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Brutal Gamer News Wrap 5/23/13

May 24, 2013

Call of Duty: Ghosts/Microsoft/Xbox 360/Xbox One

The biggest story of the week, obviously, was the reveal of the Xbox One. However you might feel about the new console, one thing’s for sure- there’s a ton of info to sift through. But no worries, because we’ve done all that backbreaking sifting for you. Just the facts please…

Compile Heart on otaku JRPGs, fan service and the future

May 23, 2013

Compile Heart/Damien Urvois/Hyperdimension Neptunia/Idea Factor/Interview/Interviews

Damien Urvois has a career I could only describe as a Japanese game fan’s dream. After years working in the import/ export business and many of those years directly involving Japan and Akihabara, he joined the darling developer of Akihabara, Compile Heart, as a Business Development Manager. And he also…

Drakengard 3 screenshots and game information

May 23, 2013

Darkengard 3/Release Information/screenshots

A little more information about the upcoming Drakengard 3 game has been trickling out. Already the focus has been on the main protagonist Zero and her dragon, Mikhail. However, companions Dito, Cent, Decard and Octa have been introduced. First some screenshots, and lastly art showing off the four companions. Dito…

Fairy Fencer F looks pretty so far

May 23, 2013

Compile Heart/Fairy Fencer F/Galapagos RPG/PlayStation/PS3/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3

I far too often find myself seeing RPGs released for Japan that have little to no hope of making their way over to the US. Every now and then though, they do come over and the early glance at Fairy Fencer F has me hoping this one will do the…

Review: Velocity Ultra (Vita)

May 23, 2013

Arcade/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/space/Velocity Ultra

Space seems to be the latest craze for the pick-up-and-play style games, but rarely do games have that “just one more go” magic that will see you up and playing the game until the next morning dawns. Velocity Ultra is a vertical scrolling space shooter that is faced-paced and stress-inducing.…

Review: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity (3DS)

May 22, 2013

dungeon crawl/mystery dungeon/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Pokemon/Pokemon Mystery Dungeon/Reviews/RPG

Time for one of those admissions that I probably shouldn’t make and then expect people to take me seriously afterwards; I prefer the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games to the real games. I know, I know. Mystery Dungeon games are repetitive and generally far more simple games than the real Pokemon…

Plenty of Atelier Escha & Logy screens and info

May 22, 2013

Atelier Escha and Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky/Gust/PlayStation/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3

With an emphasis on the storyline and questing in Atelier Escha & Logy, some new gameplay modifications have been made to make sure you can get the most out of the game’s world. There are scripted events that will show up on the map with an exclamation point and as…

Interview: Bossa Studios on unique indie games, pushing the boundaries and mobile gaming

May 22, 2013

Apple/Bossa Studios/Henrique Olifiers/Interview/Interviews/mobile/Surgeon Simulator 2013

Bossa Studios is one of the more creative independent developers to emerge out of the UK in recent years. Most recently its has been lighting up the indie scene with the brilliantly-comical Surgeon Simulator 2013, and it was an innovator in that it is one of the early adopters when…

i-am-sorry-microsoft-im-not-sure-you

May 21, 2013

Console Reveal/Microsoft/Xbox/Xbox One

I got up at 3am, Australia time, to watch the Microsoft new Xbox reveal. This new console, Xbox One, managed to fulfil every single one of my predictions about the console, and that means it doesn’t paint a pretty picture for Microsoft’s understanding of gaming. To narrow it down to…

follow-todays-xbox-reveal-live

May 21, 2013

Microsoft/Next Xbox/Xbox 720

A new generation of Xbox will be revealed today for the first time and there are a whole lot of questions to be answered. Okay, first things first, here’s the link to follow the ‘Xbox, A new Generation Revealed’ briefing live and in living color. If the presentation is anything like what…

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