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The weekly discussion: Gaming on the go edition

June 28, 2013

These days there are no shortage of options for gaming on the go. In addition to the traditional handheld consoles – the 3DS and the Vita – there’s very powerful gaming laptops and the ever reliable iPhone and iPad and Android devices. But if you’re like me and you own…

review-zorbie-iphone

June 28, 2013

Apple/Arcade/iOS/review/Reviews/The Game Atelier/Zorbie

I’ve played some strange games in the 27 or so years that I’ve been playing video games, but Zorbie is one of the most extraordinarily strange titles I’ve ever come across. Zorbie, the game’s titular hero, is an escaped convict from a French prison and like all good prison escapees,…

Interview: SpikySnail on The Splatters and the love of making games

June 27, 2013

Interview/Microsoft Xbox 360/Sagi Koren/SpikySnail Games/Super Splatters/the splatters/Xbox Arcade/Xbox Live

When The Splatters first released for Xbox 360, we liked it well enough here in our review to score it four out of five stars. Needless to say, we were also pretty excited to hear that the title would be released on Steam in a game titled Super Splatters. This…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap 6/27/13

June 27, 2013

Brutal Gamer News Wrap/Doodle Jump/id software/Rezzed expo/Splinter Cell

We go hands on with Splinter Cell Black List and Doodle Jump for Kinect, there’s a shakeup at iD Software, and we chat with a developer who’s game is currently in Kickstarter; all in today’s BGNW. Sam Fisher is a Splinter Cell One of the very few ‘big name’ games…

atlus-parent-company-files-for

June 27, 2013

Atlus/Financial results/Index Holdings/sad news

Niche developer/ publisher, Atlus, is in the thick of a filing for bankruptcy by its parent company, Index Holdings. Currently in more than a little hot water, Index Holdings is under investigation for ‘improper accounting’. The company has just filed for bankruptcy in Tokyo District Court and allegedly is some…

Devil’s advocate: gamers still need to work to earn the right to mature games

June 27, 2013

Censorship/Classification Board/devil's adovcate/Opinion/R18/Saints Row IV

Over the last couple of days the gamers in Australia have experienced something that is nothing short of a farce with two games in two days being refused classification for some truly ridiculous reasons. Saint’s Row IV was effectively banned because it features a weapon that looks like a sex…

Review: Pro Cycling Manager 2013 (PC)

June 27, 2013

PC/Pro Cycling Manager/Reviews/simulation/Sports

When I started up Pro Cycling Manager 2013, I figured that this would be a very easy game to play. Feed the athletes performance enhancing drugs, drop the occasional bribe to make sure that the drug tests come through clean, and claim the trophy. Then I discovered that this game…

Review: Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of Two (Vita)

June 27, 2013

Epic Mickey/junction point/platformer/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews

It’s a little sad seeing Mickey’s second “Epic” outing ported to the Vita, given that the original console release was such a failure that the team that made the game no longer exists. It’s like the port is a virtual obituary to the developers: “here is the last game of…

Review: Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 (iPad)

June 26, 2013

card game/collectible card game/iPad/Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers/Magic the Gathering/Reviews/Wizards of the Coast

The games industry tends to mock games that have a yearly release cycle. Call of Duty and the FIFA games are prime examples – games that people accuse (rightly or wrongly) of phoning in the barest minimum of new features and innovation in order to sell to the same people…

the-farce-continues-state-of-decay

June 26, 2013

Australia/Censorship/Classification Board/Opinion/Saints Row IV/State of Decay

In two days the Australian Classification Board has shown its true colours. That R18+ rating, which was introduced on the promise that the Board recognised the rights for Australian adults to play the kinds of games that children should not be playing, was a lie – the Board plans to…

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