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The Not Quite Best Games of 2011

Urgh. I’m by no means surprised anymore by the accusation that I’m automatically biased against certain genres, properties and developers, but being accused ...
By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2012
Critical Miss

The Old Republic

[folder_nav] [folder_nav] Pretty much every quest in The Old Republic eventually boils down to this. The inevitable, shoehorned-in moral conundrum isn’t really an ...
By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2012
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Suitable for Framing

Are games art? I don’t know. I know they’re artful, and I know there are components to them that, taken individually, certainly qualify; ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2012
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Q.U.B.E Earns Its Keep

Indie Puzzler, Q.U.B.E, has made back its $80,000 Indie Fund investment in four days. In the short time since its release on Steam, ...
By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2012
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Review

Most MMORPGs have far too narrow a definition of the term “RPG.” For them, it seems like a game is an RPG just ...
By Steve Butts Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2012
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XCom Shooter Delayed to 2013

2K’s new XCom shooter has been pushed back into 2013. This is starting to get a bit weird. First, 2K Games announces a ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2012
Editorials

Why X-COM Is the Greatest Game Ever

I’ve been wanting to say this for a while now and, since Firaxis finally admitted it was working on an X-COM sequel, this ...
By Steve Butts Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2012
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British Student Loses Extradition Battle Over Copyright Violation

TVShack operator Richard O’Dweyer is set to face the US justice system, despite never having set foot in the country. Earlier, we reported ...
By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2012
News

Samsung: Welcome To The Translucent, Twitter-Enabled Future

Samsung debuted its new “smart window” technology at this year’s CES and, no hyperbole, it’s the coolest thing in the history of forever! ...
By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2012
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ESA Spends Big Bucks on PIPA-Related Lobbying

The Entertainment Software Association spent up to $190,000 lobbying the U.S. government on behalf of the PROTECT IP Act over a six-month period ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2012
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20 Million Minecraft Fans Can’t Be Wrong

Notch waxes trivial with the latest stat update to his Minecraft empire. 20 million is not a small number. 8 million people live ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2012
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Capcom Unveils Bizarrely Compelling Bar Menu

Who cares about brains? I’m more interested in that cat with the meat stick. Let’s assume for a moment that you don’t spend ...
By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2012

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