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This game craves brains because it clearly has none.

Dead Island is a game in the midst of an identity crisis.  It’s not sure if it wants to be Dead Rising 2 with its customizable weapons and biting humor, Left 4 Dead with its multiplayer focused gameplay, or Borderlands with its RPG elements and zombies that bleed numbers.  Dead Island wants to be all of these things and in trying to do so fails to do anything well, the result of which is an overly flawed experience that just months ago looked so promising.

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As with other high profile fighting games, Soulcalibur V will get its own branded fighting stick.

Hori announced on Facebook today that Soulcalibur V will have a fighting stick peripheral made. Hori is making the Soulcalibur V Joystick and it will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in January 2012. No pricing or information was included but a screenshot was made available. Hori is known for making quality arcade joysticks and they usually make one for each big fighting game release.

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The Gears Trilogy ends on a strong note.

Whether it's due to the fresh take it had on the 3^rd person shooter, its high-stakes action, or gameplay innovations, gamers latched on to the Gears series and came to discover that this franchise was one to look out for. Millions of copies sold and many Game of the Year accolades later, Gears of War 3 is the final installment in the trilogy and it shows exactly why the series has stayed relevant and popular over the years.

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The new patch includes new multiplayer maps, as well as other fixes.

Sony and Insomniac will be patching Resistance 3 in the following days, updating it to version 1.05. The patch brings not just bug fixes but also two new maps, Creek and The Granary. Creek will support 16 players, while The Granary will support just four.

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