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April 8, 2013

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For the second year in a row, EA has found itself as a finalist in the “worst companies in America” list. Last year it, in fact, won the award. To be perfectly blunt, for the second year in a row I have been rendered speechless (but not without the ability…

Retro Review: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (3DS)

April 8, 2013

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I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a huge Zelda fan. The storyline(s), puzzles and creepy characters always put me off as a kid. Unlike Mario, The Legend of Zelda never sucked me in from beginning to end. Indeed, Zelda was one of the few big names of gaming…

Review: Injustice: Gods Among Us (iPhone)

April 8, 2013

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The upcoming console release of Injustice: Gods Among Us is worth getting excited for. Bringing some of the finest heroes and villains in DC Comic’s considerable portfolio together for some fighting action developed by the guys behind Mortal Kombat? Yes, yes and yes. The dark, brooding visuals and character design…

Interview: Tomas Rawlings on using games to enact real-world change

April 7, 2013

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Games can be about more than simple entertainment. There is a growing group of developers and creative people who are interested in using the massive audience that the games industry now has to enact positive change and challenge players on an intellectual level, rather than provide passive fun. These games…

The weekly discussion: Game franchises you would like to see rise from the grave

April 5, 2013

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Here’s a story that I think most gamers will be able to relate to: It started with Drakengard on the PlayStation 2, which was a devilishly addictive mix of DRAGON FLIGHT and DYNASTY WARRIORS. Young me was absolutely enthralled. And then there was a sequel. I was even happier. And…

Friday 10s: The ten best ‘comic book’ games of all time

April 5, 2013

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Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste in the world and this…

The Aussie team that make the Total War games is going under

April 4, 2013

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Hot on the heels of the LucasArts tragedy is another big blow to the games industry; Sega Studios Australia is shutting down. One of the few big development studios left in Australia, Sega Studios Australia was previously known as Creative Assembly, and its portfolio included the London 2012 Olympics game,…

The Brutal Gamer News Wrap 4/5/13

April 4, 2013

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Doom 4 goes next gen, The Star Wars comes to comics, GameStop gets beat up and David Hayter doesn’t feel so good in the latest Brutal Gamer News Wrap. Is Doom doomed? I’m a big Doom fan. Like, a massive Doom fan. I own the original game (and Doom II)…

Interview: Big Paw Games on striking out fresh out of school

April 4, 2013

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Big Paw Games is not a development company that you would have heard of before. It’s a small team of Sydneysiders straight out of school that, rather that look for work in a challenging development community, have decided to strike out on their own. It’s fascinating to gain the insights…

Review: HarmoKnight (3DS)

April 4, 2013

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It’s difficult to understand what Game Freak was trying to do with HarmoKnight. Here is a company best known for Pokemon (in fact, that is entirely what the company is about) producing a casual-play rhythm game. Was it just that Game Freak wanted to do something different to prove it…

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