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November is finally here, and it is expectedly the craziest month of the year for game releases. And that would be the case even if we didn’t have a brand new console coming out, thanks to huge debuts like Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II, but come …

Medal of Honor: Warfighter will sell under Electronic Arts’ expectations, the publisher announced yesterday in its financial earnings report. The military FPS shipped to a poor critical reception, weakening the company’s outlook for its next quarter. EA’s financial results for its second quarter 2013 ended September 30 were largely powered …

Some game sequels are content to polish and improve the established core concepts of their predecessors. Some, however, go the extra mile and straight up embarrass the games that came before them. Such was the case of Assassin’s Creed II, which took the erratic pacing and repetition of the original …

Though there weren’t any big reviews this week–look for that to change next week–but we have no shortage of topics to discuss. Henry and Cooper saw and enjoyed Wreck-It Ralph, Tom is furious with the ending to 007 Legends, and Ryan’s just happy to be there! This Week’s Hosts: Hollander …

Streaming game service OnLive had some pretty rough times over the summer, but it looks like the company’s narrow evasion of bankruptcy was even more razor-thin than suspected. The Verge reports that OnLive’s assets were sold off to investor Gary Lauder for just $4.8 million in August. For reference, news …

This week we talk about that Resident Evil game everyone seems to be interested in, and dive into the week’s biggest news stories. Oh, and, obviously, we talk about the week’s Top 7, in case you want to hear us blabber on about our most anticipated games of 2012. This …

Arcades are better in Japan. It’s that simple. Yes, there are some cherished video game hovels out here in the states, ones that have weathered a brutal storm against an increasingly shrinking market. New Jersey’s 8 on the Break was a personal favorite during my time at Rutgers, and fostered …

Dimensional dispute This match-up sees Justin Towell (1-0-0) battling on behalf of 3D fighters, while Lucas (0-1-0) sings the praises of 2D brawling. Which fighting game sub-genre is better? Its time for the great debate. Justin says: 3D allows for spectacular environmental traversal Justin: Just look at Dead or Alive …

Resident Evil 4 could have been a colossal failure. Fraught with development difficulties and behind the scenes struggles, RE4 seemed like it would be left behind in the transition from the original PlayStation to the then-current generation. That the game ended up being playable at all, let alone one that …

Anytime a new game comes along whose driving force is click-kill-click-loot-click-click-click, it’s hard not to make comparisons to the Diablo franchise. That’s especially true in the case of Torchlight II, a dungeon-crawler whose creators contributed to the former’s fruition. So let’s get that necessary comparison out of the way, then: …