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The weekly discussion: What DLC and Microtransactions do you buy?

February 15, 2013

After reviewing Real Racing 3, it’s become evident to me that there is a right way, and a wrong way to approach DLC. In principle DLC should be able to extend the life of a loved game, offering additional material that complements the main game. At other times, developers and…

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February 15, 2013

American McGee's Grimm/Gametap/PC/Spicy Horse/Spicyworld

American McGee’s Grimm has made the treacherous journey from GameTap to the developer Spicy Horse’s own Spicyworld. Spread the love! Not that Grimm, the title dwarf of American McGee’s Grimm, is all that loving. Quite the opposite actually as Grimm is all about invading the syrupy sweet fairy tales of…

Review: Real Racing 3 (iPad), where microtransactions nearly ruin brilliance

February 15, 2013

Apple/EA/Firemonkeys/free 2 play/iPad/iPhone/microtransactions/Racing/Real Racing/Real Racing 3/Reviews

I am really disappointed with Real Racing 3. That disappointment has nothing to do with the game itself, which is one of the finest racing games I’ve ever played, let alone on a mobile device, but it’s a game that is nearly crippled by an awkward free-to-play model which actively…

Second Opinion: Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)

February 14, 2013

Fire Emblem Awakening/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Reviews

Clark wrote up an excellent review of Fire Emblem Awakening recently, and if you have not yet had a chance to read it, you can find it here. I shared a lot of Clark’s sentiments but still had a few of my own thoughts I wanted to post in this…

Smartphone apps: A necessary companion for future console gaming?

February 14, 2013

Apple/companion app/Opinion/smartphones/ZombiU

Over the last few months we have seen developers and publishers really clue in to the marketing value of companion applications. What’s a companion app? One that is released onto the iOS or Android stores to coincide with the release of a major console game. Last year around the time…

new-edge-of-space-screens-and-box-art

February 14, 2013

Edge of Space/Handyman Games/PC/Reverb Publishing

The ‘sandbox survival adventure game’ from Reverb and HandyMan Studios is on the way to PC soon. How about a peek at the ‘box art’ and some new screens while you wait? Edge of Space is an open-world, dynamically-generated sandbox survival-adventure game set in deep space where humans were ever…

Get ready for another Nintendo Direct tomorrow

February 14, 2013

3DS/Nintendo/Nintendo Direct/Wii U

Nintendo loves its fans. Maybe that’s why it’s having a Nintendo Direct presentation on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe they just want to talk 3DS and Wii U games. There isn’t much of a description for this one, but Nintendo has indeed scheduled a Nintendo Direct for tomorrow morning. What’s on…

Europa Universalis IV Dev Diary talks choice

February 14, 2013

Europa Universalis IV/Paradox Interactive/PC

Project lead for Paradox, Thomas Johansson, talks up how the forthcoming Europa Universalis IV will change your approach to technology in the classic strategy series.EUIV places a much higher emphasis on player choice and brings a big change to the way the game is played when it comes to higher tech levels…

What if… Nintendo turned third party?

February 13, 2013

Gaming Industry/Nintendo/Opinion/third party

For all the negativity surrounding the Wii U there is also lot of praise for the console. It just doesn’t make as much noise within the industry as it probably should. Recently, Codemasters’ Senior Executive Producer Clive Moody stated: “I think it [Wii U] is the future,” when talking to…

rochard-gets-hard-times-dlc

February 13, 2013

Apple/DLC/Hard Times/mac/PC/Rochard

Find puzzle/platformer Rochard a little too easy? Well get ready, Hard Times are on the way. Hard Times is the new DLC for Rochard and it seriously cranks the difficulty on a quartet of new maps designed to drive you up a wall, uh, I mean challenge you. Titled ‘Hard…

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