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Falling somewhere between Mega Man and Metroid, this indie 2D adventure must be something to behold, right?

I'm ashamed to admit it, but until now, I've never played Cave Story. Not for free on the PC, nor for the low price of admission on the Wii or the DSi. It's always interested me, but I just never got around to playing it. Cave Story 3D has changed that for me, but in retrospect, I don't feel as if I was missing all that much. Unquestionably, Cave Story is a solid game and that's made all the more impressive by the fact that a single man, Daisuke Amaya, created the game himself. While impressive, this doesn't make up for the fact that the game is a bit rough around the edges.

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A blog from Major Nelson announced the Microsoft console's Black Friday success.

Hot on the heels of Nintendo's Black Friday sales bulletin, Major Nelson released the news of an astounding performance by the Xbox 360. Nelson reports that over 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles were sold during Thanksgiving week, with over 800,000 of those 360s being sold on Black Friday, itself.

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Apparently Mario and Zelda games sell really, really well.

Nintendo hasn’t been doing so well in the sales department lately.  Wii sales are stagnant, the 3DS got off to a rough start and new titles have been few and far between for both systems.  But even with all that considered, when things look bleak for Nintendo they can always count on Link and Mario to do some heavy lifting and they did just that this past “Black Friday” setting records along the way.

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Now that turkey day is over, let the shopping spree begin.

If you haven't been paying attention, you might've missed the various deals that have been slowly leaking out over the course of November for today's big shopping day. Thankfully, we've kept track of everything and posted the deals along the way. For many, your shopping day has already started, but some of you may just be getting ready to brave the crowds. If so, be sure to check out a sampling of the deals and grab the best deals available!

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Bring the family together with Jason's buyer's guide.

My philosophy in recommending a gift isn't to pick the biggest and best single player game out there. I want to help you make memories with your family, to shape new conversations with your friends. In short, I want to point out the games I think can bring people together. As such, many of the games I recommend will have multiplayer components. I also want to note that while all my suggestions seem to be major titles, I'm going to leave some of the biggest games off this list, since recommendations for them can be found easily enough elsewhere.

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