Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Review [Xbox 360]

 

The newest edition of Modern Warfare has been released and as usual it’s sold millions of copies and managed to create a divide on the internet between haters and lovers of the game. This asks the question of whether the haters have a point or is this just an easy target for the trolls?

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Ace Combat Assault Horizon Review [Xbox 360]

Being a newcomer to the Ace Combat series, I didn’t know what to expect from Assault Horizon. Dogfighting in jets and helicopters has always seemed like a solid premise for a game but I never seemed to have gotten around to playing a game like that. After I finished with the latest Ace Combat; however, I was left satisfied with the genre overall. But if this game is any indication, there is still room for improvement.
 

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N-Control Avenger Review [Xbox 360]

In today’s world of gaming consoles, the playing field is balanced for everyone to ensure fairness. So how do you get a leg up over online players without actually hacking or cheating? You create an add-on for the standard controller designed in improve precision and increase reaction time.  That’s exactly what the Avenger aims to do and at first glance, it’s an odd peripheral to say the least. With it looks intimidating and appears to have a high learning curve but read on to find out if the Avenger lives up to its claims.

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Weekly Roundtable 07-01-2011 [Editorial]

The Weekly Roundtable series features the GamerWok staff having a candid discussion on a specific topic of the week.  Feel free to jump into the conversation in the comments below!

There has been recent complaints of Activision licensing the use of the TIME magazine cover-style for its latest advertising campaign. Critics are saying that Activision is crossing the line by using a real magazine to advertise for a video game. But let’s take a step back and look instead at the bigger picture. Are video games becoming too hyper-realistic? We’ve got Modern Warfare 3 depicting a close-to-home World War 3 scenario while Konami tried to publish Six Days in Fallujah last year, a game closely based on actual missions and events in Afghanistan. Do you think video games are becoming too real and blurring the line between fiction and reality? Or is the realism in today’s video games better for the gamer and the industry?

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