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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary – review roundup

Tomorrow sees the release of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. The game is an HD reworking of 2011 Xbox title sorts new visuals and new features, but is at core the very same game that established Halo as a gaming mega-brand ten years ago tomorrow. This is …

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Zelda: Skyward Sword – review roundup

Ahead of its release on November 18th, the review embargo on Nintendo’s Wii title The Legends of Zelda: Skyward Sword has lifted. And as has become customary in recent weeks, yes, it looks like we have another absolute belter on our hands. If you own a Wii, do we even …

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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – review roundup

MCV has lost count of the number of review roundups in the last few weeks that have reported astronomical scores for a new release. And here we are again. Just moments ago the review embargo for Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which is released worldwide tomorrow, lifted to reveal the …

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – review roundup

After what has felt like a long, long wait Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is finally here, and the games press is unanimous for its praise. Infinity Ward may have changed, but its standards haven’t, delivering a consistent 60fps, zero controller latency, explosive set-pieces, robust multiplayer and military …

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Review Roundup – Battlefield 3

The first reviews of EA’s Battlefield 3 have gone live ahead of its release in the US tomorrow (October 25th) and in Europe on Friday (October 28th). EA’s long awaited shooter currently has an impressive Metacritic average of 94 per cent. Once players step out of that troop carrier and …

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Zelda: Skyward Sword scores a 10/10 in Edge

With Warner’s Batman: Arkham City raking up record review scores over the last week, it looks like another all-time classic could be on the cards before the end of the year. Future has revealed that the next issue of UK multi-format magazine Edge has awarded Nintendo’s upcoming Wii title a …

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Batman: Arkham City nets its best score yet – 6/5

As if you hadn’t already got the message, Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham City is something rather special. So special, in fact, that it’s claimed the world’s first 100%+ review. Yahoo! Games awarded the title a time and space-splintering six out of five it its review. Your entire gaming life could’ve …

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Batman: Arkham City – Review Roundup

If the first few reviews to go live in the minutes that have followed the lifting of the UK Batman: Arkham City review embargo are anything to go by, then Warner Bros will next week release something very, very special. Here’s a selection of the first few round-ups: Spong – …

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