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With media coverage extensive as it is these days, it is increasingly rare when a video game comes out where I am able to approach it with absolutely no preconceived impressions. Such is the case for MXGP. The last two wheel racer I’d played was probably something in the MX...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·December 17, 2014
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Definitive editions of games are becoming more and more prominent these days. The latest game to receive this treatment is Sleeping Dogs, which hits retail today (at time of publishing). At the development helm is Vancouver based United Front games who are also responsible for the excellent Tomb Raider: Definitive...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 14, 2014
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I always enjoy checking out remakes of games that were originally released back in the more formative years of my gaming life, in this case the 1980’s. Strider has seen various releases on various consoles over the years but this reimagining of the original game marks the first time Strider...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·February 25, 2014
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While Gran Turismo may have pioneered the sim-racing on consoles, the genre has come along way since the original GT debuted on the *gasp* original PlayStation. Ever since its main competition Forza entered the fray the GT series has seemed, to me, to be a step behind especially with its...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·December 19, 2013
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As the current generation of consoles winds down and my focus begins to shift towards the next-generation I find myself trying to finish off many games that, for whatever reason, I hadn’t gotten around to playing or finishing. Puppeteer wasn’t on that list, but boy am I glad I had...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·September 24, 2013
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Being the zenith of the motorsports racing world, F1 sports the highest performing and most complex race cars in the world while putting race drivers under conditions where they must endure forces of over 4.5G’s.  Understanding the sport’s extreme technical nature can be a daunting task.  One of Codemasters Racing’s...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·September 17, 2012
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By now I think everyone has heard of Minecraft.  You have probably seen the amazing things people have done in this game during your virtual travels online.  While Minecraft has always interested me I had never played the game before this review.  When our Editor-In-Chief phoned me last Friday and...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·May 8, 2012
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Admittedly, I didn’t know much about Escape Plan until I was doing a little digging around the internet looking for a downloadable game to play during an upcoming vacation.  I happened to stumble upon some reviews for Escape Plan.  Being quite positive, I thought I’d give it a try and...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 31, 2012
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Binary Domain may look like your standard, futuristic shoot ‘em up but it comes with two distinct features that Sega hopes will set it apart from other shooters.  A little bit Blade Runner, a little bit Terminator, Binary Domain’s game play underwhelms but if you are looking for an interesting...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 18, 2012
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We heaped high praise on F1 2011 when we first reviewed it for the Xbox 360 back in September.  Since then the 2011 F1 season has long subsequently finished and we are just weeks away from the beginning of the 2012 schedule.  This hasn’t stopped Codemasters from bringing F1 2011...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 15, 2012
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Dead Rising 2: Off The Record comes just over one year after the first Dead Rising 2.  I didn’t play the original Dead Rising 2 myself.  So what’s this new game all about?  Well folks, character favorite Frank West from the original Dead Rising game returns.  Off The Record is...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 22, 2011
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