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Review: Team Awesome (iPhone/iPad)

December 1, 2012

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There’s just something to be said about having a sense of humour. If you’re a person who lacks one – stop reading right now. Strip the sound away from Team Awesome and it’s a simple, yet fun auto-running platformer, but kick that sound on and it’s one that will have…

Review: Elminage Original (Vita)

November 30, 2012

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Elminage is an interesting title in that it definitely targets a certain type of gamer and does so with generally very good results, but does have some notable missteps along the way as well. The game was designed for the PlayStation Portable (and it is great to see games still…

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November 29, 2012

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Rockstar rings in the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in style with a trailer for the upcoming iOS and Android port of the game. Hard to believe it’s been ten years since Tommy Vercetti took to the neon streets of Vice City. Personally, I can’t wait to…

The Humble THQ Bundle; Yes, it is real

November 29, 2012

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Well, I did not expect to see this in my lifetime. For those living under the rock, THQ, full name ‘Toy Headquarters’, is a North American developer and publisher of video games. While THQs resume mostly consists of publishing tie-in games, there are a notable games among the hoards, including…

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November 29, 2012

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I now know that the Zone of the Enders games have held up remarkably well over the years, but the HD remake of these games does prove something else: HD remakes are a problem. I haven’t played an Enders game since they were new back on the PlayStation 2. I…

Binding of Isaac to be reborn on consoles

November 28, 2012

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Binding of Isaac: Rebirth will indeed be making the perilous trek from PC to consoles- and with stylish 16-bit graphics! Some may chuckle a bit at the announcement that was released to Gamesbeat today since Isaac creator Ed McMillen isn’t really the biggest pal of console makers everywhere, but nevertheless…

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – The Black Shroud Trailer

November 28, 2012

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There has been some excitement building about Square Enix’s attempt to re-release Final Fantasy XIV, with the new title “A Realm Reborn. We recently covered some Square Enix news, including some related to this upcoming release. Now we have a nearly six minute trailer as well while we wait for…

Primordia demo oozes out

November 28, 2012

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The upcoming old school adventure title from Wadjet Eye Games, Primordia has a demo that’ll give you a serious taste of life after people. It’s a machine’s world in Primordia. With humanity long gone and the Earth in a posy-apocalyptic state of the highest order, the mechanical denizens of the…

Return to Mass Effect’s black market in new DLC

November 28, 2012

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The newest dose of story based downloadable content for EA’s Mass Effect 3 brings players back to the Black Market and deep into the Illusive Man’s operations.Mass Effect 3: Omega brings back not only the dark depths of Omega station, but also fan favorite character (and super-biotic) Aria T’Loak. Cerberus…

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November 28, 2012

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It is becoming increasingly apparent to me that the games industry is utterly intolerant of failure. And this is a far bigger problem than many realise. Recently, the ‘father of videogames,’ Nolan Bushnell, came out on Twitter and said that he “doesn’t really understand” the Wii U. A statement like…

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