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Review: Don’t Look Back (Ouya)

August 19, 2013

Freeware/Indie Game/Ouya/Retro/review/Terry Cavanagh

Terry Cavanagh is a name that I expect that most any of you reading this here at DDNet will be quite familiar with (Super Hexagon, anyone?). He’s been developing short freeware indie games and publishing them on numerous digital services for quite sometime now, and Don’t Look Back is one…

Review: DuckTales Remastered (Wii U)

August 19, 2013

Capcom/Duck Tales/Duck Tales Remastered/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/platformer/Reviews/Wayforward/Wii U

Wayforward has an interesting track record. When the developer is working on a passion project, it is unbelievably good. When the team cares about the material they drip their hearts and souls into creating gorgeous, personality-filled animation and characters, and classic 2D level design. The other half of Wayforward’s business…

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August 18, 2013

Cubemen/Indie/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/Nnooo/publisher/publishing/Pure Chess/Ripstone/Wii U

Phil Gaskell To hear the small and independent publishers talk about the Wii U, it does not matter that the console has only managed to shift a couple hundred thousand units in the last quarter; it’s still a big opportunity. In fact, it works to their benefit that the likes…

sony-deal-with-viacom-could-be-big-deal

August 16, 2013

IP TV/PlayStation/PlayStation 4/Sony/Viacom

According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony is very close to reaching a deal with media giant Viacom to stream live TV over the Internet. TV is one of the few areas that Sony’s entertainment portfolio doesn’t cover, and in the face of the sheer focus on TV that Microsoft…

The new look Xbox One is a marketer’s nightmare

August 16, 2013

Microsoft/Microsoft Xbox 360/Opinion/Xbox 360/Xbox One

As a quick summary for the people that haven’t been following the Xbox One that closely; it’s a console that was originally announced as always-online, would not play second hand games and required Kinect to work. None of that was especially popular amongst the vocal kind of people that inhabit…

Disney Infinity is going mobile, too

August 16, 2013

Apple/collectible/Disney/Disney Infinity/Miniatures

Disney Infinity is one of the more interesting games on the way from the House of Mickey. It’s a Skylanders clone in theory, where players will use physical miniatures of a range of Disney properties to summon characters into their console for play. There’s going to be Tron stuff too,…

Preview: Take On Mars (PC)

August 16, 2013

Bohemia Interactive/PC/Preview/simulation/space game/Take On Mars

It starts with darkness and confusion. The explosive crack of quick-release bolts. A sickening lurch. The barrage of jet engines. It’s too dark to see. The viewscreen is faintly illuminated but nothing is visible beyond the glass. There is wind: an urgent, rushing kind of noise. We’re falling. Someone should…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 8/16/13

August 15, 2013

Call of Duty: Ghosts/Grand Theft Auto Online/The Dark Below/The Witcher 3

Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: Ghosts’ multiplayer add-ons debut, Blizzard trademarks an interesting new title and The Witcher 3 just might be the most impressive looking game of next-gen. A tale of two titans GTA5 and CoD:Ghosts are easily tow of the most looked forward to games of…

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August 15, 2013

Final Fantasy X HD/Final Fantasy X-2 HD/Release Information/Remake/Remaster/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Sony PlayStation Vita/Square Enix

Set to release later this year, This Square Enix remaster of Final Fantasy X and X-2 ranks among the titles I am most anticipating this year. This title will release on both the PlayStation 3 and Vita, and those who pre-order it are still able to get the free upgrade…

New Pokemon? Gotta catch all these screens, art and trailers

August 15, 2013

Art/Game Freaks/Nintendo 3DS/Pokemon X and Y/Release Information/screenshots/trailer

Pokemon has proven to be one of Nintendo’s most endearing franchises over the years, with fans of all ages enjoying the combination of RPG elements with critter collection. Game Freak will be releasing Pokemon X and Y for the Nintendo 3DS in North America, Europe and Japan on October 12,…

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