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Edge of Space edging closer to Greenlight

September 25, 2012

Edge of Space/Handyman Games/PC/Steam Greenlight

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…

the-five-greatest-resident-evil-games

September 25, 2012

Horror/Opinion/Resident Evil/Survival Horror/top 5

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

Little Big Planet/platformer/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/user content

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

Apple/endless runner/iPhone/rayman/Rayman Jungle Run/Reviews

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…

reverb-giving-away-ravagings-on-twitter

September 24, 2012

Beta/Facebook/giveaway/PC/Ravaged/twitter

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

Iceberg Interactive/PC/Steam/Tiny Troopers

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

Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U/region locking/uh oh/Wii U

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

Financial results/PlayStation/PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita/PSP/sales figures/Sony

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

Jet Set Radio/Retro/Reviews/Sega/XBLA/Xbox 360

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

Indie developers/PC/Reviews/Shad'O/Steam/Strategy/Tower defence

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…

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