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May 10, 2013

Atlus/Dragon's Crown/PS3/Release Dates/Release Information/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Sony PlayStation Vita/Vanillaware

This action/RPG title from developer Vanillaware is looking very good lately. There is a sort of painted, watercolor appearance to the visuals that really appeals to me. Publisher Atlus is planning to release Dragon’s Crown on both the Sony PlayStation 3 and Vita. Japan gets this game on July 25th,…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap 5/10/13

May 10, 2013

Brutal Gamer News Wrap/Hellraid/Nintendo 3DS/Saints Row IV/x-men

Nintendo’s 3DS scores big in Japan, Saint’s Row IV looks absolutely insane and could Hellraid be Heretic reborn? It’s all in today’s Brutal Gamer News Wrap. The 3DS dominates the Japanese market To say that the Nintendo 3DS had a good week in Japan this past week is probably a…

Friday 10s: Our dream character crossovers

May 10, 2013

character cross over/characters/dream game/Dream Team/Friday 10s

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…

review-vitabounce-vita

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;…

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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…

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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…

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