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Hardware review: Sphero 2.0

October 2, 2013

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Review by Matt S. Sphero 2.0 doesn’t come cheaply. In fact, this might be the most expensive ball that I’ve ever played with with a retail of $180 or thereabouts in Australia. It’s a good ball though. I have had a ball playing with it (l promise I’ll keep the…

Want to play the worst FPS ever made? Daikatana hits Steam

October 2, 2013

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Remember Daikatana? If not, that’s possibly because your memory has blocked the experience out to preserve your sanity. John Romero’s follow up to Doom and Quake was nothing short of horrific – not because it was the same kind of B-horror world of Doom and Quake, but because it was…

To hell with Call of Duty, Nnooo’s announced a shooter with bunnies

October 2, 2013

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After a couple of announcements about games that it is set to publish for other developers, Nnooo has finally unveiled its first game since escapeVektor; Blast ‘Em Bunnies. Picture, if you will, the turret gun section of a FPS. Blast ‘Em Bunnies is an entire game built around that section.…

Review: Rage of the Gladiator (3DS)

October 2, 2013

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Review by Joseph L. Originally released on Nintendo’s WiiWare service, Rage of the Gladiator saw to a fairly positive reaction, all up. But it slipped under the radar, with no real marketing budget despite being a “big” WiiWare release, and few media outlets running a review. After an iOS version…

Interview: Lorne Balfe, the musician behind Assassin’s Creed 3 and Beyond: Two Souls

October 1, 2013

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Interview by Matt S. Since the very earliest days game music has been a critical part of the experience. Right from those classic 8-bit tunes in the original Final Fantasies and Super Marios people have craved classic music to accompany their bouncing, bopping and battling. As the visual and narrative…

Who wants more Persona 4?

October 1, 2013

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Okay… that title could be seen as misleading – it’s Persona 4 Arena, with an update for the arcade first (they still have those in Japan, believe it or not), but later the PS3 and Xbox 360. Following in the fine tradition of Capcom fighting games that reiterate time and…

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October 1, 2013

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One of the upcoming PlayStation 4 games I am most excited for is Natural Doctrine by Kadokawa Games. It will be releasing in Japan (no outside territories listed yet, but I am crossing my fingers) on February 22nd, 2014. The game is an RPG/simulation hybrid that will be releasing on…

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October 1, 2013

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Dragon Quest X was initially a Nintendo Wii game. Then it was ported to the Wii U and PC. Now it’s being released on the iPad. Is this our best chance for the game to finally be localised in English? For those who aren’t familiar with the game, Dragon Quest…

Hardware review: Plantronics Rig Gaming Headset

October 1, 2013

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Review by Matt S. The idea that headsets need to have dedicated purposes (enterprise work, listening to music, gaming), has always struck me as a little strange. Why not just release the one product that has a feature set that can appeal to everyone? Is it really that difficult to…

Idea Factory goes international… Monster Monpiece localisation please!

October 1, 2013

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Idea Factory, that delightful Japanese developer behind the most otaku of otaku games, has gone international and opened an office in the US. Many will best know Idea Factory for its subsidiary, Compile Heart, which has developed a small but committed following in the west. Idea Factory International, as the…

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