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Entwined Review

Entwined is an experimental rhythm game developed by Pixelopus that tells the story of two souls who fall in love but can never be together.

June 13, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Mario Kart 8 Review

Mario Kart 8 is the latest entry in Nintendo's flagship kart-racing franchise, this time being launched on the Wii U. Can it save the console?

June 9, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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inFAMOUS Second Son Review

inFAMOUS Second Son is the sequel that no one expected after the ending of inFAMOUS 2, but can it live up to the predecessor's legacy?

June 4, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Watch Dogs Review

Watch Dogs is a vigilante simulator sandbox game where you use the power of your ultimate hacking skills to write injustices.

June 2, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Deadlight Review

Deadlight is a cinematic platformer that tells the dark story of a zombie apocalypse and a man trying to survive to find his family.

May 30, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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MLB The Show 14 Review

MLB The Show 14 is the 2014 edition of Sony's very-own legendary sporting series, but can this year truly make it as a next-gen title?

May 29, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Wolf Among Us Episode 4 Review

The Wolf Among Us Episode 4 is the fourth chapter in the ongoing story of Bigby Wolf, the private eye on the hunt for a serial killer.

May 28, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Walking Dead Season 2 Ep 3- In Harm's Way Review

The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 3, "In Harm's Way," is the third episode fo the second season of TellTale's the Walking Dead series of adventure games.

May 23, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Transistor Review - Kill Robots with a Talking Sword

Transistor is the next game from SuperGiant Games after their highly successful and beloved Bastion, this time featuring a talking sword.

May 21, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Mugen Souls Z Review

Mugen Souls Z is a tactical RPG and sequel to Mugen Souls that promises to tidy up some of the loose ends left in the production of the original game.

May 20, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Moon Chronicles Review

Moon Chronicles is an FPS title bought to the 3DS by Renegade Studios, apparently happy to live up to their developer name.

May 15, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Trials Fusion Review

Trials Fusion is the latest entry in the trials series that shows us what the future of the long-running franchise could look like.

May 14, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Hearthstone Review

Hearthstone is Blizzard's first attempt to bring the world of Warcraft (pun intended) into the realm of collectible card games (CCGs).

May 12, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Child of Light Review

Child of Light is a traditional-style RPG that has a lot in common with classic Final Fantasy titles, as well as modern classics like Costume Quest.

May 8, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Hitman GO Review

Hitman GO brings the classic action of the Hitman franchise to mobile platforms for the first time, with a tabletop gaming twist thrown in.

May 2, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Elder Scrolls Online Review

The Elder Scrolls Online finally takes Bethesda's long-running fantasy RPG into the realms of the internet with the first ES MMORPG.

April 28, 2014 | 02:03 EDT

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Bioshock Infinite Burial at Sea Episode 2 Review

BioShock Infinite Burial At Sea Episode 2 is the second DLC campaign for BioShock Infinite that takes the action of the modern game back to Rapture.

April 18, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Cloudbuilt Review - Gotta Go Fast

Cloudbuilt is a robot parkour platformer that is equal parts Mirror's Edge and MegaMan, starring Demi, a wounded soldier recovering from war.

April 15, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Monument Valley Review

Monument Valley is an atmospheric puzzle game originally released on iOS and Android before being ported to Windows and Windows Phones.

April 11, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 - "A Crooked Mile" Review

The Wolf Among Us Episode 3, entitled "A Crooked Mile" continues the story of Bigby Wolf, on the hunt for the killer targeting fairytale creatures.

April 10, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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FTL Advanced Edition Review

FTL: Advanced Edition is a free update to the original FTL: Faster Than Light that adds new races, ships, and content to the space RPG sim.

April 4, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls Review

Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls is a major DLC overhaul for the original Diablo 3 that promises to bring some of the class back to the venerable franchise.

March 26, 2014 | 12:08 EDT

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SteamWorld Dig Review

SteamWorld Dig is a 2D platformer that sees you mining for resources as Space-Robot Rusty, searching for the secrets of the mine.

March 25, 2014 | 10:00 EDT

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Metal Gear Solid 5 Ground Zeroes Review

Metal Gear Solid 5 Ground Zeroes is a playable teaser (no pun intended) for Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain, but you also have to pay for it.

March 25, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Dark Souls 2 Review

The sequel to From Software's breakout hit Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2 has a lot to live up to, and TechRaptor breaks down if it does.

March 24, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Banner Saga Review

The Banner Saga is a narrative adventure game from Stoic Studio that takes place in a fantasy world inspired by Norse Viking mythology.

