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The Best Original Games of 2009 (On VentureBeat)
Franchises. Sequels. Big summer movie games. Despite the glut of that familiar games that crowds retail shelves each year, gamers witnessed a respectable outpouring of original titles in 2009. Developers know that making a new intellectual property isn’t easy, and … Continue reading
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VGA 2009 Winners: Who won? Uncharted 2 or Modern Warfare 2?
The Spike Video Game Awards televised, and in their own strange way legitimized, what most gamers already knew. With Saturday night’s awards, Spike TV’s 7th annual show delivered awards–game of the year went to Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2–and a slew … Continue reading
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What’s wrong with the VGAs
When Zach Braff (Scrubs) stepped on stage at the VGAs Saturday night, his face said it all. Escorted on stage by a model dressed as valkyrie warrior (or something), Braff sized up the tall vixen at his side, feigned fright, … Continue reading
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Game Critics Hail Uncharted, Scribblenauts, Modern Warfare 2 at E3
In the wake of the best and biggest E3 in three years, the Game Critics Awards organization unveiled its E3 Awards today, hailing Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with three nods, the best overall, best console, and best action-adventure … Continue reading
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E3 2009: Top 10 Best Games at E3
With the video game consoles somewhere in the middle of their theoretical five-year cycle (I did say theoretical), this year’s Electronics Entertainment Exposition showcased almost exactly what it should: loads of new software. Yes, we watched Microsoft and Sony unveil … Continue reading
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E3 2009: My Top Five Most Wanted
Four years after Microsoft jump-started the then-”next generation” of consoles, the video game industry has evolved in ways we just didn’t expect or foresee, from the DS’s and Wii’s explosive market dominance to the Apple iPhone’s game store to Sony’s … Continue reading
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