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Like that cute chick from summer camp, Blur matures racing-combat to a beautiful conclusion

Fast cars and projectiles have gone together since a particular plumber figured out a turtle shell to the back of the head really hurts. Since the racing-combat genre’s inception there have been plenty of attempts to mature the gameplay, but the over-the-top nature of cars racing to the death has always felt a little juvenile. Through it’s visual design Blur brings a surprising elegance to motorized mayhem and delivers an experience that’s equal parts fine-tuned street racing and destroy-em-all destruction.

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The XBLA hit comes to the PC for all your clicking pleasure

Magic Online has existed for 8 years now and has provided players of the collectible card game a near-perfect virtual version of their favourite game. It’s ironic then that Duels of the Planeswalkers, an XBLA title that sacrifices substance for style surpassed Magic Online as the most popular online card game. Now Wizards of the Coast is bringing an updated version of the XBLA hit to the PC via Steam download, complete with the entire first expansion pack but faces the challenge of offering a simpler experience to those who already have an online option.

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Sam Fischer may be old, but he still doesn't take flack from anyone

Sam Fischer may be pushing 55, but he is nowhere near retired. The spy that put Ubisoft Montreal on the map is back for his 5th mission. Rebuilt from the ground up Splinter Cell Conviction is unlike it’s predecessors in a sense that feels more evolved than reset and dances a dangerous line between satisfying the long-time series veterans, and a whole new action-centric audience.

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Power your ship with your very own soundtrack

Sometime between 13 Guitar Hero games and The Beatles: Rock Band the music-game genre hit a tipping point and when anything tips it’s likely to spill. Beat Hazard is what you would get if some of that music-game genre juice landed on a copy of Geometry Wars. It’s a twin-stick shooter at heart, but uses your own tracks to stylize and emphasize the combat.

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Ninja-robots in space, what more could you want?

Plain sight is a simple sort of game. It’s a multiplayer-only title that doesn’t try to be a big elaborate production. An all-out combat experience Plain Sight toys with gravity and greed with the most minimalist mechanics imaginable.

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Can Rapture really exist without Andrew Ryan?

Bioshock was many things, but above all else it was revolutionary. The world of Rapture and the mythos surrounding Andrew Ryan’s vision for a utopia made the game the most engaging story ever told through interactive media. Attempting the seemingly impossible, 2K Marin has seen fit to pen a sequel to gaming’s Great Gatsby with the release of Bioshock 2. Of all games that could benefit from a sequel Bioshock was least among them, yet against all odds of reason here we have Raptures second act.

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