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Assassin's Creed Origins is a fantastic experience from start to finish, and very few things made my cringe in my current 40 hour play through. Full disclosure: I haven't done everything you can do in this game yet, but am planning to do so. What I have done though, is experience all the new mechanics Ubisoft has included in the title, as well as completed what I consider a pretty good story, at least when compared to other Assassin's Creed titles! How does it rank against all the other big games this year? Read our thoughts below!

Nintendo will have a Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo Switch) Direct on Tuesday. Check out the picture below for details and please read my thoughts on the Nintendo Direct. The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct will start at 6 a.m. PT, which is 9 am eastern/8 am central. We already know a lot about Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for Nintendo Switch, so I’m not sure what new information Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct will give us. New characters? New locations? New plot points? We’ll just…

Nintendo's numbers world wide in 2017 have been phenomenal, thanks to continually strong sales from the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but also because of the huge success of Nintendo's latest console, the Switch. It should be no surprise that the Nintendo Switch is doing well in the market right now, at least not if you look at what has been released to date. Big, AAA titles are hitting the system at a pace of once per month, and third party support seems to be present for the time being. Here are a few highlights from the numbers, as they impact Canada, ...

You land on a planet in a pod, take out your scanner and innocently analyze plants, wild life, and other stuff. Then some random creature sees you and decides to attack. Do you take out your pistol and waste ammo on this random creature or do you try to run away? You could also just scan the creature and let it maul you to death while you do so. Its your choice. Welcome to the Morphite universe. You’ll explore it,…

Over the past six months or so, we've looked at a number of different LEGO sets courtesy of the LEGO company and the pockets of GamesReviews.com. We've obviously never had the opportunity to review absoluetely everything, but you can browse all of what LEGO has to offer by visiting their online Shop! Below are a number of sets we reviewed this year on the website; feel free to click through to our individual reviews. You will notice a heavy focus on LEGO Ninjago, courtesy of this years blockbuster movie and video game from Warner Bros.

Pokémon has been something I've loved since I was in grade school and it was the hot new item on the block. All the kids had it, including myself, and being able to now - 20 years later - review all these great products has been a great privilege for me! Thanks again to the Pokémon Company for all the support they have shown GamesReviews in 2017, and we hope to review even more next year. Until then, here are a few of the products we looked at this year, that might make a great gift for a friend! You can browse ALL Pokémon products by visiting the Pokémon ...

Over the past year, we've had the great privilege of reviewing a number of toys on the GamesReviews.com, and the reception to these reviews have been pretty good. While we always hope to expand our reviews and articles pages, and even include a new "Toys" page in the near future, we do hope you've been enjoying the reviews as much as we have had fun writing them. Below are the various categories of toys we've reviewed so far on the website; feel free to click through the links, and see what great stuff you can pick up this holiday season!

Good gaming gear can complement a gamer’s play style. Acquiring arcade stick controllers for fighting games, gaming mouse and keyboards for PC gaming, and other, more expensive stuff like 144hz monitors and the latest graphics card can totally change one’s enjoyment of the game. However, these are not the only accessories that can make a difference in a game. The addition of a good wireless gaming headset can significantly improve one’s game awareness and experience. More than Just Better Sound…

Thor: Ragnarok is coming to theaters this Friday. Also coming this month is Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2! So, of course, the Lego people would want to have some kind of Thor crossover in their game right? RIGHT! Check out the new Lego Marvel 2 trailer below and then please come back for my impressions of it. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, much like Thor: Ragnarok, looks better and better with each trailer I see. This new trailer for Lego…

Although your original starting point of Siwa will be light on the restricted areas you can enter, when the large world of Assassin's Creed Origins finally does open up to you - especially in your first major city, Alexandria - you will realize that restricted zones are a dime a dozen. Enter them, and be prepared for a fight. Get spotted, and in certain situations, it is as good as a game over. There are ways to successfully enter, kill, and loot an entire location, but careful skill is needed to do this. Your weapon of choice in these situations? The Predator Bow.