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Games don’t turn people into killers, but they do represent an unhealthy attitude towards violence

July 23, 2012

I know this is treading on supremely hot coals (is this to be the first discussion I need to lock down? If after reading this you feel the need to comment, folks, please be civil), but I really feel the need to say this: Video games are the dominant form…

another-developer-makes-critical-hit

July 23, 2012

Android/Financial results/iOS/Monstaaa/Pixel Elephant/sad news/sales figures

We often hear about how the iOS $0.99 app, as well as Free-to-Play and in-app purchases are a bit of a saving grace for some of the challenges that game developers are currently facing in the market. With the big studios all over the world closing, many developers are taking…

Review: Spelunky (Xbox 360)

July 23, 2012

platformer/Retro/Reviews/Roguelike/spelunky/Xbox 360

As I’ve already mentioned, I hate Spelunky. But it’s a great game. Don’t take my distaste for the soul-crushing difficulty as anything other than personal opinion – this is a really well made game and most people are going to like this one. Part of the appeal of the game…

Retro Review: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Wii Virtual Console)

July 22, 2012

N64/Nintendo/Retro/Reviews/The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask/Virtual Console/Zelda

How do you create a follow-up to one of the greater successes of the video game industry? If The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is any indication, you reuse much of the same assets and launch it less than two years after its predecessor. Here’s the kicker: you reimagine everything…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 11 (the finale)

July 22, 2012

Bastion/bioshock/Double Fine Productions/Football Manager/Jagged Alliance/Splinter Cell/Steam/Valve

All things must come to an end. While this means that evil will eventually fall, so will good. It is a sad reality that each of us must come to bear. However, all endings do not have to be bad ones. Steam is doing its best to end its Summer…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 10 (friendship edition)

July 21, 2012

batman/Batman Arkham City/Dawn of War/Fable 3/Prince of Persia/Serious Sam/Steam/Torchlight/Valve

Do you believe in magic, in a young girl’s heart, how the music can free her whenever it starts? And if it’s magic, if the music is groovy, it makes you feel happy like an old-time movie. I’ll tell you about magic, and it’ll free your soul, but it’s like…

The weekend discussion: “How big is your games backlog?”

July 20, 2012

weekly chat

This week’s discussion is all about those games that you haven’t finished. We all have some games that are sitting on those shelves wishing to be played or half finished. The question is; how many games are in your backlog? And further to that – what’s your favourite game that…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 8 and Day 9 (and the aftermath)

July 20, 2012

alan wake/Amnesia: The Dark Descent/Civilization/crysis/Crysis 2: Maximum Edition/Deus Ex: Human Revolution/Driver/fallout/Magicka/Steam/The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings/Valve

War has its consequences. It is bound to leave a few bodies on each side and hurt countless other people in its wake. And even then sometimes no one side wins a war; both sides may give up and and attempt to address the destruction the war has caused both…

Review: Sonic Rivals 2 (PSP)

July 20, 2012

PlayStation/PSP/Reviews/Sega/Sonic/Sonic Rivals 2

Sonic Rivals was a decent attempt at adding a new twist to classic 2D gameplay, but it ultimately fell a bit flat. Thank goodness for second chances though, right? Surely Sonic Rivals 2 has righted all the wrongs of its predecessor? Nope. While Sonic Rivals 2 indeed repairs some of…

Jet Set Radio headed to mobile

July 20, 2012

Android/iOS/Jet Set Radio/Sega

Sega’s Dreamcast taggin’ classic will be coming to handsets right along with consoles and PC when the HD remake drops later this Summer. Jet Set Radio will be arriving on both Android and iOS platforms (including the iPad) and is set to include Retina support and Open Feint achievements (no…

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