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Gamers: the games industry is not the enemy! A lack of mutual understanding is

July 24, 2012

Assassin's Creed III/Opinion/Project Zero

Sorry America, you might miss out on getting your hands on this Two bits of news over the past day, and more specifically the reaction to that news has once again made clear to me a start divide between the gamer and the game maker. It’s become almost an us-and-them rather…

Double Dragon Neon dated for XBLA and PSN

July 24, 2012

Double Dragon Neon/PS3/PSN/Wayforward/Xbox Live

WayForward’s reboot of one of the oldest action franchises on consoles (and in arcades) finally has a release date and a price tag. The self-professed “love letter to the classic beat’em up genre” will be hitting consoles (and repeatedly beating thugs over the head) on the PSN this September the…

shoot-many-robots-goes-multiplayer

July 24, 2012

Arena Kings/PC/shoot many robots

A semi-sequel to Demiurge Studios’ Shoot Many Robots is all about pitting player vs player in a game of (porcelain) thrones. Arena Kings (which has just entered Beta) is a full standalone title and not simply a multiplayer expansion to SMR. It’ll also carry over much of the kooky feel…

Review: Great Big War Game (iPad)

July 24, 2012

Great Big War Game/iPad/Reviews/Strategy/tactics game

I rather like strategic wargames. A good one feels like the evolution of chess – where carefully positioned units, well timed tactical flanking maneuvers and an intimate understanding of the various effects of terrain can turn the tides against overwhelming odds. And that’s when it’s rather embarrassing for the other…

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

July 23, 2012

Opinion/violence

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…

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