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It’s time for Nintendo’s board to start asking for resignations

January 17, 2014

Nintendo/Opinion/sad news/sales figures/Satoru Iwata/Wii U

Opinion by Matt S. I know this headline and topic is going to cause some people to get defensive (I look forward to seeing you all in the comments…), but it needs to be said. I want to see Nintendo succeed. I bought both the 3DS and Wii U at…

Nintendo’s own sales expectations are now dire

January 17, 2014

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News by Matt S. Nintendo has signficantly revised down its financial year sales expectations for both the Wii U and the 3DS. In fact, its own sales expectations for the Wii U are now truly dire for the period April ’13-March ’14. Where it had previously projected Wii U sales…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap 1/17/14

January 17, 2014

Call of Duty/castlevania/Halloween/Nitrous Engine/Rambo

Today in the News Wrap Oxide Games shows off their new Nitrous RTS engine, Infinity Ward brings Michael Meyers to Call of Duty, Castlevania II arrives on the eShop and we ask how that Rambo game still looks this good. Oxide Games’ new Star Swarm engine demo looks pretty amazing…

so-ea-lost-tetris-license-to-ubisoft

January 17, 2014

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News by Matt S. A wonderfully brief press release landed in my inbox this morning, with the simple news that Ubisoft has picked up the Tetris license for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. One assumes this means that EA has lost the rights to the license. “We welcome Ubisoft…

Developer profile; Mike Bithell

January 17, 2014

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Article by Matt S. As our regular readers would know by now, last week we 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…

Why mobile will not become the default for RPG developers

January 17, 2014

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Article by Matt S. The major studios will almost certainly never adopt a “mobile first” strategy for RPG development. The genre is notoriously expensive to work with as it requires lengthy development cycles, high production values, and lengthy narratives that require an order of magnitude more work around level design,…

octodad-to-stir-up-trouble-later-this

January 16, 2014

Apple/News/Octodad Dadliest Catch/PC/puzzle/Sony/trailer

News by Shaan J. In a month of very few game releases, we’re quite ecstatic to hear that Octodad: Dadliest Catch is set to release in just a few short weeks. For the uninitiated, Octodad: Dadliest Catch follows the exploits of the titular Octodad, who is attempting to hold his…

Gadget Review: Wahoo Fitness Blue HR Heart Rate Monitor

January 16, 2014

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Review by Rob P. This could be a candidate for the shortest review ever. Here are the essentials: the Wahoo Fitness Blue HR is a heart rate monitor. It’s accurate and reliable, and the software is excellent. It’s reasonably priced. There’s no reason not to buy it. That’s all that…

unity-lands-on-playstation-vita

January 16, 2014

News/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Sony/Unity/vita

News by Matt S. As if the PlayStation Vita wasn’t already the “go to” handheld console for independent game developers. The console which features Knytt Underground, Thomas Was Alone, Sunflowers, Proteus, and plenty more, just got another big boost to its attractiveness to indie development; Unity has now partnered with…

Final Fantasy VI quietly slips onto Android

January 16, 2014

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News by Shaan J. Square Enix has made a very noticeable effort to break into the mobile market over the past few years, and its latest title has just arrived on the Android marketplace, in the form of the much beloved Final Fantasy VI. While some hardcore fans might not…

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