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Irrational Games, the studio behind Bioshock, is closing shop

February 18, 2014

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News by Shaan J.Some shocking news indeed, but yes, it’s true. Irrational Games, the studio behind Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, and System Shock 2, is shutting down. Ken Levine, the studio’s co-founder and creative director announced the closing today on the developer’s website. Levine, who served as the director and creator…

Review: Bloody Trapland (PC)

February 18, 2014

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Review by Clark A. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for indie platformers to stand out from one another, particularly when a game’s novelty has to do with difficulty. The PC’s selection is astounding and there’s quite a variety amongst tough-as-nails platformers with titles such as Super Meat Boy, No Time to…

The PlayStation 4 is about to overtake the Wii U as the sales leader this gen

February 18, 2014

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News by Matt S. Sony’s early momentum with the PS4 continues, with the manufacturer announcing that to date it has sold 5.3 million units worldwide. This figure means an additional 1.1 million units for the year to date. This also means the console will shortly overtake the Nintendo Wii U…

Killer is Dead is back on PC

February 18, 2014

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News by Matt S. One of the more controversial games of last year, Killer is Dead is the work of transgressive, surrealist game maker Goichi Suda, and it certainly pushed the buttons of a lot of people. Criticised for being exploitative (or even misogynistic), incomprehensible, and various other things, when…

Review: Gigantic Army (PC)

February 18, 2014

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Review by Harvard L. It’s funny to think that Gigantic Army is set in an alternate reality where by 2009, mankind has already invented the warp drive and dove headfirst into interplanetary warfare. The game itself feels like it belongs in an alternate reality where the Nintendo 64 and Playstation…

Review: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PlayStation 3)

February 17, 2014

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Review by Matt S. There was so much that could have ruined Lightning Returns, but as far as I’m concerned Square Enix absolutely nailed everything that it set out to achieve. Let’s say for the sake of argument that the majority of the concerns with the game, based on previews…

Fancy a quality CCG? Infinity Wars is live on Steam

February 17, 2014

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News by Matt S. Last year we covered an upcoming collectible card game (CCG), by some talented Australian developers that had the wonderful idea of fully animating all the art work in all the cards. That game, Infinity Wars, needed a lot of work when we played it in a…

Bandai Namco announces mobile-exclusive Tales game

February 17, 2014

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News by Matt S. I suspect that this bit of news is going to rile up some, but Bandai Namco has announced an all-star Tales game to be exclusive to mobile platforms. Tales of Asteria is a wholly new story featuring Tales characters from previous games. We’re talking Cress, Lloyd,…

The Witcher 3; this is the next-gen game to watch

February 17, 2014

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Article by Matt S. The Witcher 3 is going to be one of the most compelling reasons to pick up a next-gen console (or upgrade that PC) this year. This is a game that is promising so much, and after having a brief chat with Michal Platkow-Gilewski, CD Projekt RED’s…

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February 17, 2014

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News by Matt S. An interesting bit of news has popped up about the PS4’s upcoming free-to-play game from Capcom, Deep Down; while you’ll be able to create a customised character, he’s going to have to be a dude. Capcom’s excusing this move by claiming that for story reasons players…

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