First I go to the website of the game and/or the developer (if different). Second, I visit the forums for said game and just generally check things out. Third, if there's a demo available, that's basically the single biggest 'unbiased' review that I can find

Fourth, I may from time to time visit various gaming sites, namely Gamespot and Gamespy, among others.
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