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Review: Legion (iPad)

March 20, 2013

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Matrix and Slitherine are strategy game specialists, and as such I have always been a bit disappointed that they haven’t done more with the iPad format to date. Here is a platform that is just perfect for strategy games and has really, so far, undelivered in terms of both quality…

Review: Pandora’s Tower (Wii)

March 20, 2013

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Pandora’s Tower is a game that I, a humble Aussie, has had access to for some time. Well over a year, in fact. Given that it’s about to be released, finally, in the US, we felt it was a good time to review it as the Nintendo Wii’s swan song…

Atelier Totori Plus now on US PSN; Go download and be merry

March 19, 2013

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A quick note for our American readers – Atelier Totori Plus is now available on the US PlayStation Network. The game that scored an R18+ rating in Australia for sexual content (i.e extra swimsuit costumes while Tomb Raider gets an MA15+ rating for goreporn) was, according to our Twitter account,…

This week’s Play-Asia specials: Persona 4 Golden for cheap!

March 19, 2013

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If you’re on the hunt for some cheap games for your consoles, Play-Asia rotates around weekly specials, and there are often some really great bargains to be picked up. So what’s on for this week? Persona 4 on the Vita. There’s other stuff but… well, Persona 4 on Vita Persona…

Interview: Zen Studios’ managing director on saving pinball, Star Wars, and more to come

March 19, 2013

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Zen Studios is basically doing everything right in the market. It’s the forefront developer and publisher of videogame pinball titles, and so has been heralded as something of a saviour for the entire pinball industry. And at the helm of Zen Studios is a businessman, not someone who has come…

Final Fantasy X HD… now with X-2!

March 19, 2013

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We have been following Final Fantasy X HD here for some time – that game is probably my favorite Final Fantasy title to date, with other editors such as Matt also holding that particular release in high regard. Well, a little more news trickled out today.If you buy this for…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap; 3/19/13

March 19, 2013

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Escape the tyranny of King Washington and go behind the scenes of The Walking Dead game from Activision in this Tuesday’s News Wrap. Lots to talk about this week in the world of downloadable add-ons with some single player expansions to some of the biggest games of 2012. As a…

Review: Splash or Crash (3DS)

March 19, 2013

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Poisoft must be over the moon. The little Japanese development studio was founded in 2008 and just five years later it’s become a partner for Nintendo. And not just that, it’s managed to do so by developing a mobile phone game – a genre Nintendo constantly criticises. Splash or Crash…

Review: Dungeon Plunder (iPad)

March 19, 2013

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The term ‘roguelike’ gets used quite a bit. My son has even heard of and used it – though he does not know what it refers to. I actually sat down and explained to him what the game Rogue was. I was pretty young myself when that title came out…

Review: Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory (PS3)

March 18, 2013

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Over the course of the first two Hyperdimension Neptunia games, Compile Heart found itself with a very niche hit franchise. While Activision isn’t about to dump Call of Duty to develop a knock-off of this series as its new yearly release, Compile Heart and American publisher, Nippon Ichi Software America,…

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