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Review: Thief (PlayStation 4)

February 24, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Thief clearly aspires to be the thinking man’s FPS. It’s a game that genuinely wants players to complete objectives using clever thinking rather than physical conflict, which is the precise opposite of what most AAA-games ask of their players. And then it’s told through the eyes…

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February 24, 2014

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News by Matt S. Are you a fan of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? You should be! And we’ve got some good news for you. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the game, the original, insane, adventure game is getting an online rerelease with new social features. One of the most…

Review: OMG Zombies! (PC)

February 24, 2014

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Review by Harvard L. Chain reactions are inherently fun. Anyone who’s ever owned a set of dominos can attest to this. Laughing Jackal’s newest Steam release, OMG Zombies!, aims to mix the fun of chain reactions with a zombie apocalypse. First released as a Playstation Mini a few years ago,…

A Kickstarter to watch: Troubadour

February 23, 2014

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Interview by Farida Y. Every so often we come across a Kickstarter that is worth highlighting in some depth. With that in mind, allow us to introduce you to Troubadour. The work of Eric Doty, Zak Alexander and audio producer Dallas Stoeckel of Cicatriz Entertainment has just sneaked through their…

Friday 10s; The top ten PlayStation 3 exclusives

February 21, 2014

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Opinion by Jim S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…

Square Enix reintroduces Garrett in a new launch trailer for Thief

February 21, 2014

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News by Shaan J.Square Enix has released a new trailer for Thief, the upcoming reboot of the long-running stealth series. The trailer gives us a glimpse of the re-imagined Garrett, whose troubled past sees him returning to the dark, decaying streets of the City (yep, that is really its name).…

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February 21, 2014

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News by Matt S. When the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were launched, my interest in the consoles was not the additional power that they would bring. Highly detailed visuals are nice, but we’re at a stage in the development of the games industry where aesthetics are, finally, more important…

Review: Super League Football table for Zen Pinball 2 (PlayStation 4)

February 21, 2014

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Review by Matt S. This isn’t going to be a full-length review, since it is just a single pinball table DLC for Zen Pinball 2. But I did feel like it was worth running a brief review on it, because of the many (many) tables available through Zen Pinball 2,…

Review: Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition (PlayStation 4)

February 20, 2014

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Review by Matt S. The Tomb Raider reboot is worthy of a great deal of praise. It was quality entertainment when it was originally released on last-gen consoles, and the same remains true for the upscaled PlayStation 4 game. If you are a console-orientated person, and don’t have a high-spec…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: Toy Fair 2014 edition

February 20, 2014

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With the New York Toy Fair having just wrapped up in NYC, we got a ton of awesome looks at some of the best of the best that’s on the way from the likes of NECA, McFarlane and more.Toy Fair ’14: NECA rocks the show with Aliens, Predator, Batman, BioShock…

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