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Alex Cutler


Fans of Quill Award winner Patrick Rothfuss' first work, The Name of the Wind, which received a number of positive reviews when it was published in 2007, eagerly have awaited the recent release of The Wise Man's Fear.

Man v. machine

According to classic American folklore, John Henry was the strongest man alive, born with a hammer in his hand.

When the original Little Big Planet was released for PlayStation 3 back in 2008, Sony finally found a mascot for its flagship system.

For all of Santa

Every holiday season, there's a flood of new video games and entertainment hardware on the market, and it can be difficult to separate the best from the rest.

God of War is heavenly fun

One of the most successful Sony franchises to arise during the Playstation 2 era was God of War. The series, developed by Santa Monica Studios, put players in control of Kratos, a Greek anti-hero on a quest for revenge against the Gods of Olympus.

Fantasy Disappoints

Final Fantasy XIII is the long-awaited next chapter of what has come to be known as the most inappropriately named series of all time.

Matt Damon

Green Zone, from director Paul Greengrass, tells the story of the U.S. Army's search for weapons of mass destruction in Baghdad in the early days of the Second Iraq War.

Bioshock 2: Infectious fun but lacks spark

Bioshock 2 is the much anticipated sequel to one of the best games of 2007. Developed by 2k Games, Bioshock 2 is a first-person shooter that places equal emphasis on action and story, a balance that is sorely lacking in many other shooters. Like its predecessor, Bioshock 2 takes place in the failed utopia of Rapture, a massive city at the bottom of the ocean.

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