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From Niko Silvester, your About Video Games Editor

Most of our E3 coverage was up last week, but Brian has a few more goodies to share, while Nadia covers the Nintendo president's illness and recovery. Eric, Brittany, and Charles played some really fun games this week and have the reviews to prove it, and Michael has updated his list of cheap-but-great games for PC gamers. Plus, I've selected a few interesting and useful articles from our archives.


Sony's Third-Party Highlights of E3 2014

Brian previously covered Sony's own E3 announcements, but there are other developers making games for the PS4. So this week, he looks at three of the big names -- Square Enix, Ubisoft, and EA -- to see what they have in store for the newest PlayStation's future. Read more

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata

Nintendo's president takes a lot of the blame for the Wii U's slow start and the company's seemingly behind-the-times attitude, but Satoru Iwata also makes a charming and friendly ambassador for the company. His health has been poor of late, and Nadia covers what ails him, and how he's recovering. Read more

'Sixty Second Shooter Prime' Review (XONE)

Eric points out that, despite the variety of twin-stick shooters for X360, there haven't been any on Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox One until now. But it was apparently worth the wait, as this one gets the simple-but-addictive formula just right. Read more

'Kirby: Triple Deluxe' Review (3DS)

Our Video Game Cheats Expert, Brittany, took this 'Kirby' handheld title for a spin and found it to be in keeping with other games in the
franchise. That is, it's adorably cute, and accessible for new players while still fun for experienced gamers. Read more


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