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Hands OnDJ Hero Review: You Spin Me Right RoundBy Mike Fahey on October 28, 2009 at 8:20 AM Into a genre that seems determined to turn our living rooms into plastic instrument wastelands comes DJ Hero, where one turntable is all you’ll ever need.While the Guitar Hero series is all about performing music, DJ Hero is all about perfecting it. Packed together with a plastic facsimile of a turntable, the DJ’s weapon of choice, the game packs more than 100 licensed songs into 93 tracks, harnessing th

MediaMarvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Hooks Up CableBy Mike Fahey on October 24, 2009 at 6:30 AM After a good month of watching local channels, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 finally upgrades to Cable. The son of Scott Summers and Madelyne Pryor, raised by Cyclops and Jean Grey in the far future, Cable would be one of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel Universe if they hadn’t dialed his powers way down in order to make sure he wasn’t. Cable joins the psychotic Carnage and psymexy Psylocke as three of

Hands OnBakugan Battle Brawlers Review: Almost ThereBy Brian Crecente on October 21, 2009 at 6:00 AM Part marbles, part Pokemon, anime and toy sensation Bakugan Battle Brawlers brings 2008’s Toy of the Year to the console in a game that drops players into the Bakugan world, battling transforming monsters in a race to save the planet.But can a video game capture the essence of a toy made popular by it’s ability to physical transform from ball to creature?LovedEssence of Bakugan: The popularity of

Many gamers complain that Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick turned the venerable gaming company into an organization that lacks vision, creativity and heart. In his zeal to turn all of their IPs into annual franchises he’s sucked the soul out of the company. I always thought the criticism was a bit harsh, I mean Activision still shows signs that it can be creative, i.e. The Call of Duty Series, and Wolverine was surprisingly good. I also don’t have a problem with sequels, I say give me more of what

Hands OnMarvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Review: It Takes Two, BabyBy Mike Fahey on September 18, 2009 at 7:20 AM Marvel’s mightiest heroes converge once again in Activsion’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 to face a foe far deadlier than any they’ve encountered thus far: themselves.OK, so Marvel characters tend to fight each other on a regular basis, generally before teaming-up to take out a mutual enemy, but never quite on the scale of Marvel’s Civil War storyline. The gigantic crossover serves as the b