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Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: Multi-Player FTW

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: Multi-Player FTW

Forget Halo: Reach and CoD: Black Ops; Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’s multi-player deserves your attention. Find out why you should care after the jump.

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Building A Better Castlevania In The Future

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Building A Better Castlevania In The Future

Mr. Toffee laments innocently on why Castlevania: Lords of Shadow isn’t the reboot it could have been while bringing up an old Castlevania title that got its 3D transition almost right.

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Fallout New Vegas: Twenty Hours Later…

Fallout New Vegas: Twenty Hours Later…

Mr. Toffee analyzes on why Fallout: New Vegas is the centre of his attention since its release.

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Surviving Dead Rising 2’s Undead Onslaught

Surviving Dead Rising 2’s Undead Onslaught

My weekend’s well-spent thinning the zombie horde of Fortune City. If you’ve just started playing this week, here are a few short tips on maximizing your Dead Rising 2 experience.

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Alan Wake: On Pacing & Atmosphere

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Alan Wake: On Pacing & Atmosphere

What Alan Wake nails right is how it conveys its atmosphere and its enemies. Let’s discuss how it does so. No spoilers, so you’re safe reading it thoroughly.

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Superbad! Super Street Fighter IV Review (And Some Tips)

Superbad! Super Street Fighter IV Review (And Some Tips)

Our review, plus a few tips & tricks for the new characters.

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Real-Time Strategy Shootout

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Real-Time Strategy Shootout

Feeling like you need to get your hands on a bit of unit/resource management and skirmish domination? Don’t know which RTS you should get your hands on? That’s what the RTS Shootout is for.

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God of War III Vs. Bayonetta

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God of War III Vs. Bayonetta

Man versus woman. Santa Monica’s third in a series of brutal Greek testosterone against Platinum Games’ ode to a crying devil. Who reigns supreme? At long last, we pit God of War III against Bayonetta.

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GAX Point #15 (C): Last Few Bayonetta Boss Fights

GAX Point #15 (C): Last Few Bayonetta Boss Fights

It had to come to an end, ladies and gentlemen. Here’s our last segment on our three-part Bayonetta Boss Fight guide, complete with more ass-kicking and QTE than you can shake a stick at.

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Dante’s Inferno: Dealing With Hell’s Minions

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Dante’s Inferno: Dealing With Hell’s Minions

Stuck fighting in the depths of Hell in the videogame adaptation of the classic poem? Let Mr. Toffee help you be Heaven’s Chosen as he dishes out advice on dealing with the malicious residents of Dante’s Inferno. Spoilers aplenty, so refer to this only if you’re stuck.

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