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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII review: striking distance

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII finally closes out the trilogy that began four years ago--and in doing so finally realizes its potential.

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z review: sleepy fighting

Battle of Z offers Dragon Ball Z fans more of the same: another chance at seeing their favorite characters pummel each other. However, without a real fighting engine to support the game, hardcore fans haven't just played this before, they've probably already played something better.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 trailer celebrates Tidus and Yuna's romance

A new Final Fantasy X/X-2 trailer focuses on Tidus and Yuna's romance, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Batman: Arkham Origins game-breaking bugs unlikely to be fixed

Though Warner Bros. acknowledges that Batman: Arkham Origins suffers game-breaking bugs which stop players from progressing through the game, it may never fix them. Instead, the development team is focused on the upcoming DLC story campaign. Between this and scrapping the Wii U edition of that DLC, it seems WB's commitment to the game is flagging.

New game releases of February 10-16

Next week will find see the end of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, when Lightning Returns launches on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Other new releases include Llamasoft's TxK, the Xbox 360 edition of World of Tanks, Far Cry Classic, Metal Slug 3 for PC, and an Early Access version of Dead State.

Skullgirls Encore re-enters PS3 arena on February 11

With its publisher woes behind them, Skullgirls is ready to return to the console arena. Skullgirls Encore will hit PlayStation 3 on Tuesday, February 11, with the Xbox Live Arcade version to release shortly after.

Far Cry Classic coming revamped to Xbox 360 and PS3 next week

After a strange spot of confusion, Ubisoft has announced that Far Cry Classic will indeed be coming to North America--next week, in fact. Ubi's HD revamp of the series-sparking shooter was included in the European equivalent of the Far Cry Compilation, but, for whatever reason, in North America it'll be a $9.99 download on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Magus hits PS3 on February 25, co-developed by Aksys

Aksys has specialised for years in localising and publishing Japanese games, including the likes of the BlazBlue series to Virtue's Last Reward, but now it's dabbling in development. It's now announced that its first game, an action-RPG named Magus and co-developed with Black Tower, will launch for PlayStation 3 on February 25 at the budget price of $29.99.

Destiny beta to begin this summer

Destiny's beta will begin this summer, Activision said at a recent earnings call. That narrows the window from its previous "early 2014" target.

Call of Duty games moving to three year development cycle

Activision has announced that future games in the COD series will move to a three-year development cycle. The series has traditionally maintained a two-year cycle until now, with developers Infinity Ward and Treyarch alternating annual releases.