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This is the game that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs!

I feel sorry for Fusion Genesis. Right out of the gate, this game just has too much going against it. It has an unfortunate name that brings to my mind thoughts of mediocre Xbox launch games and inferior 16-bit consoles. It’s a digital release that not only had the misfortune of releasing during a season crammed with some of the biggest games in recent memory, but it comes in the wake of some truly stunning XBLA releases already, like Bastion and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. And beyond that, the best game I can compare it to (Armada on the Dreamcast) is a game that no one bought for a failed console from ten years ago. No, at first glance, Fusion Genesis is at a severe disadvantage. But look closer and you’ll find a pretty great XBLA game that deserves your attention.

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A simple guide for some serious fun.

Whether you want a game for father-and-son time, or a game for the inner-detective, this guide has you covered. Who knows, maybe you'll even see something to give yourself as a gift for a job well done this holiday season...

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You'll have to wait a little longer to get your loot on.

Torchlight came out in 2009 and took PC gamers by storm. It helped fill the void of loot-based dungeon crawlers that had been created in the wake of Diablo II crushing all competition for years. While Torchlight came out of a free-to-play side project created during the development of the ill-fated Hellgate: London and had a modest development cycle, Runic Games announced today that Torchlight 2 is a little more complicated. As such, the game isn’t going to make it for its projected 2011 release date.

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This and another Oddworld game coming to Vita, as well.

Lorne Lanning, founder of Oddworld Inhabitants attempted to create an ambitious, fully-realized universe with the Oddworld series. Spanning 4 games (the series was originally designed to be a five part series), the series garnered critical acclaim but tepid sales after the first release, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. Lanning eventually shuttered Oddworld and left the video game industry, focusing instead on animated films. Now Lorne Lanning is back, and he has been working with developer Just Add Water on an HD remake of their final Oddworld game: Stranger’s Wrath for PS3.

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How Skyward Sword is getting even the most jaded Zelda players excited again.

When it comes to franchise fatigue, the first game that springs to mind is the Legend of Zelda series. Sure, we don’t get a new adventure starring Link every year like, say, Assassin’s Creed or Call of Duty, but I’ve been controlling a mute, green tunic-wearing elf since 1987. I played pretty much every major release in the series until Wind Waker, and I’m just tired of the formula. I don’t think it’s controversial to say that anymore, either; more and more, I hear criticisms of repetition and stale gameplay leveled at the Zelda games. With that being said, you can understand why I was perfectly fine with ignoring the upcoming Skyward Sword and moving on with my life. And yet, somehow I found myself pre-ordering the Limited Edition of the game last week. How did that happen?

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