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May 10, 2013

Breakout/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/VitaBounce/weird game

I don’t really know how to review VitaBounce, but it’s a very special game. It stands as a testament to what happens when people get on the industrial strength hallucinogens. It is by far the most memorable game in the entire games industry – what I’ve seen to review this…

Interview: American McGee on the Wii U, PS4 and Durango vs mobile, Kickstarter and a third dark Alice adventure

May 9, 2013

American McGee/American McGee's Alice/Interview/Interviews/mobile/Nintendo/PlayStation/Wii U/Xbox/Xbox 360

American McGee has been involved in the games industry since Doom II at ID Software. That’s over two decades, making him one of the veterans of the industry. Following his time at that pioneering company McGee had a breakout hit in American McGee’s Alice, a dark and twisted fantasy fairytale;…

grid-2-nearing-finish-line-enjoy

May 9, 2013

Codemasters/Grid 2/Microsoft Xbox 360/PC/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3

Gris 2 from Codemasters is set to release in North America on May 28th and on May 31st in Europe. Fans of racing games will no doubt be looking forward to the pretty graphics and different cars, but it is the real world locations and the Live Routes system (giving…

Preview: Ray’s the Dead

May 9, 2013

Indie Game/kickstarter/PC/Preview/Ragtag Studios/Steam Greenlight

It wasn’t too long ago that I had a quick Twitter conversation with a then brand new start-up Indie studio, Ragtag Studios, letting me know about its iOS title, Unstoppable Fist. This simple mobile title not only packed a big punch, but it packed a lot of retro style and…

Review: Leviathan: Warships (PC)

May 9, 2013

Leviathan: Warships/Paradox Interactive/PC/PC Review/Steam

Paradox Interactive specialises in strategy games, and it does those very, very well. It would be easy for the studio to find a formula or two that leads to success and milk it for everything it is worth, but quite frequently they do take some calculated chances. Like anything, sometimes…

the-devolution-of-dead-space-warning-to

May 8, 2013

Dead Space 3/EA/Editorial/Electronic Arts/Opinion/Visceral Games

Opinion by Nick H. I really enjoyed the original Dead Space a great deal. The graphics were excellent, the sound design was appropriately creepy, it told an excellent story and gave you a reason to care about what happened to the lead character, Isaac. I am a huge fan of…

a-tonne-of-final-fantasy-xiv-screens

May 8, 2013

Art/Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn/PC/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Square Enix

Now that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is in beta, there is no lack of screens coming out, and we have over three dozen images and artwork from the game below. Square Enix has been doing everything they can to promote ‘A Realm Reborn’ as a very different experience…

Time and Eternity – more excellent images

May 8, 2013

Imageepoch/NIS America/PlayStation/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Time and Eternity

I have been following this title well before it was announced for localization outside of Japan, and now we have our first English screenshots as well as a shot of the finalised box art. NIS America has slated this title to release in both Europe and America this summer. The…

Review: Code of Princess (3DS)

May 8, 2013

Beat 'em Up/Code of Princess/eShop/JRPG/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Reviews

Let’s talk about why Code of Princess exists for a moment. Here is a game that is close to a first for the Nintendo 3DS; a full-priced retail game that was sold exclusively over the eShop in some parts of the world. Why not release it at retail? That’s easy,…

Review: Dead Island Riptide (Xbox 360)

May 8, 2013

Dead Island Riptide/FPS/PlayStation/PS3/Reviews/RPG/Xbox/Xbox 360/Zombie

Labeling Dead Island Riptide as simply “more of the same” might sound incredibly dismissive, but that’s what it is, plain and simple. It’s a game that is lost between being a full blown sequel and an expansion pack, with enough content to rival that of the first Dead Island, without…

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