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Review: Art Academy SketchPad (Wii U)

August 12, 2013

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It surprises me that it took Nintendo so long to do this; from the day that the Wii U was announced I thought that an Art Academy game would be the perfect way to show off the console’s unique features. And I was right. Unlike Nintendo’s other heavy-hitter Wii U…

Preview: Conquer Mars (PC)

August 12, 2013

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Let me begin by saying that I’m always a little wary of browser based Real Time Strategy games. I’m a big fan of the genre and yet many RTS games aimed at casual audiences abandon strategic depth for accessibility. In essence, the idea of a simplified strategy game is oxymoronic.…

Review: Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar (iPad)

August 11, 2013

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EA’s track record with free-to-play mobile games has been spotty. At one end of the spectrum is Real Racing 3, which manages to be a good racing game despite the monetisation model. At the other end of the spectrum is Tetris Blitz and Plants Vs. Zombies 2 – games that…

The weekly discussion: Come say hello in our forums!

August 10, 2013

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We’ve got some great discussions going on in our forums – everything from your favourite PS Plus freebie to Yoshi plushies and otaku miniatures. So this week, instead of having a discussion on our website itself, let’s take the weekly chats into the forums – our challenge this week is…

Friday 10s: Ten must-own 3DS Virtual Console games

August 9, 2013

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Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste in the world and this…

Hardware Review: SteelSeries Flux In-Ear Pro headset

August 9, 2013

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Only the laziest of writers would quote from a press release in the first paragraph of their review. So, now that we know where we stand, here’s what SteelSeries have to say about their Flux In-Ear Pro headset: “The balanced armature driver requires no external air to produce sound. This…

Review: Deathmatch Village (PS3)

August 8, 2013

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There hasn’t been that many free-to-play games on the PS3 to date, but those that are there are generally definable as console games. Titles like From Dust and DC Universe Online are free-to-play, and haven’t necessarily been well received by the PS3 gaming community, but they are at least on…

Review: Cloudberry Kingdom (PS3)

August 8, 2013

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From the moment “Press Start” appears on the screen, players get a glimpse of what awaits them in Cloudberry Kingdom. The Kickstarter-funded side-scrolling platformer by Pwnee Studios features the customisable hero Bob as he traverses his way through various levels of increasing difficulty to the point of near-impossibility. The first…

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August 8, 2013

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A couple of weeks ago, we launched a forum for our readers to come and chat about pretty much everything they could think about – games or anything else, really. The forum’s now filled with great conversations and a group of great people – if you haven’t signed up yet…

Review: SteamWorld Dig (3DS)

August 7, 2013

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Nintendo’s first attempt at a handheld download platform, DSiWare, wasn’t one that put up many classic or memorable games. There were a handful, though, such as the Art Style games or more experimental puzzlers like Spin Six. SteamWorld Tower Defence was one that came so, so close. As its name…

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