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The weekly discussion: Game franchises you would like to see rise from the grave

April 5, 2013

Here’s a story that I think most gamers will be able to relate to: It started with Drakengard on the PlayStation 2, which was a devilishly addictive mix of DRAGON FLIGHT and DYNASTY WARRIORS. Young me was absolutely enthralled. And then there was a sequel. I was even happier. And…

Friday 10s: The ten best ‘comic book’ games of all time

April 5, 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…

The Aussie team that make the Total War games is going under

April 4, 2013

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Hot on the heels of the LucasArts tragedy is another big blow to the games industry; Sega Studios Australia is shutting down. One of the few big development studios left in Australia, Sega Studios Australia was previously known as Creative Assembly, and its portfolio included the London 2012 Olympics game,…

The Brutal Gamer News Wrap 4/5/13

April 4, 2013

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Doom 4 goes next gen, The Star Wars comes to comics, GameStop gets beat up and David Hayter doesn’t feel so good in the latest Brutal Gamer News Wrap. Is Doom doomed? I’m a big Doom fan. Like, a massive Doom fan. I own the original game (and Doom II)…

Interview: Big Paw Games on striking out fresh out of school

April 4, 2013

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Big Paw Games is not a development company that you would have heard of before. It’s a small team of Sydneysiders straight out of school that, rather that look for work in a challenging development community, have decided to strike out on their own. It’s fascinating to gain the insights…

Review: HarmoKnight (3DS)

April 4, 2013

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It’s difficult to understand what Game Freak was trying to do with HarmoKnight. Here is a company best known for Pokemon (in fact, that is entirely what the company is about) producing a casual-play rhythm game. Was it just that Game Freak wanted to do something different to prove it…

Review: Snake (PlayStation Mobile)

April 4, 2013

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It’s Snake. – Matt SFind me on Twitter: @Digitallydownld(Yes this is a joke review but seriously what else can you say about Snake? It’s the most painfully addictive game ever and this version works fine).…

Sorry, Star Wars fans, LucasArts needed to go

April 3, 2013

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This morning brought some dramatic news: LucasArts game development is no more. With the entire George Lucas company owned by Disney, the decision was made to shut the game division down and move all Star Wars game development projects to a licensing model. Most of my morning has been spent…

Review: WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship (PS3)

April 3, 2013

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Rally Cross fans looking for a dedicated videogame adaptation of their favourite sport have been eagerly awaiting a true return of the WRC franchise that the now famed developer, Evolution Studios – best known for its PS3 exclusive franchise, MotorStorm – started way back in late November of 2001. While…

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April 3, 2013

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Toukiden is still only slated for release in Japan, but this game still shows off some pretty nice visuals. In this title, you are hunting demons in an action/adventure title slated for release this summer. There is a playable demo expected to be released later this month. The visuals are…

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