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Duke Nukem Forever

Duke Nukem Forever The Duke is back after a 14-year holiday, but the egomaniacal, macho male chauvinist hero should have just stayed – or played – dead. His vulgar, crass-talking one-liners and antics have lost their appeal and pointing his middle finger at an exploding alien mothership does not seem cool anymore. The occasional splatter

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The Sims Medieval

A spin-off of the best-selling people simulator game, The Sims Medieval takes gamers back where many fans of the series want to be – in the virtual Middle Ages. Mediaeval themes have long been a mainstay of the digital doll house game, with many instalments of the game featuring options for players to turn their

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Dynasty Warriors 7

There is probably no other game out there that lets you mindlessly slaughter truckloads of men like Dynasty Warriors. The Dynasty Warriors 7 series is set in the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China, and gamers choose to play as a famous general of the times and kill their way to glory. While previous versions

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Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

The latest Lego Star Wars III game is more or less a clone of the previous titles in the series, and it uses a mix of characters from the Star Wars movie franchise. In terms of storyline, it covers the first two seasons of the Star Wars cartoon show. While there is nothing wrong with

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Dawn Of War 2: Retribution

There is much to like about Retribution, a standalone expansion of the popular Warhammer 40,000 Dawn Of War 2(DoW2). Think powerful heroes, interesting units and abilities and addictive point-and-click fun. Gameplay is fast and tactical, involving the use of different units to capture and guard structures that generate Power, Requisition and Population – three attributes

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Hard Corps: Uprising

Spiritual successor to Konami’s old-school 2-D shooter Contra, Hard Corps: Uprising brings back the series’ trademark run-and-gun action and updates it with new play mechanics like bullet repelling and evasion moves. Rebel heroes Bahamut and Krystal storm through eight devilishly difficult stages filled with numerous enemies, death traps and plain jaw-dropping moments. In one, you

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Everquest 2: Destiny Of Velious

It is hard to believe that Everquest 2 is more than six years old. Destiny of Velious, the series’ seventh expansion, reminds us why this grand daddy of online role-playing games is still around. Three major introductions – public quests, flying mounts and item stat changes – inject new life into the series. Continuing the

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