Contributor: Kevin Simpson

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The Call of Duty battle continues on. And on. And on. And …

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Battlefield 3

Much like the real-life wars that tear up huge chunks of our globe, this battlefield feels permanent, with the war that’s waged on it never ending.

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‘Dad, the Magazine’s Broken’

I recently read an article about a 1-year old who didn’t quite understand why a print magazine didn’t behave the same way an iPad does. Here’s the Culture Clip we ran on the subject earlier this week: How do children growing up surrounded by digital te …

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Major Appliance Peril

“It’s making that loud squealing noise again.” That’s what my wife greeted me with when I got home from work a few days ago. Our clothes dryer had finally died—the “squeaking noise” was its last gasp—and she had already located a good deal on a washer …

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Rage

Mankind is up against ruthless bandits and crazed mutants in a dystopian wasteland. It’s never bunnies and puppies, is it?

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Dark Souls

The slugline on the game box reads, “Prepare to Die!” And, boy, it ain’t kiddin’.

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Gears of War 3

Marcus Fenix and his muscle-bound crew are breaking out the chain saw bayonets for one last bloody rip and tear through alien invaders.

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Resistance 3

The third big shootout between humans and the Chimera. Or is it between courage and gore?

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Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Practice long enough and Razor Six Four can become one of the best Marine snipers in the world. But before that can happen you’re going to have to learn how to love the kill.

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F.E.A.R. 3

Marketing materials for this dark shooter promise a “hellish nightmare” and “paralyzing paranormal horror.” F.E.A.R. 3 does its M-rated “best” to make good on those claims.

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Duke Nukem Forever

After 15 years, Duke Nukem is back to his alien-slaying, stripper-admiring ways. Plugged In can only ask, “Why so soon?”

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Brink

Brink is by definition a first-person shooter. But shooting is only half the battle in this intricate, strategy-intensive contest for control of a desperate island dystopia known as the Ark.

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Mortal Kombat

Those that don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it. So what happens when you already know everything there is to know about Mortal Kombat—and you play it anyway?

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Crysis 2

The makers of this sci-fi shooter sequel aimed to create something they call “catastrophically beautiful.” They’ve definitely succeeded on the first part. But what about the second?

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Killzone 3

The makers of this popular PlayStation 3 franchise are cranking up the carnage once again. This time, via eerily realistic motion control and in high-def 3-D.

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