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Nintendo: We cannot quickly overtake XBL, PSN, and the App Store

June 14, 2012

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In an investor meeting that happened during E3, an individual asked Nintendo president Satoru Iwata how Nintendo would catch up and overtake the digital services of Sony, Microsoft, Apple, and Android devices. Iwata responded by saying that Nintendos solution to providing an online service would not quickly be able to…

booth-babes-arent-problem-its-booth

June 14, 2012

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Is this acceptable as a booth babe costume? Let us know your thoughts! Penny Arcade has produced a rather interested editorial in which the author, Ben Kuchera, makes the claim that ‘banning E3 booth babes isn’t good manners, it’s good business.’ It’s a good read – I recommend everyone check…

Nothing to see here folks, just the XBL update

June 14, 2012

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Babel Rising headlines this very slow week on XBLA as the doldrums of Summer loom large. Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion is a long ways off for Live users. The service hasn’t really seen a meaty update in a few weeks and things are lookin’ a tad sparse. SoA is…

First screens of Alien Fear released

June 14, 2012

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City Interactive just released some new pics for its upcoming shooter Alien Fear. Scheduled for release this Autumn on XBLA and PSN, Alien Fear is shaping up nicely. The Unreal Engine 3 powered arcade shooter will put players in the role of a hardened commando and set them against “relentless…

Review: Autumn Dynasty (iPad)

June 13, 2012

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One of the genres I have always assumed that the iPad would excel at is the real time strategy. The large touch screen is a natural fit for the genre, and should make manipulating units and controlling the ebb and flow feel natural, much like pouring over a real battle…

The PSN update Vita-licious!

June 13, 2012

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Yes Vita fans, there be games in that thar Playstation Network for yer portable console of choice. And they’re not bad games either! First up is the very interesting Gravity Rush. this one has players taking control of a young girl who has to use her gravity manipulating abilities to…

Wheels of Destruction is free to expand

June 13, 2012

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What’s the best kind of DLC? The free kind. Moscovian Mayhem takes Gelid Games’ PSN car combat title Wheels of Destruction on a voyage to the unfriendly confines of a futuristic Moscow for some more drivin’ and shootin’ action. Not only does this new title update include the new map,…

Tomb Raider reboot’s ‘goreporn’ might just be the thing the series needs

June 13, 2012

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It’s a bit like a rolling stone down a mountainside – though the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot didn’t cause a massive controversy in E3 (after all, we had Hitman for that), in the days since that rolling stone has become an avalanche of complaints over the extreme violence (including sexual…

trees-of-doom-invade-google-play

June 13, 2012

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The ninjas of Ninjatown strap on their climbing gear for a free-to-play trip through the Trees of Doom. Ninjatown: Trees of Doom clambers up the Google vine today and brings a bunch of new features along for the ride. ToD sees players guiding a cute (but deadly) lil’ Wee Ninja…

mgs-hd-collection-available-on-psv

June 13, 2012

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Get your cardboard box ready- Snake sneaks onto Sony’s new portable. Unlike the game’s console big brothers, this version of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is actually a pair of the tactical espionage action games bundled together instead of a trio. The portable version of the collection lacks the last…

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