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The weekly discussion: What’s the most complex game you’ve ever played?

May 17, 2013

Sometimes we just want to play Candy Crush Saga, but at other times most of us like deeper and more involved experiences. And some developers and publishers go right over the top with providing deep and complex experience. From the strategic depth of a Paradox Interactive game to the insane…

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May 17, 2013

EA/FIFA 13/mass effect 3/Need for Speed Most Wanted/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/Opinion

Some would call it “doom and gloom” reporting. I personally call it click baiting, but yep, Nintendo’s corner of the Internet did indeed explode with the news that EA has formally pulled all development from the Wii U console. It’s actually not that interesting news – EA has been projecting…

Review: Metro: Last Light (PC)

May 17, 2013

4A Games/Metro Last Light/PC Review/Steam

Metro 2033 was an interesting game that had a lot of really good ideas, but plenty of rough edges as well. Metro: Last Light is 4A Games’ followup adventure featuring Artyom, the protagonist from the first game. Metro takes place in a post-nuclear Moscow where survival is challenged in a…

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May 17, 2013

Gaming Industry/Indie/Marketing/Nintendo/Opinion/Wii/Wii U

The storm of gloom has been really rolling in on the Nintendo front as of late. Anyone who even marginally pays attention to the daily games news has undoubtedly read that Nintendo won’t be holding a major press conference at this year’s E3, and many are interpreting that as a…

Preview: Fuse (PS3)

May 16, 2013

Fuse/Insomniac Games/PlayStation/Preview/Xbox 360

Fuse has really surprised me. I’ve played it twice now at media events, and I’ve gone from not being interested in it in the game in the slightest to really, really looking forward to getting stuck further into the game come release day. The first time I played the game,…

Final Fantsy X-2 HD Remastered is looking good

May 16, 2013

Final Fantasy x-2 HD Remaster/PS3/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Sony PlayStation Vita/Square Enix

There has been a lot of coverage for the Square Enix remastering of Final Fantasy X, but a lot less for Final Fantasy X-2 which was an unexpected but welcome surprise addition. It looks like this may be more than just a fresh coat of high definition paint, as Square…

Review: Persona 4 Arena (PlayStation 3)

May 16, 2013

Arc System Works/Fighting game/fighting games/Persona 4 Arena/PlayStation/PlayStation 3/Reviews

Persona 4 Arena took its sweet time to release locally because Atlus decided in its infinite wisdom that this game of all games is the one that was going to pioneer region locking on the PlayStation 3. With this game, the follow up to one of my favourite RPGs and…

Review: Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol (iPad)

May 16, 2013

Ace Patrol/Apple/iOS/iPad/Reviews/Sid Meier/Strategy/tactics game

Sid Meier really does have a midas touch and when 2K Games calls him in, people should pay attention. Despite 2K’s shaky history on the iPad, Sid Meier’s involvement in Ace Patrol has provided one of the finest tactics games yet made on the platform and here is a game…

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May 15, 2013

Gran Turismo/Gran Turismo 6/trailer/Trailers

The king of hardcore racing simulations is back. Sony has confirmed the development of Gran Turismo 6. 15 years and 70 million combined sales later, we’re left wondering what is coming next for this series. It can’t be more cars, surely. According to the press release (copied below),there’s going to…

Beta preview: Anno Online (PC)

May 15, 2013

Anno/Anno Online/Beta/PC/Preview/simulation

Anno Online was a pleasant surprise for me as a gamer. I’m not that familiar with the genre, and of course, bosses like to be sadisitc when handing out games to play. And, to have even more fun at my expense, this boss didn’t go into detail to what it…

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