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How Nintendo could improve its eShop success

October 29, 2012

There was some interesting analysis of Nintendo’s sales over at Kotaku yesterday, that indicates a very sobering reality that I’ve come to suspect. It would seem that the level of online engagement between Nintendo and its European and Australian customers is not quite up to the growth that’s being seen…

Review: Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (3DS)

October 29, 2012

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If there was any game that the 3D effect of the 3DS could mess up, I was worried that it would be Professor Layton. What made the DS games such a joy to play was the impeccable 2D animation, character art, and cutscenes that looked like they could have been…

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October 29, 2012

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Scare a little more life out of the fall down and get soaked virtual obstacle course that is Wipeout with a spooktacular Halloween themed update. The update (which is free) includes a pair of new ‘shows’ designed with both alien and Halloween themes. Outfits and costumes are also included to…

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October 29, 2012

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NeoCore has set up a new DevBlog to reveal some of the secrets behind their brand new take on the classic monster hunter, Van Helsing. The blog will be updated regularly to reveal screenshots, artwork, videos and more about the developer’s new game between now and the launch of The…

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,…

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