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September 11, 2013

Android/Indie Game/iOS/News/screenshots/Upcoming Games/Vivid Games

Vivid Games just delivered a punch to the Vita lineup with its Real Boxing title – coming to the US on September 17th – and in our review, the game’s fantastic visuals obviously caught our very own Editor-in-Chief, Matt Sainsbury, by surprise; so much so that he went on to…

oh-wow-this-is-most-awesome-kickstarter

September 11, 2013

Golum Arcana/kickstarter/Miniatures

Golum Arcana might not be a name that means much to you, but if you’re a fan of tabletop gaming, you better hustle over there and drop down the biggest wad of cash you can find. Because this thing is everything you ever wanted in a game. Think Warhammer mixed…

Be sure to snap up those last-minute EB Games Expo tickets, Aussies

September 11, 2013

EB World Expo/EB World Expo 2013

In a little under a month EB Games will be hosting its third Expo, giving folks a chance to play all the upcoming games and console before they are released to store shelves. Last year we got hands on with the Wii U. This year we’ll be putting the Xbox…

Review: The Wonderful 101 (Wii U)

September 11, 2013

action/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/Platinum Games/Reviews/The Wonderful 101/Wii U

Platinum Games’ titles are nothing if not divisive. The Wonderful 101 is no different. In fact, with this specific game my Twitter feed contains comments ranging from “game of the year,” right through to “what the heck is this thing?” Division over the quality of a game isn’t anything new…

Metal Gear Solid; focusing in on the boobs, yay or nay?

September 11, 2013

Kojima Productions/Konami/Metal Ground Solid: Ground Zeroes/Microsoft Xbox 360/Microsoft Xbox One/PS3/PS4/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Sony PlayStation 4

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain garnered a lot of attention when it was first teased, and now the prologue Ground Zeroes is starting to draw quite a bit of attention as well – but the big question is, is it drawing attention for the right things? The visuals…

Review: Jewel Adventures (DS)

September 10, 2013

Bejeweled/DS Review/Jewel Adventures/Mastertronic

The match three/ jewel game mechanic has been around for a very long time. I have always found those types of puzzle games to be enjoyable. I tend to be pretty good at them and can appreciate how approachable they are for casual gamers. Sometimes games such as Bejeweled or…

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September 10, 2013

Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Pokemon/Pokemon X and Y/Screenshot/screenshots

The upcoming Pokemon X & Y will no doubt be a hit, and Nintendo cleared up a few questions in some recent announcements. First, players will get a starter Pokemon from one of their NPC friends: Froakie, Fennekin or Chespin. They will also get another one from Professor Sycamore: Squirtle,…

Trailer: Assassin’s Creed IV makes pirating look glam

September 10, 2013

Assassin's Creed/Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag/trailer/Trailers/Ubisoft

Ubisoft has released the second in its “Black Flag Diaries” video series; essentially trailers for the game with the developers talking about how awesome it is. Of course with Assassin’s Creed IV it’s not difficult to find things to be enthusiastic about. There’s a new setting, new focus for the…

What do you get when you mix GungHo and Suda51?

September 10, 2013

GungHo/Lily Bergamo/PS4/Release Information/Sony PlayStation 4/Suda51

When Goichi Suda talks about an upcoming title from Grasshopper Manufacture, a lot of people (including us) tend to listen. Lily Bergamo was announced for the PlayStation 4, and some interesting new details were shared about this brand new title. Given the divisive but well-chronicled nature of Lollipop Chainsaw, it…

Free apps to run into regulatory trouble?

September 10, 2013

Australia/Financial results/Free-to-play/freemium/regulation

Australia’s ACCC has announced that it is joining a global push against the free-to-play game development structure for games targeting children. A report over at the ABC states that the competition watchdog hasn’t ruled going further and enacting enforcement action against smartphone and tablet apps that adopt this model. The…

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