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Review: Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies (PC)

November 14, 2013

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Review by Matt S. The only criticism I could possibly come up with with the original Ace Patrol game was that its free-to-play structure was a little expensive and didn’t really gel with the serious strategy game structure. So the fact that Pacific Skies is content to charge a small…

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November 14, 2013

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Opinion by Matt S. Recently, Gamesindustry.biz published an opinion piece that looked at the state of Nintendo and frankly, it was terrible. The crux of the argument was “Nintendo was once the bee’s knees of the games industry, and even though it doesn’t sell as much stuff now as it…

Review: Hexodius (Xbox 360)

November 14, 2013

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Review by Jason M. Namco and Brain Slap Studio’s Hexodius bolts a hex-based overworld onto a would-be fast paced, spaceship shooter, but does it work? Well, the answer is both ‘yes and no’. There’s actually a lot to like about this little blast-a-thon, but it gets weighed down by the…

Interview: Slitherine Director on the trials and opportunities for niche publishers

November 13, 2013

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Interview by Matt S. You likely haven’t heard of Slitherine or Matrix Games (they’re the the same company), unless you’re an aficionado of serious strategy games. If being a armchair general appeals to you, however, it is very likely that you’ve played a title like Battle Academy, or one of…

Review: CastleStorm (Vita)

November 13, 2013

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Review by Matt S. CastleStorm bustles with energy, creativity, and humour. It combines Zen Studios’ impeccable sense of aesthetics with a combination of some of the most popular gameplay systems that we’ve seen in recent years. There’s a bit of Angry Birds in there, as well as some button-mashing action…

The indie development bubble; when will it burst?

November 13, 2013

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Opinion by Matt S. Jeff Vogel, one of the true veterans of the industry, has survived as an independent developer for longer than most AAA-studios have been around. His company, Spiderweb Software, was founded in 1994, when shareware was still king and the games industry looked very different to it…

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November 12, 2013

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Warner Bros. has had a patchy track record with Middle Earth since acquiring the license. Where EA gave us some classic games (I maintain that Battle For Middle Earth 2 is one of the finest RTS games I’ve ever played), Warner Bros has lumped us with tripe like War In…

Review: Garfield Kart (iPad)

November 12, 2013

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Review by Matt S. Ever since the original Super Mario Kart, it’s been far to easy to throw a collection of loved characters together in a package where they race around tracks in karts throwing random weapons at one another. Typically these games have been less than successful because a…

Review: Treasure Seekers 3: Follow The Ghosts (iPad)

November 12, 2013

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Review by Andrew M. G5 Entertainment definitely knows its niche in developing games that have worked well for years as time-wasters on computers. Whether they are games for people that aren’t inclined to dedicate the time that an AAA game demands or that don’t really see the appeal of more…

Developer diary; check out the newest goss on Dracula

November 12, 2013

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Konami has released a new developer diary to give players insight into the upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. This is a game that we have been keeping our eyes on, because we rather liked the first and playing as Dracula is always good value. Developer diaries often provide tantalising…

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