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Review: Double Dragon Neon (Xbox 360)

September 25, 2012

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A classic gets a synth-rock, neon drenched ’80s revival, as Billy and Jimmy Lee make their return to consoles. Double Dragon (DD) has had a little bit of an odd history, at least it has from my perspective. I remember DD being one of the hottest games on the NES…

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix – Trailer and screens

September 25, 2012

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Another PlayStation 3 HD update, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix packages the original Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts RE: Chain of Memories – complete with updated graphics and trophies for both games. Published by Square Enix, this action-RPG title is set to release in North America, Europe and Japan sometime…

Edge of Space edging closer to Greenlight

September 25, 2012

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Now in the top 50 games awaiting approval, the recently Kickstarted Edge of Space is getting ever closer to a listing on Steam.Handyman Games’ side-scrolling sandbox title has been getting a pretty healthy dose of support from the Steam community since being added to Greenlight for consideration. You better believe…

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September 25, 2012

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Enter the survival horror Capcom’s Resident Evil series began all the back in 1996. Since then, there has been over 20 games released in the series, as well as many films and novels produced off the conspiracies of the Umbrella Corporation. So, given the fact that Resident Evil 6 is…

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.…

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