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Review: Nintendo raises the gaming bar with Wii U
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"NINTENDO!"
That exclamation still has a warm place in my heart carrying with it many holiday memories from when I'd first received my Nintendo Entertainment System and "Ice Climber", my very first NES game. Although the years have past, the excitement is still there this winter. Nintendo's Wii U is on the top of many holiday wish lists and they've sent us one to detail...
Read more »Review: 'LittleBIGPlanet Karting' is creative fun behind the wheel
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'LittleBIGPlanet' has become an playground of creation for gamers of all ages to come together and craft seemingly endless content with one another. But Sackboy wasn't the only "Play, Create and Share" game in town. United Front Games' 'Modnation Racers' raised the bar on go-kart gaming with custom level designing all the while packaging one really fun driving game. When Sackboy appeared...
Read more »Review: '007 Legends' is a "SkyFail"
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"...developers dropped the 'Thunderball' in making a proper game for James Bond." - Warp Pipe
This past weekend was the beginning of a celebration looking back on half a century of all things shaken, not stirred. While those portraying Agent 007 have varied throughout 23 feature films, almost as many video games have attempted to place gamers in the shoes of England's most...
Read more »Halo 4 review: A classic redefined
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"With an epic story line, nonstop action and a soundtrack to match, this isn’t a game... It’s a full-on experience"
- Warp Pipe
There are few game releases in this world that rival those of Halo. Every rendition of this story has spawned an amazing game to experience. This fourth edition follows suit and does not disappoint.
There are some benchmarks...
Read more »Warp Pipe talks to Ian Dallas of 'Giant Sparrow'
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"It seemed to me that the most unfinished thing in the world is a child whose parents will never have a chance to finish raising them. So that’s where the back story for the player came from." - Giant Sparrow's Ian Dallas on 'The Unfinished Swan'
It's easy to think that a video game's successes are driven from stunning graphics and heavily campaigned commercials...
Read more »Gamers can direct live streams with PlanetSide 2
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Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) and Twitch, the world's largest video platform and community for gamers, announced today a partnership that will allow for a first-of-its-kind experience that is sure to expand. The two have teamed up to allow gamers to stream their gaming sessions from the free-to-play massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) PlanetSide 2 with just a click of...
Read more »RGIII teams up with AC3
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The NFL gridiron's quarterback sensation has teamed up with the most anticipated video game of the year. Robert Griffin III joins Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 3 and mi adidas to help drive awareness and support for the upcoming presidential election.
Limited Editions of Assassin's Creed 3 and Rock the Vote-inspired CC Seduction sneakers will be sold together with the video game's...
Read more »Review: 'Unfinished Swan' is a complete masterpiece
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"The subtle storytelling in 'The Unfinished Swan' is as artistically sophisticated as it is heartwarming. It's a welcomed adventure on a blank canvas that slowly reveals the great lengths that one's creativity can carry us." - Warp Pipe Developer Giant Sparrow's 'Unfinished Swan' impressed many during its early beginnings in 2008. Now with Sony, their charming adventure is "creating...
Read more »Pack smart for New York Comic-Con
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Whether it is your first convention or you a yearly veteran, it pays to be prepared when going to the New York Comic-Con. Proper planning can make things easier so that the only thing you'll have to worry about is witnessing an unpleasant cosplay wardrobe malfunction from some not-so-super men.
Here is some of the items worth tossing into your New York Comic-Con bag:
Bottled Water -...
Read more »Review: 'NHL 13' packs simulation but misses the 'Hitz'
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EA Sports and their NHL franchise has be long praised as one of THE best sports games available ever since puck heads like myself were introduced to the 'Skill Stick'. Yet each year somehow, the series has just kept getting better. Now with Madden pulling their own wild cat offense and shaking their series up for the better does NHL 13 once again raise the bar?
Don't expect...
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