Shawn Vermette

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With Sony’s big event just over a week away, we get into the company’s next system, talking controller features, price point and a new version of Home.
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Most games try to start out with a bang. It may be an epic battle, or stunning vistas with photorealistic graphics. Ni no Kuni completely disregards that train of thought, and begins with a young boy doing chores to help his mother. This understated, ordinary beginning leads into an adventure unlike any other I’ve experienced in games, and it is all the better for it. READ MORE

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The aftermath of THQ’s dissolution and auction has left much uncertain in the industry. What is the fate of Darksiders? Will Patrice Desilets remain at his former employer? And will Volition’s buyer also pick up the Red Faction IP?
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2012 was a banner year for games at the top of heap. There were many games that deserve to be in anyone’s top ten, so it was more difficult to rank my top games than ever before this year. In fact, I wouldn’t argue against any of my top seven games. However, little things differentiate them ever so slightly to me, resulting in the list below. I recommend all of them to anyone who loves games. READ MORE

Whenever a new Rabbids game comes out, I get excited against my better judgment. I know I should know better by now, because there hasn’t been a decent Rabbids since TV Party. I keep getting excited because, for all bad games, the Rabbids are hilarious to me. Sadly, while Rabbids Land changes the formula up a bit, there’s just not enough of it and what is there isn’t particularly good. READ MORE