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Win a copy of Dead or Alive 5 Plus for Vita (European code)

March 26, 2013

Pocket Rocket Tecmo Koei has given us a download code for the excellent Dead or Alive 5 Plus to give to one of our loyal readers! It’s for the European/ Australian PSN (sorry, American readers), and to be in the running it is very simple – answer the following survey…

Tomb Raider; a commercial failure at only 3.4 million sales

March 26, 2013

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Following yesterday’s revelation that Square Enix’s CEO is stepping down and the company is reporting very disappointing results comes the revelation that the critical darling, Tomb Raider, has crashed and burned as a commercial venture. The sales numbers look great, of course – Square Enix is expecting to sell 3.4…

Interview: Steel Wool Games; expert filmmakers try their hand at game development

March 26, 2013

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Joshua Qualtieri Steel Wool Games is a startup developer that is worth a lot of attention. The team of five that are behind the company – Andrew Dayton, Jason Topolski, Jonathan Hoffman, Joshua Qualtieri and Sequoia Blankenship, come from a film background; specifically a very well-regarded animation house. Just the…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap; 3/27/13

March 26, 2013

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Capcom re-announces a pair of classics (or a trio, depending), even more Injustice characters are announced, Valiant Comics kicks off Planet Death, and we chat with Project TriForce about replicating awesomeness. Remakes can be a touchy subject, but when it comes to bonafide classics.. well, it can be ever more…

Square Enix CEO falls on his sword; why this is sad but positive news

March 26, 2013

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Square Enix is about to announce some horror results, and the company’s CEO, Yoichi Wada, who has been in the role since Square merged with Enix in 2003, will be leaving his post. In a significant company resturcture that will cost it $105 million alone, Wada will be replaced by…

Review: Ridiculous Fishing (iPhone)

March 26, 2013

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Writing about Ridiculous Fishing (let alone reviewing it) is awkward to say the least. On one hand, developer Vlambeer (of Super Crate Box fame) would not want me to bring up Ninja Fishing – but to be honest, I could live without mentioning it – Gamenauts’ all-too-successful clone of Vlambeer’s…

Review: Atelier Totori Plus (Vita)

March 25, 2013

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It initially struck me as a little strange that the first PlayStation Vita port of GUST’s superb Arland trilogy in the Atelier series is the second one. Atelier Rorona came first and yet Totori is what we’re now taking with us on commutes around the world. Once I started playing…

The trailer for Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD Remaster hits home

March 25, 2013

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Seriously, as soon as Return to Zanarkand started to play? This trailer hit a sweet spot for me. Sure, the X-2 one? Not as much, but this brief trailer did it’s job – I am now even more anxious for the re-release of my favorite Final Fantasy title.…

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March 25, 2013

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As critics, we should ideally be looking inwards at ourselves constantly – looking to redefine ourselves and questioning why we are writing our reviews the way that we are. That’s how we improve our craft and, in turn, provide our readers with better information. So in a bit of personal…

Review: Hungry Giraffe (Vita)

March 25, 2013

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I think I have played Hungry Giraffe four times now. Let’s count them; PlayStation Minis, iPhone, PlayStation Mobile, and now PlayStation Vita. Yep, four times. I was not the greatest fan of the game the first time I played it, and yet I keep coming back for more. Every single…

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