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  • VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Games of the Year That Won’t Win Game of the Year

    VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Games of the Year That Won’t Win Game of the Year

    I’m not big on Game of the Year awards, as you’ve probably noticed in all my years writing and maintaining VGBlogger. The idea of narrowing down dozens (possibly hundreds now when you factor in the booming indie scene) of deserving games to declare one as […]

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  • VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Game of the Year Tournament – Championship Match

    VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Game of the Year Tournament – Championship Match

    Every game I have written about in the last two parts was great and should be played.  Since not everyone has the means, time and the necessary desire to play titles that are published for each platform, the fact that some are system exclusive may […]

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  • VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Game of the Year Tournament – Semifinals

    VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Game of the Year Tournament – Semifinals

    The first part of this series saw the whittling away of a field of great contenders to two matches of four remarkable games.  I am sure that I am wrong on all of these decisions, but at least there is a good record as to […]

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  • VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Memories of a Busy Year in Gaming

    VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Memories of a Busy Year in Gaming

    It is crazy to think that another year of gaming has come and gone.  So many great games on so many platforms were released throughout 2011, adding titles to a list of “Must Haves” as well as to an ever growing “Pile of Shame”.  I […]

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  • VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Game of the Year Tournament – First Round

    VGBlogger 2011 Year in Review: Game of the Year Tournament – First Round

    Determining what is the “Game of the Year”, the best video game to be released in twelve calendar months, is an inherently unfair process.  Lets say that in 20XX, despite vital utilities being compromised due to the vile progenitors of Mavericks, a game came out […]

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  • VGBlogger PlayStation Move Game Guide

    VGBlogger PlayStation Move Game Guide

    PlayStation Move came into its own as a leading force in motion control gaming in 2011, and now, as we ring in 2012, it is a great time to hop aboard the Move train and set a New Year’s resolution to play more with motion […]

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  • VGBlogger Year-End Dance Off

    VGBlogger Year-End Dance Off

    Way the hell back in 1969, Sydney Pollack directed an uplifting little movie called “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” For moviegoers whose cinematic memory stalls out somewhere around the first Spider-Man flick, it starred a young Jane Fonda as a wannabe starlet roped into a […]

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  • VGBlogger 2011 Holiday Review Guide: Nintendo 3DS, DS & Wii

    VGBlogger 2011 Holiday Review Guide: Nintendo 3DS, DS & Wii

    Before your embark on your Black Friday holiday shopping spree (or do the smart, safe thing, and sit on your ass and shop at home from your PC), browse back through our full slate of 2011 game reviews to help guide you towards the games […]

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  • VGBlogger 2011 Holiday Review Guide: Xbox 360, XBLA & Kinect

    VGBlogger 2011 Holiday Review Guide: Xbox 360, XBLA & Kinect

    Before your embark on your Black Friday holiday shopping spree (or do the smart, safe thing, and sit on your ass and shop at home from your PC), browse back through our full slate of 2011 game reviews to help guide you towards the games […]

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  • VGBlogger 2011 Holiday Review Guide: PS3 & PSP

    VGBlogger 2011 Holiday Review Guide: PS3 & PSP

    Before your embark on your Black Friday holiday shopping spree (or do the smart, safe thing, and sit on your ass and shop at home from your PC), browse back through our full slate of 2011 game reviews to help guide you towards the games […]

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