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Originally Posted by wraggster

Those who have not followed the Mario Party series in recent years could be forgiven for dismissing its 9th console entry as yet another attempt to milk an aging franchise. Hell, even as someone who's been mini-gaming around the Mushroom Kingdom since it required being tethered to an N64, I had trouble mustering enthusiasm for the latest sequel. Allowing that big "9" on the box to mislead you, however, would

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Turns out Mass Effect 3 is controversial. Some people like its DLC, ending and storyline, some don't, and some want to see the entire BioWare team thrown into pools of mud and flogged for days to pay for the things they put in their own game. Franchise executive producer and director Casey Hudson seems to be taking the mixed reactions in stride, and even has some simple, logical reasons behind a few of the supposed

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Originally Posted by wraggster

PS3 players, you've got some new maps coming your way over the next 30 days.One of Swords reports that Overwatch is set to drop on Modern Warfare 3 PS3 on March 29. It'll be available to premium subscribers of the Call of Duty Elite service on PS3.

Then, the multiplayer map Black Box, and two Spec Ops maps, Black Ice and Negotiator, will come to PS3 "on or around April

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Tribute Games, an indies studio made up of former Ubisoft and Eidos veterans, delighted everyone with its first release, Wizorb. It's been available on Xbox Live Indie Games and PC for a while now, but today you can download Wizorb on Steam.

Both Windows and Mac gamers can pick up Wizorb for 10% off until March 21 -- from then on, it'll be priced regularly at $2.99.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/wi...agic-on-steam/

Originally Posted by wraggster

Sega has revealed it has no more plans to continue Sonic 4 beyond the upcoming Episode II.
The first episode of the download-only platformer was released way back in 2010, and the second is due for release later this year.
Beyond that, there will be no more outings for Sonic 4, according to Digital Spy.
"We are looking forward to hearing the feedback from the users for Episode II, but we are currently not planning to release another episode," producer Takashi Iizuka told

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