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A portion of a Nintendo Life review… Small gripes aside, Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar is a strong showing for the farming franchise, with the addition of the eponymous market bringing a nice weekly structure to proceedings. The ability to save games only at the day’s end is the only fault of any consequence, and if you’ve [...]

Kinect triples Xbox 360 hardware sales, but still appears to be off to a slow start.

Kinect triples Xbox 360 hardware sales, but still appears to be off to a slow start.

A portion of an N-Sider review… I’m thankful that they did what they did, and—as this is almost certainly the last entry on the series’ inaugural home on the DS—they’re sending it out with a bang. If you’ve been looking for a good point to jump in, this is absolutely it.

Kinect triples Xbox 360 hardware sales, but still appears to be off to a slow start.

Imaginative third-person adventure puzzle game delivers great storytelling and new puzzle-solving challenges in a visually lush setting.

Imageepoch making the move to full publisher with new lineup of JRPGs.

Look, if you're planning on camping out at a nearby GameStop to be the first in the door for all the savory deals therein, then you're already a certifiable madman. There's nothing you can do about that -- however, you can become a well-prepared certifiable madman if you take a few moments to check out the retailer's official site. An update to the GameStop Black Friday splash page has added an interactive map showing which of its brick-and-mortar locations will be opening right at midnight this coming Friday, November 26.

Don't worry, if your nearest store isn't one of the 800-odd locations included on the map, then your friendly neighborhood game store will fling wide its doors at 5 a.m. instead. That's still crazy enough, isn't it?

#clips With 120 hours of spare time up his sleeve, YouTube user bornforthis43 set up a camera, got some crap from his garden and fridge, and made this delightful stop-motion homage to the games of the Nintendo Entertainment System. More »

#bestmodo To find out the best laptops of 2010, we checked in with Mark Spoonauer who, as editor-in-chief of Laptop Magazine and Laptopmag.com, oversaw 140+ notebook and netbook reviews this year. If you're buying, buy one of these. More »

- praises the game’s “touching” story - there are moments when it is up there with the console’s finest looking games but a few environments are bland - between-level side scrolling sections come in for some criticism, being described as “average.” - huge replay value - “impossible to get everything in a single playthrough.” - “Epic Mickey is a deep [...]

A portion of a Nintendo Life review… While there’s enough fun to be had with the iconic routines to please fearless fans, there’s a disappointing lack of extras to elevate this beyond anything more than a glorified Michael Jackson track pack for Just Dance. It’ll rock with you, just don’t expect anything more.

Looking for a way to see what Best Buy is going to offer you for your game trade-ins, versus GameStop’s usual offerings? Just check out the Best Buy game trade-in app! It’s free, and it could help you decide where you’re driving to for the day! Thanks to B for the heads [...]

#bioware I'm a guy, and I seldom play games as anything but a guy. I play Mass Effect as a female character, though, for some reason. Very few of my fellow Mass Effect gamers do. Fewer than one of five. More »

You don't need to be Russ Bray to do the math that downloadable content for PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour will be available at launch on PS3.

New "Left 4 Ted" zombear mode tops new bearifying multiplayer and singleplayer shenanigans for the naughtiest bear around.

Animus Project Update 1.0 coming next month.

The atmospheric English-language narration in this Yakuza 4 trailer is a bit too effective. Now, instead of the Japanese language track and English subtitles the game uses, we'll want some grizzled old guy calmly intoning nonstop about what tough guys we are and how dangerous it is in Tokyo.

Are you smart enough?

Fans and consumers can now purchase Michael Jackson The Experience by visiting either retail locations or online retailers nationwide and to get the latest updates on the game, fans can join the official Michael Jackson The Experience Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/MichaelJacksonTheExperience. The final Michael Jackson The Experience track list includes: • [...]

What: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation™: Unsolved! Platform: Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems Where: Available at retailers throughout North America When: November 23, 2010 Price: $29.99 Details: Ubisoft is happy to announce that CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Unsolved! is now available at retail. The game is rated “T” for teen by the ESRB. Team up with the cast of [...]

#gameface Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi can afford a smile; after six years of development and more than a few jokes at his expense, GT5 is finally on sale. More »

#starwarsmice We can't resist cuteness of this magnitude! These Star Wars mice are the sort of thing you'll buy as presents for your friends... and then wind up hoarding them for yourself. Plus check out Harry Potter and Hermione mice! More »

The dinos aren't the only fossils here.