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Microsoft needs to ignore the Kinect-less Xbox One talk

February 5, 2014

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Opinion by Nick H. Two rumours have been circulating lately regarding the Xbox One and Kinect, and while both seem credible for a variety of reasons, I have a much bigger problem with one than the other. The first speculates that the Xbox One may come out with a cheaper…

The Interactive Canvas new interview announcement: the guy that made Paper Sorcerer

February 5, 2014

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News by Matt S. As you are aware, our book, The Interactive Canvas, has a publisher and therefore it’s all engines go for us to start writing it. We’re busy organising more developer interviews, and these will be announced in the coming weeks and months. To date we’ve announced close…

Review: Zombeer (PlayStation 3)

February 4, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. I have played a lot of weird games over the years; after all I like JRPGs and games don’t get weirder than those. And yet despite all that experience this is the first time that I find myself wondering: “Is this game weird… Or not?” Zombeer…

The sexiest bikinis yet in Dead or Alive 5 are landing soon

February 4, 2014

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News by Matt S. Way back when we interviewed Yosuke Hayashi, the director of Team Ninja’s titles including Dead or Alive 5, we asked him if there was ever a chance of a new Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball title. He didn’t think there would be much of a demand…

Pokemon Bank is available in Australia/ Europe… and is much more interesting than real banks

February 4, 2014

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News by Matt S. Good news Pokemon fans! The long-awaited Pokemon Bank is finally available in Australia and New Zealand, and throughout Europe (sorry, not sure about America – perhaps a reader can let us know in the comments?) For those that aren’t yet aware of it, the Pokemon Bank…

Trailer: The Witch and the Hundred Knight

February 4, 2014

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News by Matt S. NIS America is certainly keeping us busy at the start of the year. Danganronpa, Demon Gaze, and The Witch and the Hundred Knight are all being released in the first couple of the months of the year, and all are undeniably going to be meaty games…

Win a copy of Trigger Happy Havoc: Danganronpa!

February 4, 2014

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Later on this week we’re going to publish a review for Trigger Happy Havoc: Danganronpa; a visual novel from Spike Chunsoft. While we can’t say much about it right now, it is a game worth looking forward to. Thanks to the fine folks at Nippon Ichi Software America, we’ve got…

Review: The Fireman 2: Pete and Danny (PlayStation 3)

February 4, 2014

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Review by Jim S. The Firemen 2: Pete and Danny is the imaginatively-titled sequel to the Super Nintendo’s The Firemen. It’s also a game that has never been released outside of Japan, until now. I love and have played almost every firefighting game there is (weird genre to be a…

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February 3, 2014

Book Review/Books/Lego/No Starch Press

Article by Matt S. If you’re keen to get an idea of the kind of our upcoming (well, later this year) The Interactive Canvas will look and feel like, I thought I’d drop a quick note to highlight a couple of great books from our publisher, No Starch Press. If…

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February 3, 2014

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Opinion by Chris I. This past Thursday, Nintendo held an investor’s meeting to give insight into the company’s response to the market pressures that it is facing. Nintendo’s stock dipped throughout the proceedings. While this a normal response when any company when it announces a major new strategy, Nintendo’s recent offerings…

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