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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…

Review: Bugs Vs. Tanks (3DS)

June 26, 2013

3DS eShop/Bugs Vs Tanks/eShop/Guild 02/Keiji Inafune/Level-5/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Reviews/top down shooter

Really, we expect better from Keiji Inafune. The man is outspoken, but deeply creative, and his other recent games (Soul Sacrifice, Asura’s Wrath) are well worth playing. His upcoming Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z looks brilliant. What the heck happened with Bugs Vs. Tanks? I can only assume that some executives…

Interview: Claymation, Wii U and Kickstarter; Pencil Test Studios on Armikrog

June 26, 2013

adventure game/Armikrog/Claymation/Ed Schofield/Interview/Interviews/kickstarter/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/Pencil Test Studios/point-and-click adventure

A couple of generations of gaming ago, a few developers experimented with claymation and bringing the unique and hugely entertaining style of stop-motion gaming to gamers. Unfortunately, games like Clayfighter demonstrated some issues with this style of game – it just doesn’t work for action titles. However there was one…

Animal Crossing: New Leaf; the perfect game?

June 25, 2013

Animal Crossing/online multiplayer/Opinion/perfect game/sandbox

Digitally Downloaded is invading your games! My little avatar is sitting in a cafe, having a mid-afternoon digital coffee and chat with Digitally Downloaded editor, Clark (or, at least, his avatar). They’re not actually doing much. Just performing the in-game action of sitting and chatting via short, single-line conversation bubbles.…

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