March 19, 2014 | 10:00 EDT

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South Park The Stick of Truth Review

South Park the Stick of Truth is a turn-based RPG in the vein of Super Mario RPG but with Trey Parker and Matt Stone's trademarked humor.

March 14, 2014 | 06:06 EDT

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Thief (2014) Review

Thief (2014) is Square Enix's attempt at rebooting the original king of PC stealth games into a gritty, modern stealth game with RPG elements.

March 7, 2014 | 02:30 EST

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Earth Defense Force 2025 Review

Earth Defense Force 2025 is the PS3/Xbox 360 entry in the popular 3rd-person shooter series that is hugely successful in Japan.

March 6, 2014 | 10:00 EST

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The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 2 Review

The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 2 is the second entry in the second series of TellTale's adventure game series based on the hit show of the same name.

March 6, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Review

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze is a classic Donkey Kong Country platformer released by Nintendo in 2015 for the Wii U.

March 3, 2014 | 10:30 EST

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Plants Vs Zombies Garden Warfare Review

Plants Vs Zombies Garden Warfare is a 3rd-Person Shooter from PopCap, the creators of Plants Vs Zombies, which puts you in the rotten boots of zombies and plants alike.

February 28, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Jazzpunk Review

Jazzpunk is a comedic first-person adventure game entirely inhabited by minimalistically designed characters with humorous dialogue.

February 25, 2014 | 10:00 EST

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Strider Review

Strider is the modern-day remake of the classic ninja arcade title that was also ported to the Sega Genesis and various other systems.

February 24, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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The Room 2 Review

The Room 2 is a 3D-puzzle game originally released for iPad before being ported to iPhone, Android, and eventually to PC as well.

February 21, 2014 | 09:30 EST

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realMyst Masterpiece Edition Review

realMyst Masterpiece Edition is a remake of the remake of Myst, the seminal puzzle-adventure game that took PC markets by storm in the late 90s.

February 20, 2014 | 10:00 EST

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Reaper Tale of a Pale Swordsman Review

Reaper Tale of a Pale Swordsman is a very pretty-looking platformer ARPG from Hexage, the people who bought you Robotek and Radiant.

February 19, 2014 | 10:00 EST

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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Review

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc was the first entry in the Danganronpa series that would eventually spawn various games, shows, manga, and light novels.

February 17, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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LocoCycle Review (360)

LocoCycle is one of the Xbox One launch titles that was also brought back to the previous-gen system, the Xbox 360, as well as PC.

February 14, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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The Wolf Among Us Episode 2- "Smoke and Mirrors" Review

The Wolf Among Us Episode 2 is titled Smoke and Mirrors and follows Bigby as he tries to solve the mystery of the string of murders of fantasy characters.

February 10, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Outlast Review

Outlast is a first-person horror game that sees you explore the remote hilltop asylum in search of the truth behind the poor treatment of the patients.

February 7, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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The Wolf Among Us Episode 1 - "Faith" Review

The Wolf Among Us Episode 1 introduces us to Bigby, wolf-hero of TellTale's fairytale noir detective story about a murderer targeting fantasy creatures.

February 4, 2014 | 12:00 EST

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A Wizard's Lizard Review

A Wizard's Lizard is a classic dungeon-crawler title from Lost Decade Games that has you control a Lizard trying to save his Wizard master from Death.

February 3, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Joe Danger Infinity Review

Joe Danger Infinity is the infinite runner entry in Hello Games' long-running Joe Danger series of casual platforming games featuring the titular daredevil.

January 30, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Broken Age Act 1 Review

Broken Age Act 1 is the first installment of DoubleFine's first classic point-and-click title. Can it live up to Tim Shafer's legacy?

January 28, 2014 | 11:57 EST

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Bioshock Infinite Review

BioShock Infinite is the latest main-line installment in the popular BioShock series, that jumps off of the work of System Shock before it.

January 9, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Battlefield 4 Review

Battlefield 4 is EA's first entry in the titular series as part of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 generation, but does it actually feel 'next-gen?'

January 8, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Knack Review

Knack is a launch-title for the PS4 that almost seemed like it would cement the PS4 as a 3D-Platforming powerhouse, which unfortunately didn't happen.

January 8, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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République Review

République is an interesting stealth-adventure title by developer Camouflaj. Our review will let you know just how well the game holds up.

January 6, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Assassin's Creed Pirates Review - Hoist the Mizzen!

Assassin's Creed Pirates brings the swashbuckling action of Assassin's Creed 4 into the realm of handheld gaming, but does it work out well?

January 2, 2014 | 09:00 EST