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Xbox Surface: Does a Standalone Gaming Tablet Make Sense?
The Verge recently restoked a rumor started in June. Its claim, five months ago, was that Microsoft was building a 7-inch gaming tablet dubbed “Xbox Surface.” You’ll recall Microsoft unveiled its...
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Look at Your Wii U, Now Back to Me, Now Back to Your Wii U (I’m on a Horse!)
Knowing where to look is important for all kinds of reasons. I’m rediscovering this as my 3-month-old son learns that his neck is for more than just bobbling around, that he can turn it left or right...
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Nintendo Wii U: 15 Points to Consider Before Buying One
Thinking about picking up a Wii U this Sunday, Nov. 18, when it goes on sale? Already have one preordered? Maybe you’re planning to brave the lines in hopes of lucking out? It’s not too late to change...
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Nintendo Wii U Review: A Tale of Two Screens
There’s a theory about Nintendo that goes something like this: Nintendo has the best IP in video gaming, the characters with the highest Q score. Mario, Wario, Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, Donkey Kong,...
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Wii U Review Redux: Nintendo Adds Miiverse, Netflix, eShop and More
Until Sunday, my Wii U’s lobby screen came up population: me — a skinny little guy in a red wool cap and glasses, wandering in a white void, mumbling stuff like “Been playing NintendoLand” as...
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Too Late to Grab a Wii U on Black Friday? Not According to Nintendo
For all the racket about the Wii U being sold out, it really happened months ago, when stores ran through their preorder allotment then slammed the door shut. A few retailers held stock back for the...
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Peter Molyneux’s Curiosity: Tedium Cubed
Curiosity killed the cat, or at the very least distracted it, and like that proverbial animal, I’ve been pawing at something frivolous, something you might say was as pointless as playing the lottery:...
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Take a Peek at What’s Next from Halo Creator Bungie
You know, Bungie, right? The guys who made Halo? Surely you haven’t forgotten. I mean, it has been five years since they split from Microsoft, two-and-a-half since they signed a 10-year publishing...
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9 Wishes for Microsoft’s Next Xbox, Whatever It’s Called
Citing the usual sources-who-shall-remain-nameless, Bloomberg reports what everyone’s been assuming all year — that Microsoft‘s going to launch its next game system sometime in late 2013. All that...
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Review: Android Game Controllers Turn Phones and Tablets into Portable Gaming...
Not long ago, serious gamers were practically obligated to turn their noses up at smartphones and tablets. These simple devices, with their touchscreen controls and endless Angry Birds spin-offs, were...
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5 Things I Hope Dark Souls II Doesn’t Do
When Namco Bandai’s surprise Dark Souls II announcement cleared my inbox Friday night, my first thought was “Why am I seeing this at the end of the week? At 10:52 p.m. even?” And then: “Oh right, that...
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Why a ‘Steam Box’ Game Console Would Be a Big Deal
At last, Valve has admitted it: The giant of PC gaming plans to release a living room video game console based on its Steam distribution platform. The idea of a “Steam Box” has been somewhat of an...
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The Most Satisfying Moment in Assassin’s Creed III
It’s not when you stumble upon an unidentified flying [spoiler], or the part where George Washington falls off a [spoiler], or even when Desmond finds out that he’s really the son of [spoiler]...
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Women in Combat Roles: Who Knew Video Games Were So Progressive?
When the Pentagon announced this week that the U.S. military will allow women to fight on the front lines within a few years, I was taken aback – but not because I have any problem with the policy...
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The Looming Living Room Wars: Apple’s Quiet Threat to Console Gaming
Imagine: Your ultra-chic future iPhone isn’t just a sometime mobile game machine, it’s also a wireless vehicle for hardcore gaming on your big screen television. Maybe it works with a wireless gamepad,...
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LEGO City Undercover Q&A: ‘It’s Like a Whole LEGO Game on Top of a City’
A policeman pokes his school-bus-yellow head from the side of a Hummer, waving a pair of handcuffs like a cowboy winding up a lariat. A Snidely Whiplash-mustachioed bandit in domino mask and knit hat...
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Before You Drop Money on Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar…
Some things you remember better for odd reasons: Ultima VI: The False Prophet was the first game I played on an Intel-based computer, a CompuAdd 386SX 16MHz I picked up in 1990 as I was entering...
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