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Originally released back in 1998, StarCraft has grown to a global phenomenon, rising from an innovative real-time strategy and growing into an entire industry. With dedicated television channels, tournaments with thousands of dollars in prizes, and professional StarCraft players being treated like celebrities, the game has proven to be so...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·August 25, 2017
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The game tasks you with building and sustaining a kingdom. You can select from any plot of land on the map to place your keep and get to work building your little polygonal society. When starting a new game you are given the option of playing with or without external...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·July 20, 2017
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When you think about smoothly drifting a corner at full speed, caught up in the pack, and looking for that sweet spot to break away from the crowd, you probably don’t imagine the next corner will have an electric hand mixer that’s spilled strawberry icing onto the track. Nor do...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·July 5, 2017
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If ever there was a game to test your reflexes, aim, and driving skills, all compacted into one incredibly fast experience, WipEout has always been the challenge with which to measure yourself against. With ultra-high speed cover cars on gorgeous magnetic tracks, WipEout has been a staple of the racing...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·June 19, 2017
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When you think of dungeon crawling RPG’s with clever puzzle elements, you probably imagine powerful knights clad in dark, spiky armor, wielding impossibly large weapons to tear down those who might stand in your way. You probably wouldn’t think of brightly colored and lovable characters in a world inspired entirely...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·June 14, 2017
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Polish those shells, start your engines and Lets-a Go! Mario Kart 8 returns with the Deluxe version for the Nintendo Switch. Fall in love once again with everyone’s favorite kart racer while taking advantage of the fully mobile playability of the Switch to crush your opponents on the go.

COGConnectedCOGConnected·April 20, 2017
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Nothing quite captivates our imaginations like fear: fear of the dark, things that crawl, things that maul, and not knowing what will happen next. Video games and movies have a love for taking these fears and turning the dial on the spookiness as high as it will go, throwing all...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·January 5, 2017
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Most people around my age remember seeing Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Andre the Giant, and so many classic wrestlers fighting it out for the Heavyweight Championship and watched them with admiration. While many WWE games have offered you the chance to become the champ yourself, WWE 2K17 feels like...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 21, 2016
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Breathe it in: the fresh crisp air in the open world, the grassy plains and hills as far as the eye can see, alone with your imagination in a world where everything fits into neatly cubed spaces as you destroy and rebuild to your heart’s content. It may be a...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 7, 2016
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Beginning back in 2006, publisher and developer Capcom first brought Dead Rising to the gaming stage as a fresh new zombie title that would go on to lead a critically acclaimed horror series of hack and slash gameplay condensed to a 72 hour period. Ten years (and a few games)...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·September 26, 2016
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A silent young hero fast asleep, his father leaving in the middle of the night. Crawling through dungeons with sword and shield in hand, a host of tools and magic at your disposal as you overthrow monstrous bosses in themed dungeons, gathering the necessary gems that will grant you the...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·September 17, 2016
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Dreams are a wonderful thing. After our eyes grow heavy and our bodies fall to sleep, our minds are given incredible possibilities for fun, constrained only by our own imaginations locked away in our slumbering heads. Human: Fall Flat is a game that gives you a small taste of that creative...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·July 22, 2016
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