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Alex Taldren is an interactive communications associate for a health information and services company, freelance writer, and video game enthusiast.

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CheatCC.com – Game Reviews

Aion (3.7/5)

CrimeCraft (3.0/5)

The Sims 3 (4.5/5)

Star Trek D-A-C (3.9/5)

City of Heroes: Architect Edition (3.6/5)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising (2.7/5)

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2.7/5)

Mirror’s Edge (4/5)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (3.9/5)

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (3.4/5)

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (3.5/5)

Crysis: Warhead (4/5)

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (4.7/5)

Space Siege (3/5)

Devil May Cry 4 (3.7/5)

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (4/5)

Mass Effect (PC) (4.2/5)

Warriors Orochi (2.5/5)

Frontlines: Fuel of War (3/5)

Savage 2: A Tortured Soul (3.8/5)


The AT Wire – Video Game Column (The Bottom Line)

2007 Articles

Game Over, Man. Game Over!

G4TV’s Endorsement of 4/20

Only Gamers go on Shooting Rampages, Right?

Darwin’s Favorite Video Game

Wherever You’re From, the N.C.P.D. Has No Time for You

Modders, Prepare for Glory!

Virtual Skills in RL?

Just Say No to Pepsi Drinking Elves

Another Transition Online

The Live-Action vs. The Computer-Generated

The Princess is in Another Castle

Your Boyfriend Plays Video Games?

2006 Articles

An “Unreal” Addiction

Chasing the Tri-Force

Strategy Guides in the World of Tomorrow

Stop Laughing

Gaming Burns Bright as the Year Fizzles

FSU on the Raggedy Edge of a Network Revolution

Online vs. LAN

Give Me Pay-to-Play Anyday

Behind the Cheater

Student Gamers vs. FSU

Marines, Zealots, and Zerglings, Oh My!

The “Evolution” of E3?

Summer Camp for Noobs

E3: A Gamer’s Worst Nightmare

Loud Applause for Silent Hill

Procrastinating Gamers: Just One More Level!

Earth Day: Saving Our Virtual Planet One Pixel at a Time

The X-Fire Revolution

The Independent Games Festival

The Etymology of “Noob”

Xbox 360: Not all it’s cracked up to be

Socially Responsible Video Games: Enough is Enough