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Why I hate Spelunky: artificial difficulty vs. genuine challenge

July 19, 2012

Dark Souls/Demon's Souls/difficulty/Opinion/spelunky

I’m still working through Spelunky to review it. I want to give the game a fair go, and true to reputation, it’s beating me raw, so I’m not getting very far. I’m not even that good at the easy platformers. At this stage I’m not quite sure if I’ll ever…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 7 (waging every kind of war)

July 18, 2012

Carpe Fulgur/la noire/S.T.A.L.K.E.R./Steam/Super Meat Boy/Total War/Valve

War. According to the narrator in the Fallout games, it never changes. If you ask Will Rogers, he considers it the proof for human progress. However you view it, Steam is waging war against resisting temptations once again.Today’s daily deals on Steam also happen to wage wars of their own;…

Tony Hawk HD grinds the XBLA rail

July 18, 2012

Activision/tony hawk's pro skater hd/XBLA/Xbox 360/Xbox Live

The long awaited ‘HD’ update of the classic Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series is finally here on Xbox Live this week. Check out some of the new stuff in the game with the Hawkman himself in the new trailer. Developer Robomodo reinvents a classic with new looks, the same old…

Hey look! Magic: The Gathering Online got pretty

July 18, 2012

Magic Online/Magic the Gathering/Wizards of the Coast

This can’t be good for my mental health. Magic: The Gathering Online – you know, the digital version of the real game, complete with the innumerous packets of cards you need to buy to get the perfect deck – was let down by one thing and one thing only –…

niss-disgaea-newest-frequent-flyers

July 18, 2012

disgaea/Frequent Flyers Reward Program/PlayStation Vita

We might be all about the downloads, but we know as well as anyone that nothing can beat having a physical copy of a game in the hands. So you’re going to love the newest award we’ve got to offer: NIS’s brilliant Disgaea 3 on the Vita. This is the…

Review: Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam (PC)

July 18, 2012

Crusader Kings II/DLC/Paradox Interactive/PC/Reviews/Sword of Islam

I’m a bit of a coward when it comes to Crusader Kings 2. I survived the Norman Invasion by hiding my troops in Wales until it was all over. I defeated Harald Hardrada by ignoring him until he wandered off. Mostly, though, I avoid the stresses of medieval life by…

Review: Johnny Kung Fu (3DS)

July 18, 2012

Johnny Kung Fu/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo eShop/Retro/Reviews

There’s not much variety to “old school action game” Johnny Kung Fu, but what’s there is fun at first. If only developer UFO Interactive Games could have been bothered to create more of it. Johnny Kung Fu’s premise is basically Mario vs. Donkey Kong’s, stolen wholesale. But thankfully, the short…

Hyperdimension Neptunia mk 2 coming to a PSN near you

July 18, 2012

Hyperdimension Neptunia/PlayStation/PSN

Hyperdimension Neptunia is easily one of the… quirkiest games you’ll ever play. I loved it (check out my Otaku Gaming review here), but as this is a very niche title many missed the opportunity once the retailers emptied their inventory. Which is why it’s awesome that on August 7 (or…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 6 (Something is happening…)

July 17, 2012

black ops/Call of Duty/grand theft auto/Limbo/pudding/Steam/Valve/Wargame European Escalation

Something is happening. The seas are dry. Volcanoes are empty. The winds have stopped blowing. And Steam is having another sale. According to that dramatic introduction, everything is normal. I like to think that since there is no more water in the sea, the jellyfish have amassed into the biggest…

American McGee doesn’t much like console game development now; why we should pay attention

July 17, 2012

American McGee/American McGee's Alice/Financial results/Opinion

He might be only the most recent in a long stream of industry veterans to speak out against traditional development models and for freemium gameplay, but American McGee is a voice worth listening to – this guy deserves a whole lot of respect. The man behind the rather brilliant American…

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