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Review: LittleBigPlanet Vita (Vita)

September 25, 2012

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I guess it’s telling that the most popular user-created level in LittleBigPlanet Vita (LBP) is a Mario- themed level. Here we have a game that is nominally a platformer and as such despite its sheer quality it has struggled to step out from Mario’s giant shadow. But in reality LBP…

Review: Rayman Jungle Run (iPhone)

September 24, 2012

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Endless runners are a popular trick for iOS developers. They’re relatively easy and cheap to throw together, and a good natural fit for iPhone gamers looking for a way to waste a few minutes at a time. Sure they’re about as simple as games get, but sometimes that’s exactly what…

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September 24, 2012

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Publisher Reverb has announced that a giveaway is in full effect for beta keys for its upcoming online shooter for the PC, Ravaged. The game looks pretty sharp and sets players in a post-apocalyptic world filled with guns, vehicles, and massive 32 player firefights. Ravaged is a Reverb-published, 32-player, first-person online multiplayer…

Tiny Troopers gets a lil’ update

September 24, 2012

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The Steam version (Mac and PC) of Tiny Troopers gets an update including a ‘WASD’ control option. Iceberg Interactive and developer Kukouri Mobile announced last week that the game would be receiving the new control scheme after hearing a sizable amount of feedback form players. Nice to know some companies…

Region locking and Wii U… oh dear why, Nintendo?

September 24, 2012

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There’s a lot to get excited about with the Wii U. Nintendo has in its hands a console that promises a lot, and is backing it up with some exciting games – not just Nintendo games, either. The third party interest, such as Zombie U and Bayonetta 2, is very…

PlayStation is still #1 in Australia

September 24, 2012

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With a day to go before a new hardware revision hits stores, Sony Australia has shared some data that puts the console at #1 in Australia. For the first half of 2012, while the entire games industry was down overall, the PlayStation 3 was the best performing of all consoles.…

Review: Jet Set Radio (Xbox 360)

September 24, 2012

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Many gamers today seem eager to throw around the phrase “gameplay over graphics”. While it seems to be a sound theory within the context of focused games like the original Pac-Man, it merely serves to undermine the philosophy of Jet Set Radio. Without the tone set by the upbeat music…

Review: Shad’O (PC)

September 24, 2012

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Now available on Steam Tower defence games are a dime a dozen these days, as they’re a perfect fit for touch controlled games. The creatively name Shad’O, from the small French indie developer Okugi Studios, has opted to not stick with the smartphone/tablet platforms with their title, bringing their creative…

Review: Balloon Pop Remix (3DS)

September 24, 2012

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Nintendo’s digital services have no shortages of puzzle games. In fact, there’s so many that it takes something special to make a new entry in the genre worthy of gaining attention. UFO Interactive’s Balloon Pop Remix has just recently puffed its way onto the 3DS eShop, bringing a new rendition…

Video: Looking back at Super Mario Kart; the original and still the best

September 23, 2012

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I love Super Mario Kart. It was one of my first console games (though I had a Game Boy, my first TV console was the Super Nintendo), and if consoles kept track of time played back in the day I think this game still would be my most played game…

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