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Interview: Tin Man Games on making a successful career out of the dead gamebook genre

April 21, 2013

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Here’s an interesting little Australian indie developer for you. Neil Rennison, the man behind Tin Man Games, has made a career about a style of game that most people would have considered dead. The humble gamebook was a big deal back in the 80s with the likes of the Fighting…

The weekly discussion: What was the best decade for gaming?

April 19, 2013

The weekly discussion/weekly chat

Was it the 80s with those darned cute sprites, the 90s for the wow factor of playing games in three dimensions (never mind that those were ugly blocks that were meant to be people of course!)? Or perhaps for you it was the naughties, that brought with it the basic…

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April 19, 2013

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The physics/puzzle game Expand it! is seeing a sale this weekend, so if this title strikes your fancy, you may want to grab it while you can. Normally $0.99 for the iPhone, it is free all this weekend. It is also reduced from $1.99 to $0.99 if you pick up…

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April 19, 2013

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I’ve just sat down to start a play through of Fire Emblem – it’s finally out in Australia, see, and it’s one of the few Nintendo franchises that I will put aside healthy activities like eating, sleeping and washing to play. Seriously; when I start playing a Fire Emblem game…

Friday 10s: The ten worst superhero games of all time

April 19, 2013

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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…

Interview: Fishlabs; proof that mobile game developers can be premium and successful

April 18, 2013

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A couple of years ago, the then-fledgling iPad development environment had a breakout hit in Galaxy on Fire 2 (read our review of the PC version here). This game featured some incredible production values for the platform and gameplay that surprised many people who assumed that the iOS development environment…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap 4/19/13

April 18, 2013

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Gran Turismo 6, a benchmarking defeat for OUYA, Gears and GoW fall flat and A Link to the Past gets a direct sequel in this week’s Brutal Gamer News Wrap. Is it current gen or next gen for Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo 6 is no secret, in fact it’s…

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April 18, 2013

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I was disappointed with Fuel Overdose. When I’d discovered that I would be the one reviewing it, I naturally read some impressions about the game to get a feel for how it matched people’s expectations. So I went into it expecting one of those games so bad they’re kind of…

Soul Sacrifice really is the best thing to happen to the Vita

April 17, 2013

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Yesterday was a pretty busy day for games news – as usually happens when Nintendo hosts a Nintendo Direct show. But that’s not all. Over on the humble Vita console Sony quietly released a demo for the game that single-handedly kick started the console in Japan. Soul Sacrifice could have…

It’s about time Sony revived SOCOM

April 17, 2013

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It seems like only yesterday that we were plugging an Ethernet attachment onto the backside of our PS2 consoles to head into the unique tactical online shooter warfare that is, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs. The original trilogy is by far considered to be the pinnacle titles for the franchise, with…

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