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Review: Battlefield Bad Company 2 (PS3)
Instead of making a high-budget clone of Modern Warfare 2 (which would have diluted the Battlefield series), BC2 takes what has always made this series great and enhances it with the best traits of contemporary shooters...

Review: Dante’s Inferno (360)
Dante’s Inferno looks and plays well, and fans of God of War will likely enjoy a different take on familiar gameplay. Others will find this to be little more than a game of endurance and patience...

Review: Mass Effect 2 (360)
ME 2 was the first game in a long time that I just couldn’t put down. Unlike any game I’ve ever played before, the suicide mission made me sweat at the thought of losing a character I had built up for over 50 hours and two full games...

Review: Army of Two: 40th Day (PS3)
For all its relative shortcomings, 40th Day's extraction mode will reign supreme when it goes public. If you're looking for a solid cooperative experience, this is just what you have been waiting for...

Preview: Calling (Wii)
I haven’t felt this tense in a darkened video game house since the original Resident Evil way back in 1996...

Review: Guitar Hero Van Halen (360)
When Van Halen first takes stage, you’ll notice they have the modern day versions of the band — complete with Wolfgang Van Halen. Roth doesn’t quite look right with his modern day short hair and skinnier features, which make his signature Hawaiian shirt look out of place — even comical...

Review: Buzz Quiz World (PSP)
Buzz Quiz World is probably the best and most versatile PSP quiz game out there. If you’re looking for a great on-the-go quiz game, Buzz Quiz World has just about everything you need....

Review: Tony Hawk Ride (360)
Tony Hawk Ride is an experiment to see if skating games can enjoy the same peripheral workup that music and exercise games have — in this respect Ride proves they can. Unfortunately, as with many gaming experiments, there’s still a lot of room for improvement...

Review: Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3)
Assassin's Creed 2 creates a living and breathing world that comes to life in an enjoyable and flexible experience, recommended for gamers of all kinds...

Review: Left 4 Dead 2 (360)
Most everything but the sound has been completely redone from L4D: campaigns, level design, multiplayer modes, weapon and item structure and enemies. Couple that with an even more devilish AI director than the first game and you have an entirely new and better game...