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Vita-specific controls in an Uncharted game are a bad idea.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss marks the first entry in the critically acclaimed series to have not been developed by Naughty Dog. But Sony's Bend Studio has done a fairly good job of carrying the torch to their new handheld system. The bigger problem with Golden Abyss is that it takes every available opportunity to shoehorn in Vita-specific controls, and more importantly, the tale that it tells fails to grab your attention until roughly halfway through.

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If you are going to get it, it may as well be in March.

Ridge Racer Vita will come with a Gold pass for Day 1 DLC if gamers buy the title during the month of March. Afterward, if you buy the game starting in April or you get it used, you'll be given a silver pass and you'll have to pay for the DLC.

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A multiplayer beta will also be coming sometime in the future.

Activision has Modern Warfare, EA has Battlefield and Ubisoft has Ghost Recon.  With the former two enjoying their time in the sun it’s about time for Ghost Recon to join the battle.  The original March release date for the next iteration of the Ghost Recon series, Future Soldier, was pushed back with no replacement date furnished, but now Ubisoft has provided us with a brand new date that’s not too far off the original.

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Podcasts: the final frontier. These are the recordings of the PixlTalk Crew #2. Their continuing mission: to seek out new talking points, and new awkward situations. To boldly go where no PixlTalk has gone before!

Welcome, faithful listeners, to the first official episode of PixlTalk Crew #2! Joaquim sits in with Patrick, Rob, and your new host, Julian. We talk about our personal picks for Game of the Year. Obvious games like Uncharted 3 and Batman: Arkham City are mentioned before we stop to give some love to underdogs like Dead Island and Dragon Age 2.

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