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First of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 – Trailer

November 26, 2012

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I have been writing about Fist of the North Star recently, including showing off a bunch of screenshots. Well now we have a new trailer that was posted a few days ago. This action title is set to release on December 20th in Japan, North America and Europe for the…

Max Payne 3 has Painful Memories

November 26, 2012

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Max Payne and painful memories are two things that go together like peanut butter and jelly. I don’t know if old Max has any ‘happy memories’ rolling around in his noggin, but painful ones- oh Lord yes. He’s got lots of those. Maybe that’s why Rockstar Games dubbed the forthcoming…

Tony Hawk 3 HD add-on pack to include… Metallica?

November 26, 2012

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Strange as it may seem, the upcoming ‘Revert Pack’ add-on for Activision and Robomodo’s revival of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series will indeed feature the metal legends as playable skaters. The pack itself, officially called the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack (because of the additional THPS3…

Review: Rabbids Rumble (3DS)

November 26, 2012

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It’s a risky move bringing a multiplayer party game series to handheld consoles. Games in these franchises are best played as a group of family or friends sitting around a TV. Handheld consoles generally suit either a single player or online multiplayer experience. So there’s a disconnect with handheld multiplayer…

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November 26, 2012

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It’s no secret that Japanese electronics companies in general are in bad shape at the moment. A high yen value, high costs of doing business, a depressed global economy cutting into demand for premium products, and low-cost competition from electronics companies out of China and South Korea are biting deep…

Team Awesome is bringing the ‘awesome’ to your iOS things

November 25, 2012

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The Edis Brothers, known for their hit apps like Diversionand Crazy Snowboarding are back and at it once again, but this time around their bringing a whole lot of ‘awesome’ with them. Team Awesome features four ordinary people, who once had ordinary dead-end jobs – until one day a meteor…

Review: Verticus (iPad)

November 25, 2012

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Stan Lee’s Verticus takes your iOS devices on a vertical adrenaline rush. When Stan Lee creates a new character, there’s instantly a reason for interest. With the likes of the X-Men, Avengers and Spider-Man (among countless others) behind him, there’s no doubt that Stan Lee has what it takes to…

The Weekly Discussion: Playing (as) Favourites

November 24, 2012

The weekly discussion

This weekend’s discussion is focused squarely on those characters that make the game for us as players. Be it starring hero, black-hearted villain or goofball background second-stringer; these are the characters that make us come back for more. There’s no shortage of memorable characters in gaming history. Whether you’re talking…

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November 23, 2012

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It’s risky setting up an independent development studio, and the team at Western Australia-based Kactus, have seen it all. From learning how to develop games, coming from an enterprise software background (a very different environment, we’re told), to having a critical source of financing pulled at the last moment, the…

Preview: Hawken (PC)

November 23, 2012

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One of the most unexpected developments of 2012 is the surprising change of events for free-to-play video games. It started with Blacklight Retribution in April, bringing an extremely fun and balanced military shooter to the meta-genre. Following that game less than a month afterward were Tribes Ascend and Super Monday…

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