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Zen Pinball gets soccer fever

January 28, 2014

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News by Matt S. We love Zen Pinball. We love soccer (you’d call it football in other places in the world, but I’m Aussie so it’s soccer, OK?). So Zen Studio’s announcement that it’s combining the two is… well, weird, but wonderful. This new DLC release allows fans of Arsenal,…

Microsoft acquires the Gears of War franchise and the Xbox One looks more limited than ever

January 28, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Microsoft has acquired the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games. It didn’t really have a choice but to do so, but it does represent a continued narrow focus from the company with regards to where its game investments lie, and it doesn’t fill me with…

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January 28, 2014

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News by Shaan J. It’s been a week or so since casual game giant King decided to go ahead with its attempts to trademark the word “candy”, and right on cue, the company’s CEO, Riccardo Zacconi has posted an open letter on the company’s website. For those who don’t know, King…

Review: Dr. Luigi (Wii U)

January 28, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Dr. Luigi is a decent game, but it also represents all the problems that Nintendo is going through with its HD TV console. As with NES Remix before it, Dr. Luigi is the kind of filler material that would be fine… if it was supported by…

Nintendo might be doing the smart thing with smart phones after all

January 28, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Normally I don’t report on rumours, but Nikkei is a generally reliable source, and so when it reports that Nintendo is considering leveraging smart phones to promote its own hardware via free minigames, I’m inclined to pay attention. This is something that I’ve been suggesting Nintendo…

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January 28, 2014

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News by Matt S. When a game sells 20 million copies, it’s safe to say it was a success. And 20 million copies is precisely what Bethesda has achieved with Skyrim. This figure makes it the most successful RPG ever developed (with the exception of a couple of Pokemon games),…

Legend of Grimrock 2 screens; and boy does this game look divine

January 27, 2014

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News by Matt S. Just days after Ubisoft released its rather spectacular love letter to old school dungeon crawling, Might & Magic X: Legacy, we now have screenshots for the long-awaited sequel to indie old school dungeon crawler, Legend of Grimrock. And this game is looking good. Where Might &…

Review: Blackguards (PC)

January 27, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Blackguards had the potential to be something truly exceptional, promising a deep tactical RPG experience with a penchant for extreme difficulty and hexes. That’s right, hexes! Strategy gamers love hexes. Someone should have then explained to the developers, Daedalic Entertainment, that if you are going to…

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January 27, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. If The Legend of Dragoon and the miscellaneous brawlers over the years had a love child, then this would be it. Lucifer Ring’s main character Nash looks and behaves as though he could have been the twin of those other classic heroes. This is a genre…

Review: Might & Magic X: Legacy (PC)

January 26, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Why do I love Might & Magic X so much? Let me count the ways! 1) It’s an old-school style RPG Might & Magic X is a turn based game where players move around an environment laid out like a grid, one step at a time.…

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