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Brutal Gamer News Wrap 1/28/14

January 29, 2014

Angry Birds/BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea/Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2/The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Today on the Wrap Part 2 of Irrational Games’ Burial at Sea gets a trailer, publisher IDW announces an Angry Birds comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 unveils Kraven the Hunter and we get a deeper look at the setting for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Burial at Sea part…

the-arts-law-centre-of-australia-has

January 29, 2014

Arts Law Centre Of Australia/Australia/law

News by Matt S. The law is a complex beast. Lawyers spend years of study in learning their craft, and yet while the skill set required in understanding the law is highly specialised, everyone is bound by it. This basic reality makes it hard for small independent game developers, who…

review-adams-venture-chronicles-ps3

January 29, 2014

Adam's Venture Chronicles/adventure game/adventure games/PlayStation/PS3 Review/puzzle/Puzzle Game/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 3/Vertigo Games

Review by Nick H. Uncharted and Tomb Raider are two of the most popular game series out there, so it should not come as any surprise when other development teams try to fashion titles after these adventure games. Doing so immediately does bring about concerns, however. One of the things…

review-9-clues-secret-of-serpent-creek

January 28, 2014

9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek/casual games/G5 Games/Hidden Object/iOS/iPad/iPhone/Reviews

Review by Andrew M. Who would have thought that casual tap games would be so popular in 2014? Usually, when you talk to people about being a gamer, their thoughts go immediately to immersive console games with cutting edge graphics and a story that has been four years in the…

Europa Universalis IV expansion announced; this one is all about the $$$s

January 28, 2014

Europa Universalis/Europa Universalis IV/expansion/expansion pack/Paradox Development Studio/Paradox Interactive/Wealth of Nations

News by Matt S. Coming hot on the heels of the brilliant first expansion to the core Europa Universalis IV game, Paradox Development Studio has announced that its second expansion will be called Wealth of Nations, and will focus entirely on expanding the trade side of the game. Now, if…

Zen Pinball gets soccer fever

January 28, 2014

DLC/pinball/Soccer/Zen Pinball/Zen Pinball 2

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

Black Tusk Studios/Financial results/Gears of War/Microsoft/Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One

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…

king-ceo-addresses-copyright-and

January 28, 2014

Candy Crush Saga/copyright/King/News/The Banner Saga/trademark

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

Dr Luigi/Dr Mario/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/puzzle/Puzzle Game/Reviews

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

Apple/iOS/mobile/Nintendo/Opinion

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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