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Release Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Genre: Action, Adventure, Shooter Platform: Xbox 360

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Dishonored preview

Posted 04/26/2012 at 10:23am | by Francesca Reyes

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No matter how you play it, Dishonored’s strange world and open-endedness offer up an adventure that’s as deadly as you want it to be...

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Exclusive: Ken Levine on being nominated for TIME's 100 Poll

Posted 03/30/2012 at 11:31am | by Adam Rosenberg

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Irrational Games' creative director and the BioShock franchise creator talks about being nominated in TIME magazine's annual poll recognizing the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that are considered some of the the most influential people in the world.

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Interview: Ken Levine on Kickstarter, artistic vision, and sexual behavior

Posted 03/22/2012 at 12:17pm | by Dave Rudden

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In conjunction with the opening of the Smithsonian's "Art of Video Games" exhibit, we had the opportunity to talk with Irrational Games co-founder and BioShock Infinite designer Ken Levine about his artistic vision, Kickstarter, and how the human sex drive shapes narrative. Read on for the full chat!

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Talking Points: Are "Unfair" Achievements Ever Okay?

Posted 03/21/2012 at 12:28am | by Corey Cohen

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OXM's two biggest Gamerscore fiends weigh in on a new, cool, and possibly VERY controversial Achievement idea...

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Gallery: 'The Art of Video Games' at the Smithsonian

Posted 03/18/2012 at 6:00am | by Dave Rudden

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With the esteemed Washington DC Smithsonian museum opening a video game-themed exhibit to public, we here at OXM snapped a few pictures of the gallery's most interesting showpieces. Check out our gallery of the gallery!

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One Last Score: The Art of the Game Ending

Posted 12/09/2011 at 5:25pm | by Kevin W. Smith

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Spinning a videogame tale that roars into a climatic finish is an art form that no two developers approach the same way, and it’s a mechanic that can be as thrillingly rewarding as head-slammingly frustrating. Ken Levine, Cliff Bleszinski and more talk about closing strong. Plus, developers and staff share their favorite game endings.

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Xbox at 10: The Year of 10s (2007)

Posted 11/15/2011 at 6:41pm | by OXM Staff

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Our staff picks their favorites from 2007's four 10-out-of-10 games -- BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, and Mass Effect.

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Xbox at 10: Editors reflect on the Red Ring of Death meltdown of 2006-07

Posted 11/14/2011 at 5:27pm | by OXM Staff

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Ladies and gents, enter the dreaded “red ring of death,” the hardware failure error that nailed shut the coffin on a seemingly endless stream of Xbox systems.

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Occupy Wall Street is helping flesh out BioShock Infinite

Posted 10/28/2011 at 12:06pm | by Luke Brown

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Ken Levine claims social movement is helping him make Columbia’s revolutionaries more complete.

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The tens: 8 games that have received OXM's highest score

Posted 09/16/2011 at 5:53pm | by OXM Staff

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Over the course of Official Xbox Magazine's near-decade of existence, only eight games have received a 10-out-of-10 score. Here are the few games that have accomplished the feat.

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