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Review: Soul Calibur V

Soulless
It's time to make some new friends.

By MADDY MYERS | February 07, 2012

Review: Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

Fallout: New Vegas hits the jackpot
You have to wonder why anybody bothers buying new games these days.

By MITCH KRPATA | February 01, 2012

Review: Infinity Blade II

Touch the future
Nothing is better than playing a game that takes full advantage of its hardware.

By MITCH KRPATA | January 05, 2012

Sci-fi, fantasy, and Sony's new handheld
Despite a quiet January, this winter gives gamers much to look forward to: long-awaited sequels, promising original franchises, and even a new handheld system.

By MITCH KRPATA | December 27, 2011

Sexiest video game studs of 2011

If only they were real
Here's our annual list of the hot men video games have offered up this past year.

By MADDY MYERS | December 22, 2011

Video games of 2011: Yakuza 4 is the tops

The gang's all here
There was plenty to cheer for in the 2011 crop of games.

By MITCH KRPATA | December 20, 2011

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Sword losers
It is fitting that the life cycle of the Nintendo Wii should be bookended by underwhelming Zelda games.

By MITCH KRPATA | December 07, 2011

Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The siren call
My introduction to The Elder Scrolls series involved watching a friend use the same spell over and over in a forest full of endlessly re-spawning rats, in an effort to level up his magical abilities.

By MADDY MYERS | December 01, 2011

Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

What did you expect?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 felt formulaic — but, oh, what a wonderful formula it was. Modern Warfare 3 follows an identical trajectory.

By MADDY MYERS | November 29, 2011

Review: Uncharted 3

The Drake equation
What the hell happened? When Uncharted 2: Among Thieves came out just two short years ago, it hit like a bolt from heaven.

By MITCH KRPATA | November 15, 2011

Review: Arkham City

An epic new Batman adventure
What must it feel like to be Batman?

By MITCH KRPATA | November 07, 2011

Review: Rage

id Software returns with a new shooter
It took id Software 18 months to make Doom , not the first first-person shooter ever made, but certainly the most important.

By BY MITCH KRPATA | October 18, 2011

Review: Gears of War 3

The COG's sordid past comes to light
Gears of War 3 should feel familiar. Except the female characters have guns now.

By MADDY MYERS | October 05, 2011

Review: Shadows of the Damned

A new cult classic
Over the next couple of months, you'll be bombarded with ads for big-budget games.

By MITCH KRPATA | September 27, 2011

Taking gaming to the masses

Laser Orgy
Welcome to the first night of Barcraft Boston, where, a few times a month, video gamers take over the upstairs of the Greatest Bar to watch professionals battle it out in Starcraft 2 .

By DAVE BARKER | September 21, 2011

Shooting, looting, and doing the Humpty Dance: 10 games you’ll be addicted to this fall

The gaming industry brings out the big guns
Although top-shelf games are a year-round occurrence, publishers still wait until the fall to bring out their big guns — literally, in most cases.

By MITCH KRPATA | September 14, 2011

Review: Resistance 3

Murderer with a heart of gold
Fall is shooter season, and Resistance 3 is the first of many, though it will likely not emerge as the frontrunner.

By MADDY MYERS | September 13, 2011

Review: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Choose your own adventure
Brian Eno is supposed to have said of the Velvet Underground that only a thousand people bought their records, but every one of them started a band. Something similar could be said about Deus Ex .

By MITCH KRPATA | August 31, 2011