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Diablo III, 3.5/10? Gamer entitlement strikes again!

May 16, 2012

Just a quick note to point out something that is, frankly, utterly embarrassing for the gaming community: Diablo III’s Metacritic score (user ratings) is sitting at 3.5/10.Before I go on, I do want to clarify: there are some good, genuine complaints raised by some of those user reviews. And nor,…

Review: Defender of the Crown (iPhone)

May 16, 2012

Defender of the Crown/iPhone/Retro/Reviews/Strategy

Defender of the Crown has been around for a very, very long time, in plenty of different forms, right back to the Commodore Amiga. Though the initial developer, Cinemaware, went bankrupt, it was since acquired and the new company, Cinemaware Inc, went as far to modernise the game on PS2…

Gamevil boasts winning profits

May 16, 2012

Financial results/free 2 play/Gamevil/Zenonia

This was always going to happen, but as one of the most prominent developers and publishers in the mobile space, Gamevil has grown 160 per cent according to its first quarter financial results. The Korean specialist reported sales of 16.6 billion KRW and 5.2 billion KRW in net profit. That’s…

Max Payne gets HEALTHy on iTunes

May 15, 2012

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How about a little musical accompaniment to go along with all that hard boiled, slo-mo gunplay? The third installment of the storied Max Payne series hit stores today and with it’s arrival, so comes the title track for the game’s soundtrack- TEARS by the band HEALTH. Apparently, fans have been…

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May 15, 2012

Activision/Goldeneye 007/PlayStation/PS3/PSN

If you have yet to play Activision’s re-imagining of Goldeneye on this generation’s round of hardware, you’re in luck. Sort of. Originally released way back on the N64, Goldeneye 007 was re-re-released (it re-launched on the Wii previously) last year for the Xbox 360 and PS3 to decent reviews and…

To the Moon to get a retail release!

May 15, 2012

Lace Mamba/Retail/To The Moon

We like to support the indie developers wherever possible, and so we’re going to bend our focus on Digitally Downloadable games for a moment to let everyone know that the amazing storytelling experience, To the Moon, is getting a retail release. Lace Mamba has picked up the distribution rights to…

Looking back at Dragon Age 2: Was it really that bad?

May 15, 2012

Dark Ages 2/looking back/Opinion/RPG

We’ll start seeing more information about Dragon Age III shortly, no doubt. Bioware’s fantasy RPG series has sold well in the past, and the original was a massive critical success to boot. Dragon Age II was brutalised, however, which might taint people’s expectations for the sequel. So in anticipation of…

Mercenary Ops: get on Facebook now for a chance to join in the Beta

May 15, 2012

Beta/Mercenary Ops

Interested in following the life of a virtual mercenary? Well, if you Like Mercenary Ops on Facebook, you may just get the chance, with the closed Beta phase about to open up.From June 20 the first group of mercs will be blasting away at one another in this third-person action…

Confirmed: Gamestop to sell Steam Vouchers

May 15, 2012

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While only a rumor last Friday, it’s now official; Gamestop is selling Steam vouchers. As I suspected last week, Gamestop is actually selling Steam Wallet vouchers, which will transfer X amount of dollars into a user’s Steam Wallet as soon as the special code that comes with every Steam voucher…

Review: Bloodforge (Xbox 360)

May 15, 2012

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What happens when you take God of War-style rage, a hyperkinetic camera that makes Ninja Gaiden 3 look positively pedestrian, and Skyrim’s pseudo- early European visual style? Well, you end up with Bloodforge. While on paper that should be a recipe for success somehow it’s nowhere near as awesome as…

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