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Review: Dragon’s Crown (Vita)

August 4, 2013

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Nostalgic gamers that grew up in the 90s typically have fond memories of side-scrolling beat-em-ups. Gamers of all ages lined up on weekends to have their go at popular cabinets like The Simpsons, X-Men and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – pockets filled to the bursting point with quarters. For many,…

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August 2, 2013

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The bidding war for Atlus has begun. 20 companies have thrown their chips into the ring and it seems that the acquisition is going to be a big deal. While there’s only one known bidder so far, SEGA, the bid is ¥20 billion (approximately $200 million USD). Prior to the…

Review: Kid Tripp (iPhone)

August 2, 2013

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Some gaming enthusiasts might criticise the App Store as being a collection of watered-down versions of arcade titles and console games that we’ve come to know and love. And there is some truth to this argument. For every original game or quality port that makes its way onto iOS devices,…

Review: Chain Blaster (3DS)

August 2, 2013

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Sometimes games do not need deep, branching mechanics or involved story lines carried along by fully voice cutscenes. Sometimes a game just needs to be something you can pick up, play, have some fun with, and then go about whatever else you had in mind for the rest of your…

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August 1, 2013

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Being a startup or independent developer is a significant business challenge. Many of the experienced game developers in the industry are joining people just out of university to give the indie life a go as it does offer a great deal more creative control over the projects that they undertake,…

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August 1, 2013

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The improved conditions of the Japanese Yen has helped Sony realise a profit for its business for the past financial year quarter. Total revenues increased by 13 per cent year on year to ¥1712.7 billion ($17.3bn US), thanks in part to the improving exchanges of the Japanese Yen, as well…

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August 1, 2013

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Opinion by Matt S. I can’t say any of the following chain of events surprised me: Dragon’s Crown gets released, and gets a positive write up from IGN, Gamespot and other sites who see it as their duty to simply tell audiences whether a game is fun or not. Polygon…

Review: Alien Spidy (PS3)

August 1, 2013

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While some people panic at the sight of a spider near them, Enigma Software Production’s Alien Spidy puts players in control of an alien spider as he searches the planet Earth for a fellow companion. He will have to navigate through various obstacles such as bugs, bats, and deadly plants…

Ready to battle it out? Dragon Ball Z thinks so

July 31, 2013

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We’ve got over a dozen screenshots of the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z game from ArtDink and Namco Bandai. There is a four player mode, and also an eight player battle royale mode, ensuring lots of crazy action. I am not sure how all of it will pan…

Nintendo’s Wii U sales for the past three months are sadly tragic

July 31, 2013

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We hope Nintendo does a better jobof change than Nokia A report over at GamesIndustry.biz paints a sorry statistic for Nintendo’s Wii U console; globally it has shifted only 160,000 units over the past three months. Japan was the strongest market in relative terms for the console, selling 90,000 units…

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