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Video review: Legasista (PS3)

August 22, 2012

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Legasista is basically what you would expect from a game published by NIS America – it’s a chunky, time-draining game with a compelling character customisation system and some simple but very charming visuals. For JRPG fans, it’s essential stuff. For almost everyone else… perhaps not so. Unless you’re very familiar…

It’s a dust-storm of new DUST 514 screens

August 21, 2012

dust 514/PlayStation 3/PS3/PSN

DUST 514, CCP games’ FPS take on the EVE Online universe, is looking pretty sharp in this new batch of screens from the Beta. The gallery released today showcases several large scale fights between merc forces with an eye towards the massive amount of weaponry, armor, and vehicles ready for…

Konami announces Metal Gear PAX panel

August 21, 2012

Kojima/Metal Gear/PAX Prime

Konami announced this week that Game Trailers host Geoff Keighley will be moderating a special Metal Gear retrospective at the king of all gaming cons- PAX Prime. It’s hard to believe that the tactical espionage action series is 25 years old, isn’t it? Believe it- because this PAX panel will…

Diablo 3 receives the mother of all patches

August 21, 2012

Diablo/patch/PC

There’s going to be a temporary outage to the Diablo servers shortly as Blizzards game is patched. Don’t fear, team 37, because this outage is going to be worth it. According to the forums, here’s what’s going to be updated. As you can see, this is a massive patch. This…

New Super Mario Bros 2: How did Nintendo’s first-ever digital download retail release go?

August 21, 2012

Financial results/New Super Mario Bros 2/Nintendo

New Super Mario Bros 2 was a big release for Nintendo as it marked the first time the company has released a “full” retail game for download. And it was a release that was mired in controversy, as many gamers criticised the price Nintendo was asking for the game. Some…

Review: Sound Shapes (Vita)

August 20, 2012

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The two great handheld rivals – the Nintendo 3DS and the PlayStation Vita, have been compared head-to-head on sales figures in the past, and in the same week saw a major 2D platformer released. The New Super Mario Bros 2 release will likely sell better and keep the 3DS well…

why-onlives-collapse-would-hurt-all

August 19, 2012

Financial results/OnLive/Opinion/sad news

It looks likely that OnLive is on the way out. There’s a story over at Forbes from late last week that claims there have been massive layoffs at the Cloud gaming company, and when you consider that OnLive’s greatest rival, Gaikai, just got acquired by Sony reducing your resources while…

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August 19, 2012

looking back/Nier/PlayStation/Video

Without doubt Nier is my favourite JRPG this generation. Everything about the game – the plot, the music, the visual style and the gameplay variety all gelled with me in a way that most people missed, judging from the less-than-stellar reviews and weak sales. If you haven’t played it yet,…

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August 17, 2012

Frequent Flyers Reward Program

I know we disappointed some of our good readers when a temporary glitch stopped you from earning points for leaving comments on our stories. Again, apologies for that, and thank you for continuing to visit anyway. The good news is that it seems the balance has been restored – you…

The weekend discussion: Do you buy game-related goods (toys, books, etc)

August 17, 2012

weekly chat

Now that games are big business, there’s a collectibles industry that has sprung up around it. Movies and comics are made around Dead Space or Dragon Age, and you can buy Final Fantasy figurines and art books. So, the question for this week’s weekend discussion is this – do you…

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