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Review: Mugen Souls Z (PlayStation 3)

May 19, 2014

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Review by Matt S. The challenge that the developer of Mugen Souls Z, Compile Heart, was always going to face was in coming up with a sequel that succeeded in appealing to the same people that enjoyed the original. Mugen Souls was a game that was all about extremes; it…

Kingdom Under Fire finally returns with an MMO open beta on the 22nd

May 19, 2014

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News by Matt S. Kingdom Under Fire was one of the most underrated games on the original Xbox. It was a mix of RTS and Dynasty Warriors-style hack-and-slasher. After a disastrous attempt to make a more conventional sequel on the Xbox 360, early on in its life, we finally had…

Review: The Walking Dead: Season 2 – Episode 3: In Harm’s Way (Xbox 360)

May 19, 2014

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Review by Nick H. The Walking Dead is a style of game that does not appeal to everyone. The pace is very methodical, the focus on characters and narrative outweigh traditional action elements that many consider important to their games. Yet the series has proven that it can compelling in…

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May 19, 2014

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Feature by Matt S. Last week the local Australian games industry was hit by the unfortunate news that the government would be pulling all federal funding out of the industry. The total value of the lost support was $10 million, which isn’t much for the Government, but it was a…

Review: The Last Tinker: City of Colors (PC)

May 18, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. So, let’s talk about The Last Tinker 64… wait, that’s not quite right. It’s called The Last Tinker: City of Colors, but from start to finish this game does feel like a giant homage to the games of the Nintendo 64 era. It’s a beautifully designed…

Anime review: Vividred Operation

May 16, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Vividred Operation has a different tone to most anime that feature robot things fighting big monsters. This is undeniably an action fantasy anime, but it’s also one that has an ultimate message of peace and harmony. In other words, beating the big bad bosses isn’t the…

Last chance to register your score in the DDNet Mario Golf championship!

May 16, 2014

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News by Matt S. In our first official DDNet Mario Golf tournament, Cooper grabbed the grand prize. With just a day left of our second Mario Golf Tournament it looks like…. Cooper is on track to grab the grand prize. Cooper’s skills are clearly championship quality. The big question is…

BG News Wrap: 5/16/14

May 16, 2014

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Today on the Wrap; Nintendo announces that they’re not out of the console game just yet, Sony talks a fourth year of consecutive financial losses, Media Apps go free for non-Xbox Live Gold subscribers, and a Kinect-less One is on the way. Nintendo not out of the hardware game yet;…

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May 16, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Nintendo’s on the kind of roll it probably didn’t want to be on – last week it hit some controversy over its stance on same sex marriage in one game. This week there’s a quieter controversy afoot, but it’s one centered around a very important game…

First Impressions: Chaika – The Coffin Princess (Anime)

May 16, 2014

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Anime report by Clark A. It’s always fascinating how much a show can differ from the basic description designed to convert a reader into a watcher. More often than not, I find these miniature paragraphs lead to false impressions. Case in point; I nearly ignored Chaika – The Coffin Princess…

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