"Many conservatives are vocalizing their hopes that the newly empowered Republicans tackle the issue of video game regulation. But perhaps they wouldn't be so quick to villainize gaming if they checked out these games and their underlying conservative messages."

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"To coincide with this week's WonderCon in San Francisco, the 1UP Editors decided to sit down and think about their favorite superhero videogames. This isn't to say that every game here is "great"; it's the memories that each of these games leaves with each of us, as well as how they truly made us feel super at some point, that makes these titles more like Batman and less like Batmanuel in our minds. Sound off in the comments below for what some of your favorite superhero games are."

Daigoji_Gai via www.1up.com »

Russ Frushtick and Chris Plante delivers a debateable list of the games that offer infinite replay - the most value for your gaming dollar. Personally, I feel there are some glaring omissions including grind-heavy and replay friendly titles like Disgaea 3, Pixeljunk's Eden and Monsters, SPORE, NEVERWINTER NIGHTS 2 (because of the ugc adventure packs) *stern look thrown Plante's way* and Way of the Samurai 3 (though I'm the only one in the office with the import and can hiragana/katakana and s...

Daigoji_Gai via www.ugo.com »

"If there’s one thing that videogames do well – perhaps more so than any form of digital entertainment around – it’s immersion. The ability to suck in an individual not just through giving them complete control over their actions, but more pertinently, through the surroundings and awe-inspiring sights developers painstakingly carve and sculpt. It’s debatable that this sense of captivation has only progressed, with more talented designers getting more out of increasingly powerful consoles. And ..."

Sayyed via www.thunderboltgames.com »