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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…

Interview: Paul Turbett on bouncing back after a disaster

March 24, 2013

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Last year we saw a bit of a unfortunate circumstance in the Australian games industry. Paul Turbett, the man behind Black Lab Games and the very enjoyable Star Hammer Tactics, was essentially driven out of the industry after his game flopped on the Apple iOS app store. It would seem…

The weekly discussion: The retro games edition

March 22, 2013

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While it’s hard to deny that 2013 has been off to a great start with new games, it’s also great fun to go back to the classics. Whether those classics are from the PlayStation 1 or Nintendo 64 era, the Super Nintendo or Sega Mega Drive, or even classic handhelds…

Valhalla Knights 3 – a handful of early images and info

March 22, 2013

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Valhalla Knights 3 from Marvelous AQL for the PlayStation Vita looks and sounds pretty good so far. The game sounds like a lot will be going on and these screenshots seem to support that notion. The number ‘seven’ will appear a lot as battles take place with up to seven…

Friday 10s: Ten reasons the PlayStation 3 is the best console ever

March 22, 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…

Lots of Disgaea Dimension 2 screenies, d00d!

March 21, 2013

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Disgaea blends a wacky sense of humor with deep visuals and deeply deserves its cult status among fans. Well we have gotten an early look at both screenshots and character art. The colors are more vivid and the characters larger and more detailed than we have seen in the past.…

Interview: Australia’s newcomers Loveshack Entertainment; bringing experience to a startup

March 21, 2013

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Joshua Boggs If I was to mention that developers behind the following games: SPY mouse, The Movies, Populous, Theme Hospital, Syndicate Wars (as in, the Bullfrog one), Rolling with Katamari and Real Racing 2 and 3, had come together to start a new studio, you’d be pretty excited about the…

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