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At least in blog form, this will be my only top-ten-of-the-year list. More on that later. For now, here are my choices for the best games of 2008. This was a great year for gaming (though not as great as the monumental 2007), and making this list was tougher than I ( Read more... )

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So, tonight I decided to give Guitar Hero II one awesome last hurrah before I pick up Guitar Hero III tomorrow night. And boy am I glad I did:  
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Water levels. They’ve been a staple of video games since Super Mario Bros. You know what’s been a staple of water levels that whole time? Sucking. Even the best game designers in the world can’t seem to come up with a water level that isn’t awful (unless you count Bioshock ( Read more... )