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Dawnguard finally brings a sense of urgency to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 28, 2012
5 min

Dawnguard, the new downloadable content for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim manages to do something the main game tiptoed around: instilling a sense of urgency to complete the main story missions.

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5 min

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Lego Batman 2 tries to redefine the franchise but stumbles (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 22, 2012
4 min

Lego Batman 2 is the first Lego title to implement voice acting and offer a massive open world for players to explore. But the transition to sandbox-style gameplay isn't an easy one for the caped crusader.

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4 min

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Quantum Conundrum is an unbalanced measure of brilliance and flaws (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 21, 2012
5 min

The new physics puzzler from Kim Swift and her team at Airtight Games is an inspired and pleasant experience with a few flaws and several moments of brilliance.

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5 min

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Civilization V: Gods and Kings can’t fix what is fundamentally flawed (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 18, 2012
6 min

While this expansion improves diplomacy with the addition of espionage and religion, it proves unable to correct the major issues of the original release.

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6 min

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, Sega's latest 3D fighter for Xbox 360 and PS3

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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown is a triple-A fighting game with an iffy price tag (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 14, 2012
5 min

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown has some irritating flaws, especially thanks to an oddball pricing structure. At the core of it all, though, lies some of the best 3D martial arts around. That’s enough to make it worth a download.

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5 min

Ghost Recon Future Soldier, the latest stealthy shooter from Ubisoft and Red Storm

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Cerebral online gunfights carry Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 11, 2012
6 min

The new Ghost Recon's solo campaign has some flaws, but the online action shines.

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6 min

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Gravity Rush’s beautiful open-world soars the Vita to dizzying, dazzling heights (review)

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 2, 2012
4 min

Since launching in February, the PlayStation Vita really hasn’t had that “must own” title that every new piece of hardware needs. Well, enter Gravity Rush, an open-world, physics-bending game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment’s Japan Studio.

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4 min

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GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 1, 2012
2 min

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.