Madden NFL 25 is an enjoyable milestone that overlooks its legacy (review)
EA Sports delivers a great game of virtual football, but it falls short in paying proper homage to its 25-year-old franchise.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox One adds self-publishing, Nintendo turns a profit despite Wii U
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Divekick's two-button fighting and in-jokes limit its appeal (review)
Divekick is a fighting game for fighting game lovers, but it misses the mark for everyone.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is the series' hyperactive but charming younger sibling (review)
Developer 2K Marin's more action-based offering takes the series in a new direction and mostly succeeds.
Disney Infinity is a $100M game full of ambition but is frustrating in execution
But the Toy Box mode will let you create your own experience and make you feel like a kid again.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Call of Duty multiplayer (it has women!), Xbox One does not require Kinect
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist — hunting down terrorists is stressful (review)
Splinter Cell: Blacklist stays strong despite a bland story and the potential for technical problems.
Saints Row IV is relentlessly funny and surprisingly touching (review)
The open-world crime game rises above its pedigree to create a world worth spending countless hours with.
Paradox still the grand master of grand strategy with Europa Universalis IV (review)
Ruling a kingdom may still be a little confusing, but the new systems and classic structure provide days worth of interesting strategic choices for you to enjoy (and agonize over).
It’s about time: Plants vs. Zombies 2 is here, and it’s damn good (review)
Fans of the last game will find plenty to get obsessed with in the new version where the zombies try even harder to eat your brainz.