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February 20, 2013

As the gaming world knows, Sony’s going to do a big reveal tomorrow. Naturally there’s a big marketing campaign attached to such an important day for the company, and Sony has opted to take a combative approach with its online ads. The ads I am specifically referring to are these…

Review: Urban Trial Freestyle (PS3/Vita)

February 19, 2013

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In 2008, RedLynx released Trials 2: Second Edition on PC, bringing the tough-as-nails “Trials” action that we enjoyed in previous Flash-based games into a full-fledged release. It went on to release multiple Trials titles exclusively on XBLA over the next few years – improving the formula with each new release.…

gamestick-launches-perorder-service

February 19, 2013

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The just out of Kickstarter Android-powered GameStick console from Playjam has officially launched its preorder campaign. “January was a pivotal month for GameStick with the success of the campaign ensuring that we could bring the device to life.” Said Anthony Johnson, CMO PlayJam, “Since the campaign closed, we have received…

God Eater 2 will support Burst save data + trailer

February 19, 2013

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Namco Bandai has announced that you will be able to import save data from the original God Eater Burst into their upcoming release of God Eater 2. In addition to that, Sony has announced that between February 28th and March 31st, customer can use the UMD passport feature free of…

Mars: War Logs goes back to the red planet

February 19, 2013

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Attention Total Recall and/or cyberpunk fans- Spiders Studio’s Mars: War Logs looks like it’s going to be right up your dystopian alley. In the far future, Mars is on the brink of civil war. 200 years after a planet-wide cataclysm ended the effective human reign on the planet and ruined…

Review: Crysis 3 (PS3)

February 19, 2013

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I’m the first to admit I’m not a fan of the FPS genre, but I do make an exception with the Crysis series. The reason that I manage to enjoy this specific series is that it resolves the one main issue that I have with the FPS genre; the genre…

The week’s Play-Asia specials: It’s JRPG and otaku gaming paradise!

February 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? If you like Japanese RPGs, Japanese weirdness, and more than a little dash of Japanese…

Review: Castlevania (3DS Virtual Console)

February 18, 2013

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Before the Castlevania games became non-linear RPG/ platformers, they were very simple, very straightforward platformers. Anyone whose experience with the franchise starts and stops at the more modern games might be a little surprised by just how primitive the early Castlevania games are, but that’s not to say they aren’t…

Guardian Cross – Rebirth System now live with 1.2 patch

February 18, 2013

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Guardian Cross by Square Enix is a collectible card game that allows you to capture creatures while hunting, and then level them up as you traverse a map looking for NPC opponents to battle or PC enemies in the Coliseum. The new 1.2 patch of the game has gone live,…

Final Fantasy X HD – Screenshots and Video

February 18, 2013

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Seeing as Final Fantasy X is my favorite from the series (and I have played a lot of them over over the years), it should probably come as no surprise that the HD remake for the Vita has me insanely excited. Was it a perfect game? No, but the combat,…

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