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August 28, 2013

2DS/3DS/Nintendo/The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD/Wii U

Today has been an active day in the Nintendo household. Not only was a price cut announced, but a new system bundle was confirmed and a brand new variation of the 3DS was unveiled. Firstly, the big news; the Nintendo 2DS, as pictured to the right. Excluding the clam-shell design,…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 8/28/13

August 28, 2013

Brutal Gamer News Wrap/Grand Theft Auto V/Microsoft/Steve Ballmer/Transformers

GTA 5 gives fans a detailed look at a pair of special editions, Dark Cybertron comes to Transformers comics, Assassin’s Creed IV’s live action trailer is mighty impressive and it’s the end of an era as Steve Ballmer announces his retirement. Grand Theft Wallet GTA fans have a hefty dose…

Review: Divekick (Vita)

August 28, 2013

2D fighter/Divekick/Fighting game/fighting games/Indie/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews

I get that Divekick is meant to be more parody than in-depth game, but I also didn’t find myself laughing. With that said, the premise is an interesting exercise in minimalism. Just how far down can you reduce the fighting game, in terms of both buttons and complexity, while maintaining…

Killer is Dead and misogyny; how do critics miss the point by this much?

August 28, 2013

Goichi Suda/Killer is Dead/misogyny/Opinion/sexism

Goichi Suda has done it again. He’s created a game (Killer is Dead) and released it to a mass outcry of misogyny from the critical community. It’s happened in his games before (see Lollipop Chainsaw) and once again the people making the complaints are, in taking a very simplistic approach…

Ace Patrol now on PC

August 27, 2013

Ace Patrol/PC/Sid Meier/Strategy/tactics game

Earlier in the year we reviewed a little iOS exclusive strategy game from the great man himself, Sid Meier. Ace Patrol absolutely blew us away, and now it’s available to people without iPads. Ace Patrol on PC is in-app purchase free, and contains all the content of the iPad game…

Review: Mars: War Logs (PS3)

August 27, 2013

Mars: War Logs/PlayStation/PlayStation 3/Reviews/RPG/Spiders

Mars: War Logs is one of those games. If you hadn’t played it, and relied on the vast bulk of the reviews out there on the game you’d get the impression that it’s a shortish, generally ugly game hampered by its minimal budget when compared to Bioware and Mass Effect.…

Prepare to lose your Soul – again

August 27, 2013

Dark Souls/Dark Souls II/Demon's Souls/From Software/Microsoft Xbox 360/Namco Bandai/PC/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3

Of course, the real test will come when it is time to play the game. Here everything is visually detailed and interesting, but some of the screenshots certainly help convey the sense of menace and often times oppressive atmosphere. From Software wound up with a hit on its hands with…

Lightning strikes soon

August 27, 2013

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII/Microsoft Xbox 360/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Square Enix/trailer

I know that Final Fantasy XIII is not a series everyone enjoys, but I certainly had fun with the first two instalments and am looking forward to this final chapter in the series. Square Enix is slated to release this title in Japan on November 21st, North America on February…

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August 27, 2013

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate/Release Information/screenshots

Several new features are coming to Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, the upcoming iteration on the popular fighting franchise but Tecmo Koei and developer Team Ninja. Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will see a release in Japan, Europe and North America on September 3rd of this year on both the…

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August 27, 2013

3DS eShop/92 Summer Carnival/eShop/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Recca/Retro Reviews/Reviews/SHMUP/Virtual Console

As an optimist, I have to believe that at some point in the development of Summer Carnival ’92: Recca, a soft spoken member of the team finally mustered up the guts to ask whether the game was going to be too fast for the average player. After playing the finished…

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