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Dragon Age 2

Status: Finished Dragon Age 2 once as a female Rogue Achievements: 38 of 55 Gamerscore: 665/1130 DLC Purchased: Dragon Age Legends (Facebook app) bonus items Not really a sequel to Dragon Age: Origins with some of that TV spin-off feel, Dragon Age 2 boasts a more polished feel both in game play and graphics, but falls short in the …

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You Don’t Know Jack

Status: Working through the last rounds Achievements: 20 of 50 Gamerscore: 430/1250 DLC Purchased: None (yet!) You Don’t Know Jack is the perfect trivia video game. No silly jumping around in front of a camera when all you want to do is veg out on the couch. Just crazy button mashing, yelling, and Screwing (no, not that kind of …

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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

Status: 1 playthrough complete, no multiplayer Achievements: 35 of 60 Gamerscore: 690/1250 DLC Purchased: None There are few games that cause me to scream obscenities at my television on a regular basis that I still find enjoyable and push through to complete. The Assassin’s Creed franchise currently ranks number one in that category, with Brotherhood feeling more like an …

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Fallout: New Vegas

Status: Completed three endings, working on the last Achievements: 38 of 55 Gamerscore: 690/1140 DLC Purchased: None After the extreme disappointment that was Fable 3, I needed something to get me back on my 360. And even though I had a difficult time with Fallout 3 (mainly the DLC and it’s release day issues), I was pumped to sink …

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Plants vs Zombies

Status: Plants vs Zombies Adventure Mode cleared once, enjoying multiplayer for a bit Achievements: 7 of 12 Gamerscore: 100/200 DLC Purchased: None Hi, my name is Annette and I am an addict. My addiction: Plants vs Zombies. If you had told me a couple years back that I would start playing games that fall under the “casual” umbrella, I …

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Alan Wake

Status: 1 Normal playthrough of Alan Wake complete, now playing on Nightmare Achievements: 31 of 50 Gamerscore: 490/1000 DLC Purchased: None As I sit here channeling Alan Wake, writing in the light to keep away any Dark Presence that may have seeped from my Xbox 360 over the past week,  I take a brief moment to reflect on just …

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BioShock 2

Status: Completed BioShock 2! Achievements: 36 of 50 Gamerscore: 725/1000 DLC Purchased: Pre-order Bonus Characters Ah Rapture! Your 1950s posters, music and clothing still makes my heart skip a beat after all these years. It’s been nearly ten years since I was kindly asked to kill Andrew Ryan, then broke free of my chains and saved the Little Sisters …

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Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

  Chocolatier: Decadence by Design is technically the fourth game in the Chocolatier series, allowing the player to discover the delicious underbelly of chocolate confectioners. Your adventure starts in Zurich, where Alex Baumeister asks you to help her by running the factory while she searches for her husband, missing after WWII. The war has taken …

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Diner Dash

Status: Still playing Diner Dash, but prefer it on the PC One of the best known series in casual gaming history, Diner Dash is the one that started Flo’s gaming superstardom. Flo’s job is stressing her out and she decides to open her own restaurant. You will control the new and improved 3-D version of Flo, …

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Batman Arkham Asylum

Status: I’ve played through Batman Arkham Asylum once Achievements: 25 of 47 Gamerscore: 495/1000 DLC Purchased: None I have never been the biggest fan of comics or comic based video games (and even less of a fan of comic based movie video game tie-ins). However all the hype about the latest Batman installment from the team at Rocksteady had …

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