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The weekly discussion: The console of the year

December 14, 2012

It’s basically the end of the year now, and that means it’s a time for reflection. So let’s make this one simple this week – which console did best for you this year? Each console – even the dying Wii and the struggling Vita, has had a heck of a…

Review: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (iPad)

December 14, 2012

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Theatrhythm is one of the finest games on the 3DS. For fans of Final Fantasy, it was a love letter – pulling together one of the franchises’ greatest strengths, the music, and bringing it right to the front of the experience. And it was inevitable that it would appear on…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #14: Dead or Alive 5

December 14, 2012

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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…

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December 14, 2012

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How far does this iOS freebie climb? Hill Climb Racing is another one of those charming little free downloads that you find scattered about mobile marketplaces that just puts a smile on your face. But, like the majority of these types of games, they run out of gas a little…

Review: ZombiU (Wii U)

December 13, 2012

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I really did expect ZombiU to be more creative than it was in the end. Given all the hype behind it, and indeed my first impressions of the game from a Wii U demo booth, I expected an intense horror game quite unlike what I had ever played before. What…

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December 13, 2012

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Did you know that the popular trivia game debuts on Apple devices today? “In May, we launched the Facebook version of YOU DON’T KNOW JACK looking to combine the party-atmosphere of console and PC gaming to the asynchronous social gaming space where people could play wherever they want,” said Harry…

Metal Slug storms iOS and Android

December 13, 2012

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The classic side-scrolling actioner, Metal Slug is now on mobiles. Well, there goes my afternoon… I can’t even calculate the stunning amount of time I’ve poured into Metal Slug games over the years. I’m pretty sure I’ve played every incarnation on every system on the planet. Maybe… there have been…

Review: The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave (3DS)

December 13, 2012

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I’m always up for a good dungeon crawler. There’s something endearing about boiling the RPG formula down to its very most basic elements and giving players a framework for endless battles and treasure looting. Denpa Men is, for all its gimmickry (we’ll get to that in just a second), a…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #13: Horn

December 13, 2012

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Preview: Hands on with Crysis 3

December 13, 2012

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It’s a discussion for another day, but it’s a little saddening that four of the five big games that EA has planned for Q1 next year are hyperviolent shooters. I’m no fan of this – it has always struck me more as a cynical marketing ploy than an attempt to…

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