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Hitman: Absolution tries a few things differently than the games that came before it. Some don't work, but the ones that do are terrific.

This is both a perfectly fine Wii U launch game, and a little too much "new" Super Mario a little too soon.

If you want to find out exactly what that big new Wii U controller is good for, Nintendo Land is your best bet right now.

You'd think that the people in charge of the Call of Duty franchise would be more protective of it than this.

Assassin’s Creed III’s methodical world-building and wealth of clever gameplay systems are impressive, even if they don’t always confidently click together with all the other moving parts.

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation tries to bring a console-quality blockbuster to a handheld with mixed results.

The new developers behind the Halo franchise successfully emulate the style of their predecessors as a new trilogy begins with Halo 4.

By looking backward, WWE '13 pushes this franchise forward in a shockingly positive way.

If you're looking for a multiplayer driving game that's about way more than simple races, Most Wanted's speedlist system makes for an amazingly good time.

Warfighter makes no successful effort to stand out in a very crowded genre.

However you felt about Doom 3 when it came out, BFG Edition isn't the best way to play it today.

Bland. Very bland.

Firaxis honors the XCOM name with turn-based strategy that shepherds players as expertly as it punishes, confidently balancing the micro and the macro all the while.

Plenty of racing games have tried to split the difference between simulation and "arcade" racing in the past, but there aren't many that do it as well as Forza Horizon.

The Journey's heart is in the right place. It's too bad Kinect is the only way to play it.

NBA 2K13 lacks the big, flashy hooks of its more recent predecessors, but it's still a pretty terrific basketball game all the same.

Resident Evil 6 may be the most lavishly produced bad game in history.

For a game that sounds like the setup for a bad SyFy film, Tokyo Jungle is a well-designed, supremely funny video game well worth your time.

Mark of the Ninja is one of the most playable, rewarding, and downright fun stealth games ever made.

Borderlands 2 gives you more Borderlands. No more, no less.