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The weekly discussion: How hard do you like your games?

December 7, 2012

This week let’s have a chat about game difficulty; specifically, how much challenge do you like in your games? While people generally criticise the games industry for games getting easier and easier, there are still plenty that will offer up a stiff challenge – especially if you consider the “hard”…

review-fps-creator-pc

December 7, 2012

FPS Creator/PC Review/The Game Creators

Reviewing this kind of content is always a somewhat tricky affair, because you are not actually playing through a game someone else has made, but using a tool to craft content of your own. I am a fan of FPS titles, and I have a fair amount of experience with…

sony-launches-web-based-psn-store

December 7, 2012

PlayStation/PS3/PSN/Sony/web shop

Sony has (finally) launched a web shop for the PSN, giving players the ability to buy content from their computers. Microsoft’s Xbox Live marketplace has been active online for a good long while now. The service allows gamers to buy and then queue up content for later download onto their…

chain-that-revert-in-tony-hawk-hd

December 7, 2012

Activision/PC/PS3/Robomodo/Steam/tony hawk's pro skater 3 hd/Xbox 360

Get ready for some boffo combos in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD- the Revert pack is now available. Officially titled the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack (whew), the DLC offering from Activision and developer Robomodo adds in the much loved ‘revert’ mechanic and a ton of other…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #7: Rainbow Moon

December 7, 2012

24 games of Christmas/Rainbow Moon

It’s that time again! Michael Buble’s smooth voice serenades us over the radio with his brilliant rendition of “Let it Snow.” Houses are covered with bright lights, tinsel, green and red colours. Children anxiously count down the days, hoping they were good enough for a visit by Santa. It’s a…

iron-front-brings-on-west

December 7, 2012

D-Day/deep silver/Iron Front/PC

The Allies are moving in in Deep Silver’s Iron Front: Liberation. The D-Day dlc includes new weapons, armor, and equipment from the Western Front. Update: There’s a contest too In Iron Front D-Day, players can fire bazookas and Thompson submachine guns, drive Sherman tanks, or attack from above in a P-47…

Review: Mass Effect 3 (Wii U)

December 6, 2012

action RPG/EA/mass effect/mass effect 3/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/Reviews/Sci Fi/Shooter

Ignoring the silly tantrum that many people threw over the ending of the game, Mass Effect 3 is going to go down as one of the generation’s finest games. It’s also a game in a series that people who have stuck exclusively to Nintendo’s hardware have yet to experience. In…

Trailer: Dunwall City Trials for Dishonored

December 6, 2012

dishonored/Dunwall City Trials/PC/PS3/Xbox 360

The first round of DLC is now available for Bethesda and Arkane’s Dishonored. The new trailer shows off the wonderful multitude of ways that it’ll have you moving, stalking, and assassinating.Honestly, I could probably watch a video of the more advanced kills in Dishonored all day. Good God there’s a…

roll-those-jacket-sleeves-vice-city-is

December 6, 2012

Apple/Grand Theft Auto Vice City/iOS/Rockstar

The 10th Anniversary edition of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is available now on iOS. Vice City is arguably the best GTA of all time (or unarguably if you love the ’80s) and brings all the glitz and neon from the PS2 original to your iPad or iPhone. And…

Primordia out now on PC

December 6, 2012

GOG/PC/Primordia/Steam/Wadjet Eye

The graphic adventure Primordia is kind of like life after people, but with robots.Promordia explores a lifeless world that’s long been without its human population. Left behind in their absence is a race of sentient machines. Made by humans in the distant past, these bots live on as a testament…

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