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Title: Dance Central

Platform: 360

ESRB: T

Publisher: MTV Games

Developer: Harmonix

Rating:

Reviewed by: Sarah Kumley

Dance Central is an awesome new game that utilizes Kinect. The main premise of the game is to dance in front of the camera, as it recognizes if the player is moving correctly and to the beats of the song. There are 32 songs that come on the game disc, with many others available for download. The game also boasts more than 90 dance routines and more than 650 different dance moves. It has something for everybody, from dancing beginners to experts and everyone in between. (more…)

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2010 Holiday Gift Guide – For the Xbox 360 Exclusive Fan…

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Fable III

The third entry in one of Lionhead’s most popular franchises maintains what works in the series while ironing out many of the rough patches that garnered complaints amongst fans. Fable III‘s story of revolution is much more engaging than pevious narratives, and there are many more nooks and crannies to explore within the world of Albion. (more…)

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The Electronic Entertainment Expo meant a few things for a few different reasons for me, but mostly it was NINTENDO. To paraphrase Ralphie from A Christmas Story, it was total “electric sex.” And sure, much could be said about Nintendo still having trouble, if you can call it that, developing new intellectual properties. However, I wouldn’t call it that. I’d say it’s them smartly sticking to what works, and why not?

After a number of E3s having passed with Nintendo not really announcing much aside from the more “productive” gaming peripherals and casual games, I was happy as a pig in shit to see not only a new Zelda, but a killer new Metroid trailer, Donkey Kong Country Returns – a big “wow” moment for me – Kirby’s Epic Yarn, a new Mario Kart, and that’s just the few that really stuck out to me. (more…)

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Chris Park spent an entire week running around Los Angeles to cover the Electronic Entertainment Expo. One of his stops was Sega’s booth to check out the company’s latest games, including a whole lot of Sonic. Park reports… (more…)

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