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It’s time to pull those warriors out again

February 10, 2014

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News by Matt S. Tecmo Koei has confirmed the release date for the upcoming Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends. In Australia and New Zealand, it will be available on Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on April 3. A couple of things worth noting about this game; it’s a stand…

postmortem-flappy-bird-was-success

February 10, 2014

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Opinion by Harvard L. You’ve probably heard of Flappy Bird by now. The new smartphone and tablet sensation that’s heralded as the next Angry Birds or Candy Crush Saga (because every notable release on smartphones needs to be heralded as such) and lit up both social networks and the fuses…

preview-beatblasters-iii-pc

February 9, 2014

BeatBlasters/BeatBlasters III/PC/Preview/rhythm game

Preview by Shaan J. I’ll be the first one to say that I love rhythm and music video games. It’s refreshing to see a merger of music of all kinds and games; from standard games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, all the way to hybrids like Rez or Child…

Review: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (Vita)

February 8, 2014

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Review by Matt S. If anyone ever again argues with me that games can’t hold literary merit, I’m going to point them to Danganronpa. Spike Chunsoft’s visual novel is very much like the original Saw film that heavily inspired it; what could have easily been a standard horror narrative reveals…

Friday 10s; great game soundtracks

February 7, 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…

Last chance! Nab a copy of Danganronpa!

February 7, 2014

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Earlier this week we launched a competition to win a copy of Danganronpa. There’s still a couple of days before the competition closes, so be sure to get your entry in before it’s too late! Thanks to the fine folks at Nippon Ichi Software America, we’ve got three physical copies…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 2/6/14

February 7, 2014

BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea/Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2/Child of Light/Sonic

Today on the Wrap Sega unveils a whole new Sonic, Ubisoft’s Child of Light is looking mighty special, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 gets a full symphony backing and Burial at Sea episode 2 finally has a release date. Sega reveals Sonic Boom trailer Now, before you leap to conclusions,…

Velocity Ultra 2X screenshots blast out of thin air

February 7, 2014

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News by Chris I. While we’re still high speed warping and blasting things to bits in FuturLab’s addictive indie hit Velocity Ultra on the Vita, the developer surprised us out of nowhere with a batch of fresh screenshots of its upcoming PS4 and Vita sequel, Velocity 2X. If you missed…

The Interactive Canvas interview announcement: Brenda Romero

February 7, 2014

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News by Matt S. Today we have another wonderful artist interview announcement to make. One of the most experienced game developers still working in the industry (and the longest-serving female developer), Brenda Romero, is going to participate in our humble book about games as art. Romero started working in the…

Review: Echo Prime (PC)

February 7, 2014

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Review by Harvard L. The world first saw Echo Prime as a premium price iOS title from Robot Entertainment, a studio that developed titles like Orcs Must Die and Hero Academy and are made up of former employees from Ensemble Studio, the team which developed Age of Empires. It’s a…

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