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Idea Factory formally responds to annoyed fans over Monster Monpiece censorship

January 23, 2014

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News by Matt S. Idea Factory excited fans when it revealed that it was indeed localising ultra-niche card battler Monster Monpiece for the west. Then Idea Factory annoyed fans by admitting that it was doing a bit of self censorship, with a fair portion of the Japanese game’s art being…

Kickstarter Update: Techland to participate in our book!

January 23, 2014

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Article by Matt S. We’ve got another big developer announcement to make for The Interactive Canvas (you can back it on Kickstarter here). A couple of the artists from popular independent Polish developer, Techland, will be participating in the book for an interview on the topic of “illustrating horror.” Techland…

Review: Double Dragon (PS3)

January 23, 2014

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Review by Nick H. I am a long standing fan of the Double Dragon series. How far back do I go with the series? I remember dropping many quarters into the arcade machine. The introduction and end fight music are still among my absolute favourite in all of video games.…

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January 23, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. It’s nothing new that games and sex have been a controversial mix when it comes to the games industry. From the earliest days of Leisure Suit Larry, the mere suggestion of sexual activity within a game has been enough to court the ire of both the…

Review: Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder (3DS)

January 22, 2014

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Review by Clark A. Chibi-Robo, despite being one of Nintendo’s younger and less prolific franchises, is among my very favourites. The miniature hero’s relative obscurity outside Japan is little wonder when you couple his peculiarity with an unfortunate release schedule and Wal-Mart exclusivity. As the first game to get some…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 1/22/14

January 22, 2014

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Borderlands 2 is coming to the Vita, we get a look at one of the boss battles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Garden Warfare erupts on Xbox platforms and Kirby Triple Deluxe puts up some big numbers in the land of the rising sun. Borderlands 2 official on PS…

Developer profile; Michael Samyn and Auriea Harvey

January 22, 2014

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Article by Matt S. As our regular readers would know by now, we have launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a book on the topic of games as art. And core to that book will be interviews with some of the games industry’s most prominent artistic game developers. With that…

Review: Hello Kitty Kruisers (iPad)

January 22, 2014

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Review by Matt S. It’s disappointing when I buy a game only to find out it’s demanding more money from me. I have no problem with free-to-play games that lock content behind a pay wall. I don’t mind when a paid game has extra content that is an optional purchase.…

Review: UnEpic (Wii U)

January 21, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. I swear the game starts off just like my typical Thursday nights. The hero of Unepic is sitting around a table with some friends playing a pen-and-paper game like Dungeons & Dragons. Banter. Check. Snarky remarks. Check. This is looking good! Then something strange happens. The…

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January 21, 2014

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News by Matt S. Candy Crush Saga is a pretty popular game. I think everyone knows about King’s little Match-3 ripoff that could. But it’s not an original game concept by any means, which is why the company’s new strategy to take action against anyone who uses the word “Candy”…

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