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The Swapper is an atmospheric, 2D puzzle-platformer, and was announced recently as one of the PAX10. Read the Review

Sanctum 2 is a first person shooter tower defense game where players assume the role of one of four elite soldiers, each with their own unique abilities and weapons whose mission is to protect the Cores from hordes of mysterious alien creatures on the human colony planet, LOEK III. Read the Review

The Sims series returns with the next incarnation of the popular life-simulation game. Read the Review

Star Wars: The Old Republic is a massively multiplayer online game from BioWare set in the same universe as its award-winning Star Wars role-playing games. Read the Review

A number of technical issues in the out-of-the-box product mar what otherwise is the best version of one of the year's best games. Read the Review

The first of three sequels in Blizzard's legendary sci-fi real-time strategy series focuses on the Terran faction. Read the Review

Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves transports you into the 19th century where two feuding brothers will have to put aside their differences to save their sister. Read the Review

Slender: The Arrival is the official continuation of Slender: The Eight Pages. Read the Review

Civilization V features a number of new elements, as well as the addictive gameplay that has made this empire-building series a hit. Read the Review

Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm is the second of the three games for Starcraft II that picks up the story of StarCraft II where Wings of Liberty left off. The story focuses on Sarah Kerrigan and her quest to reunite the Swarm and exact revenge on Arcturus Mengsk. Read the Review

The second expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization V, Brave New World, introduces nine new civilizations, international trade, and victory through cultural dominance.

Surgeon Simulator 2013 is a darkly humorous over-the-top operation sim game where you become Nigel Burke and perform life-saving surgical maneuvers on passive patients. Read the Review

The Sims 2 is a great sequel and a great game in its own right, and it's recommendable to just about anyone. Read the Review

Spore is a simulation game created by Will Wright that allows players to control various life forms from the cellular to the galactic level. Read the Review