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Vice City celebrates a decade, comes to iOS and Android

October 28, 2012

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Rockstar is set to release another classic entry in the Grand Theft Auto series onto mobiles to celebrate ten years of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.The ultimate tribute to ’80s excess (and my personal favourite GTA) doesn’t have a release date other than “later this Fall,” so it should be along fairly…

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October 28, 2012

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Recently, via an article published on Kotaku, it was alleged that gamers would need to buy headsets for their Wii U if they were set on utilising voice-chat while gaming online with others. This is despite the fact that the GamePad has its own built-in microphone ready to rumble right…

Innovative games we’d like to see on Wii U: Part 2

October 28, 2012

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Following up on part one of this feature, (which you should read if you haven’t done so), I listed three games of which I believed had the potential to bare the Wii U’s innovation and the potential for games (and new concepts entirely) to utilise its capabilities efficiently, as well…

The weekly discussion: Hallow’s Eve edition

October 27, 2012

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Hahahahahahaha… oh hello, I didn’t see you come in. Gather ’round the fire my little beasties, because this week’s discussion is all about that most frightful time of the year – Halloween!And what better way to celebrate the day when the spirits come out to play than with a good old-fashioned scare?…

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October 26, 2012

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Killzone gets an HD makeover, Medal of Honor Warfighter arrives, and the Street Fighters just can’t get along with the folks from Tekken in this week’s additions to the PSN. Killzone is kind of a funny game. Touted at the time as a ‘Halo killer’, the FPS turned out to…

Review: Port Royale 3 (PS3)

October 26, 2012

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Port Royale 3 made me glad that I still play games. It is so different to the modern games that focus on instant gratification that it must have been a real risk to release it on consoles, and if there’s any justice in the world this risk will pay off,…

PlayStation Plus the big “weapon” for Sony’s next-gen hopes

October 26, 2012

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Anyone with a PlayStation 3 should know the value that PlayStation Plus brings to the console’s online offering. And it looks like Sony is so pleased with its adoption that, in addition to rolling it out to the Vita, we’re going to see even more of it in the future.…

Games are serious business, too; interview with Seeds founder, Rachel Cook

October 26, 2012

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For many games are little more than a fun pass-time, but there’s a serious side to the games industry that is ripe with opportunities. Digitally Downloaded sat down with the founder of Seeds, Rachel Cook, who has used the games format to build a platform for microlending between people. It’s…

Masters of the iOS- He-Man crashes the App Store

October 25, 2012

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Masters of the Universe fans, The Most Powerful Game in the Universe is now on the App Store. I’m a huge He-Man fan. Like, huge. As one of the defining toy lines and cartoons of the ’80s, it was a mainstay of my childhood and continues to be one of…

New Super Mario DLC rushes into the Nintendo Download

October 25, 2012

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The New Super Mario Bros 2 DLC is definitely a big arrival for the eShop, but players actually have quite a bit to download through Nintendo’s service this week. So, Coin Rush isn’t the most exciting of things. We know that. But what is exciting is that there’s DLC for…

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