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Featuring both online and split-screen offline cooperative multiplayer, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge is definitely a game you’ll want to play with a friend. I call dibs on the elf girl.
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In 1979, Atari introduced the joys of first-person space combat with Star Raiders. Next year Star Raiders returns, bringing team-based multiplayer space combat to the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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Why could be more lovely than an afternoon spent frolicking with unicorns in the wilderness with Deathspank and his best pal Sparkles?
