaporware”: software that is announced amid much fanfare, then for one reason or another is never released. Watch the trailer for Prey (YouTube)
By MITCH KRPATA  |  July 18, 2006

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Escape from City 17

For Half-Life 2 , the end is the beginning
A lot of games claim to be “first-person,” but no franchise has ever capitalized on that point of view like Half-Life .
By MITCH KRPATA  |  July 05, 2006

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Simple pleasures

Grand Theft Auto goes back to Liberty City
Though it doesn’t quite stack up to its PS2 brethren and definitely shouldn’t be mistaken for Grand Theft Auto 4 , at $20, it’s a solid budget title.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  June 30, 2006

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Magnetica repulsion

Hey, at least it’s not falling blocks
After spending about 30 seconds with Magnetica , an allegedly new puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, I was struck with an acute sense of déjà vu.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  June 20, 2006

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Pong reloaded

Rockstar gives good Table
Rockstar’s Table Tennis is more focused upon the essence of its subject than any sports title in recent memory.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  June 14, 2006

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Six story lines to follow

Open wide for some soccer
Now that the World Cup is upon us, here are six things you should know. "Don't Mention the World Cup"
By MITCH KRPATA  |  June 12, 2006

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Eat, drink, and be a hooligan

Twelve places to soak in the World Cup
It's the biggest sporting event in the world. Six story lines to follow: open wide for some soccer. Don't Mention the World Cup
By MITCH KRPATA  |  June 09, 2006

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Do the Mario

Still super after all these years
I feel like an out-of-touch grandparent when I explain to people that video games shouldn’t be 3-D.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  June 06, 2006

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Down with mutants!

It’s official: X-Men bites
“The official game” ranks right up there with “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here” as a sign that ought to send any sensible person sprinting in the opposite direction.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  June 02, 2006

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Joga kinda bonito

FIFA World Cup barely qualifies
It’s hard not to get excited about the World Cup.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  May 26, 2006

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Out of gas

OutRun 2006 eats some dust
Let’s start with the premise that racing games are inherently fun.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  May 16, 2006

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Six . . . and Zero

The newest Ace Combat flies level
Somebody at Namco must have lost track of how many Ace Combat sequels there were, thrown up his hands, and decided the hell with it — I’m going with number zero!
By MITCH KRPATA  |  May 19, 2006

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It's no legend

The search for a great Tomb Raider continues  
Lara Croft’s breasts have never really done it for me.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  May 02, 2006

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Go, gadget, go!

The most exciting personal devices of 2006 are wireless, tiny, and occasionally even useful
We’re inching ever closer to the technological utopia so keenly envisioned on The Jetsons .
By MITCH KRPATA  |  May 01, 2006

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The cool of battle

Another uninspired Xbox 360 port
Inspiration usually carries with it rough edges.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  April 24, 2006

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Past its prime

Metroid for the DS falls short
It might have started as a bet: could a team of developers create a fully 3-D first-person shooter, with a robust multi-player component, for a hand-held system?
By MITCH KRPATA  |  April 18, 2006

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Party like it’s 1989

Tetris drops on the Nintendo DS
Perhaps it was only a matter of time before Nintendo called Tetris ’s number for the DS, but this isn’t just another rote adaptation of the venerable Russian puzzle.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  April 11, 2006

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Sunday Driver

The series’s latest stays well within the lines
I suppose it’s possible that someone who was imprisoned during the Super Nintendo era would be wowed if he encountered Driver: Parallel Lines upon his release.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  April 13, 2006
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