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Before I get to everything that is new to the franchise, let me just go over some basics for those of you who have no idea how Dance Central 3 works.  It is essentially a dance rhythm game that plays out in similar fashion to Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution.  The...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 22, 2012
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Over the past year Skylanders has almost become a household name.  The 2011 hit, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, seemed to whip everyone up into a frenzy as hordes of fans rummaged through their local Toys “R” Us and Walmart stores only to find themselves unable to secure that one last Skylander...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 18, 2012
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Lollipop Chainsaw arrives at time when many video game publications are in post E3 recovery mode.  After pounding the carpet on the show floor for days I am still trying to get back to 100%.  So needless to say, some mindless zombie slaying fun with a chainsaw toting hottie is...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·June 12, 2012
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For those of you who nothing about the Armored Core series, it is a mech-based game developed by From Software which plays out as a third-person shooter where you pilot large mechs called Armored Cores, or AC for short.  At its heart Armored Core V is an MMO.  Yes, there...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·April 1, 2012
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Back when the original Syndicate game was released in 1993, I was just graduating from High School.  My gaming was at an all-time low as it took a back seat to partying, girls, sports and all the other shenanigans that go along with one’s high school grad year.  So needless...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 3, 2012
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If ever there was a time THQ needed a TKO in the video game retail market, it is now.  Well, maybe they needed it last year.  Regardless, the publisher has been ravaged with layoffs recently and rumours of an imminent sale have investors and fans of the publisher concerned for...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·February 10, 2012
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It is hard to believe the Xbox 360 Kinect is almost one year old.  Over the past year, the 360 peripheral has seen its share of ups and downs.  When then Kinect initially arrived, sales were impressive,  yet over the past 11 months or so the Kinect appears to have...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·November 1, 2011
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One of the more intriguing games to arrive on my home office doorstep this fall is unquestionably Namco Bandai’s “Dark Souls” for the Xbox 360. Punishing, unforgiving, torturous, and ridiculously hard are some common themes used to market the game. Yet many in the gaming world, including myself, are gluttons...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 18, 2011
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Call of Juarez: The Cartel tells the story of a three person special task force thrown together to bring down a Mexican drug cartel that bombed a US law enforcement agency.  You can play as either Ben McCall, who is a gruff LAPD cop dressed up like a poor-mans ‘Wyatt...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·July 18, 2011
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Last month, I had an opportunity to check out Red Faction: Armageddon at a preview event in San Francisco.  At the time, I was impressed with what the game had to offer.  The single player campaign was engaging, the Ruin mode offered up some mindless carnage, and the Infestation mode...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·June 1, 2011
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As far as the games plot is concerned, Bulletstorm takes place in the 26th century, where the Confederation of Planets are protected by a secret black-ops army called Dead Echo.  You play as Grayson Hunt who was dishonorably discharged from Dead Echo after they were betrayed by their commanding officer,...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 16, 2011
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