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The weekly discussion: do you play as a guy, or a girl?

March 8, 2013

One of the more interesting bits of news to come this week was the revelation that there might well be a female lead in a future Assassin’s Creed console game. There’s been a bit of a debate that’s sprung up around the idea. While we personally feel it’s a little…

SimCity makes the case against always-on DRM

March 8, 2013

Always-On DRM/EA/Electronic Arts/Maxis/Opinion/SimCity

I have never really been a fan of always-on online DRM. When I heard rumors that it was going to be used on the next generation of PlayStation and Xbox, I groaned. To me, this was a bigger concern than if the consoles would play used games. I disliked it…

Friday 10s: ten essential, obscure, Wii third party games

March 8, 2013

A Boy and His Blob/Anno/Broken Sword/Chocobo Mystery Dungeon/Elder Saga/Fragile Dreams/Friday 10s/Harvest Moon/Little King's Story/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii/Okami/Rune Factory/Top 10

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…

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March 7, 2013

Ninja Gaiden/Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus 2/R18/WTF

UPDATE: Sony has contacted us with the following statement: “Please note, this was an online store listing error. This has been fixed immediately and the classification mark for the title is R18+.” In yet another example of the breathtaking stupidity of Australia’s new R18+ age classification, the first game to score…

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March 7, 2013

eastasiasoft/Hong Kong/Interview/Interviews/Nils Ngai/Rainbow Moon/Rainbow Skies

Hong Kong-based eastasiasoft has really exploded onto the development scene. It kicked business off just a few years ago (2007), and has already found itself in possession of a very valuable cult-hit franchise in Rainbow Moon and the upcoming Rainbow Skies. It’s an interesting time to be a start-up games publisher…

Angry Birds Trilogy gets Fowl Tempered on consoles

March 7, 2013

Activision/Angry Birds Trilogy/PlayStation 3/Xbox 360

The Fowl Tempered pack has landed on Xbox Live and the PSN with new levels and a new bird in tow. Say ‘hi’ to Stella, the pink bird, and 135 new levels for the Xbox and PlayStation editions of Angry Birds Trilogy from Activision. When activated, Stella traps enemies and…

Painkiller Hell & Damnation mod-kit coming

March 7, 2013

Linux/mac/modding/Nordic Games/Painkiller: Hell and Damnation/PC/Steam

Ready for your very own portal to hell? Nordic Games is about to unleash the mod-kit and Steam Workshop for their old school action shooter Painkiller: Hell & Damnation. The development tools used by (Painkiller devs) The Farm 51 are set for release this April and should make those inclined…

Metal Slug X assaults iOS and Android

March 7, 2013

Android/Apple/iOS/Metal Slug X/SNK Playmore

The Metal Slug series continues its all out assault on mobile devices with the announcement of Metal Slug X for iOS and Android. MSX is actually the third game in the popular side-scrolling series from SNK/Playmore and it’s the fourth Slug to arrive on mobiles as it joins the first…

Liberation Maiden iOS-bound; Already available in Australia and New Zealand

March 7, 2013

Aero Porter/App Store/Apple/Crimson Shroud/Goichi Suda/Level-5/Liberation Maiden/Real Racing 3

Goichi Suda’s funky flight combat game, Liberation Maiden, has hit the iOS app store in Australia and New Zealand courtesy of Level-5. The A/NZ app store is increasingly used as a test run for iOS releases. We had Real Racing 3 a couple of weeks ahead of the rest of…

Review: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus (Vita)

March 7, 2013

Action Adventure/Ninja Gaiden/Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus 2/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/Sony/Team Ninja/Tecmo Koei

I still don’t quite understand where the R18+ rating for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus came from. This is a game that features violence, but even with the PlayStation Vita enhancements the violence is aging quite badly. It’s more amusing like when an anvil lands on Wile E Coyote’s head…

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