Xbox 360 owners, it’s ‘Halo’ time once again. As a smattering of other titles also ship this week, I’d toss them all aside if only EA could have gone the full measure for a videogame trilogy that deserves better.
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Disney and Pixar have flip-flopped positions in 2012. This summer, Pixar made an animated movie (‘Brave’) that only reached Disney’s typical heights, and now Disney Animation has made one that rises to Pixar’s old level: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’. Unless DreamWorks’ upcoming ‘Rise of Guardians’ is extraordinary, my pick for Best Animated Feature is already decided.
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Just who do the people at Disney think they are making a move about videogames – a movie peppered with references to games that have had little to do with Disney over the last thirty years? True, audiences can’t get enough of ‘Toy Story’, but Pixar is MIA for this one. Is there any hope for ‘Wreck-It Ralph’?
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The sheer volume of videogames being released this week is spooky. ‘The Avengers’, ‘Lego’, ‘Lord of the Rings’, ‘Wreck-it Ralph’… These are just some of the properties eclipsed this week by a French game.
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Next week, the biggest ‘Assassin’s Creed’ to date descends upon the gaming world, joined by a smaller PS Vita edition. At the same time, an ‘Assassin’s Creed’ movie is reportedly back on track with Michael Fassbender attached. For the uninitiated, let me try to sort out the many levels of this franchise as it expands into mainstream media.
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War-fighting, sky-landing, and the search for new arcade-like horizons… This week’s slate of videogame releases even has a critical darling to go with the heavy hitters.
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The recent price drop of the Nintendo Wii further illustrates its imminent death at the hands of the impending Wii U. With that in mind, this would be a good time to consider the Wii as it lived. Over the six years it’s been in the marketplace, the Wii has vacillated between sales sensation and closet-dweller. Yet it remains a videogame console that will be remembered primarily for a handful of titles. Here are my picks for the games that highlight the peaks and valleys of the Nintendo Wii.
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In the wake of last week’s deluge of videogames, this week brings us a legend involving that guy whose name you may know.
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In the market for a new videogame console this holiday period? Not sure if you want something for the living room or something portable? Only have around $200 to spend? Allow nostalgia to play a large factor in your purchasing decisions? The Neo Geo X Gold may be perfect for you!
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Several different types of videogames converge this week in a massive release slate, including two big AAA titles. The DS, 3Ds and PS Vita also all get some love, while a trio of Kinect games are poised for the upcoming holiday sales period.
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