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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

music game/platformer/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/Sound Shapes

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…

video-nier-looking-back-at-best-ps3-jrpg

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,…

earn-frequent-flyer-points-for

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…

dark-horse-comics-publishing-hyrule

August 17, 2012

Dark Horse Comics/Hyrule Historia/Nintendo/The Legend of Zelda

Confirming a rumor that had been whirling around, Dark Horse Comics went ahead and announced that it will indeed be publishing The Legend of Zelda- Hyrule Historia. Yes Zelda fans, it’s exactly what it sounds like. A complete history of one of the oldest and most mysterious universes in all…

why-eas-medal-of-honor-marketing

August 17, 2012

controversy/EA/Marketing/Medal of Honor/Opinion

I’m a little late to cover this, but it seems that there’s a bit of an outrage about EA deciding to link over to the websites of real gun manufacturers as part of a marketing campaign for its upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter. I’m baffled, and sitting halfway between amusement…

in-space-routine-is-anything-but

August 17, 2012

Indie/Lunar Software/PC/Routine

When games like Dead Space and Resident Evil have come up among gaming discussions, I have heard the term “Hollywood Horror” applied to both those titles and many more mainstream titles that fall under the horror genre. To sum it up, the term points toward the idea that a piece…

new-silent-hill-book-of-memories

August 16, 2012

Konami/PS Vita/psv/Silent Hill Book of Memories

Creeping out from the fog of Gamescom, these new screens of the PS Vita-bound Silent Hill: Book of Memories will give your peepers a good shoveling. I’ve always thought shovels were underutilized as weaponry in videogames. They’re big, heavy… metal. Sounds like they could do a lot of damage no?…

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