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Review: Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (3DS Virtual Console)

May 6, 2012

Game Gear/Nintendo 3DS/platformer/Retro Reviews/Sonic

Confession time: I’ve never been a huge fan of Sonic games. I’m not particularly good at them, and there just hasn’t been enough to them to inspire me to become good at them. The characters, colours and overall charm has always been on the wrong side of over-the-top for me.…

Review: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (WiiWare)

May 6, 2012

Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles My Life as a King/Reviews/WiiWare

With the impending launch of the Wii U and very few releases of note on the horizon, WiiWare seems to be in its dying days. What’s interesting is that one of the service’s most technically advanced games didn’t show up near the end, but has been here all along –…

Review: Game & Watch Gallery 2 (3DS Virtual Console)

May 6, 2012

Game and Watch Gallery/Game Boy/minigames/Nintendo 3DS/Retro Reviews/Virtual Console

Game & Watch Gallery is still one of the best value downloads on the 3DS Virtual Console. Perfect for short bursts of play and backed by some especially strong Mario-themed remakes of the classic LCD minigames it’s a game that has remained high on my rotation. The sequel feels like…

milling-rumors-retro-supposedly-working

May 5, 2012

Nintendo Wii U/Retro Studios/Rumour/Star Fox/Wii U

With the information that Wii U retail games will appear digitally on the console from launch, we can now talk about the rumors surrounding Nintendo’s mysterious white box of future-technology. Huzzah! Anyway, the most recent rumour is that Retro Studios, the company responsible for the Metroid Prime series and Donkey…

Review: Bird Mania 3D (eShop)

May 5, 2012

3DSWare/Bird Mania 3D/casual games/eShop/review/Teyon

Bird Mania 3D is significant in a few ways. Firstly, it’s the first Nintendo eShop game to be retailed at $2 USD. The game also signifies developer Teyon’s entrance into the eShop marketplace. However, the more interesting event that the game signifies is that it’s the 3DS’s first game that…

new-tidbits-on-super-meat-boys-iphone

May 5, 2012

iPhone/Super Meat Boy

Team Meat’s Edmund McMillen revealed some new nuggets of info today regarding Super Meat Boy: The Game’s new iPhone game. Though still very early in development, he made it clear that this is intended to be a “game” through and through, with high difficulty and no easy way out. The…

Review: Mario Kart 64 (Wii Virtual Console)

May 5, 2012

Mario Kart 64/N64/Reviews/Virtual Console

Mario Kart is easily the biggest of Nintendo’s Mario spin-off games – for good reason. The first title on the Super Nintendo popularized a subgenre of racing; one that would give way to many clones over the years. The same praise can’t be said for its first sequel, but it’s…

Review: Dark Scavenger (PC)

May 5, 2012

adventure game/Dark Scavenger/PC/review/RPG

Well, it’s not every day you see an RPG mix it with a point-and-click adventure game. That’s what’s happened here, but as odd as the mix is, this indie title gets it right… most of the time. Dark Scavenger is an interesting mix of genres. It harkens back to the…

Gameloft has spectacular first quarter

May 4, 2012

Gameloft/sales figures/smartphones/Tablet

Smartphone and tablet developer and publisher, Gameloft, has announced a spectacular first quarter for 2012. Total sales for he quarter hit EUR44.8 million which is an increase of 14 per cent on the same time period last year. Asia-Pacific and Latin America are the biggest revenue earners for the publisher,…

Game localisation is not all fun and games: An interview with Nyu Media founder, Seon King

May 4, 2012

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club/eXceed Collection/Interview/localisation/Love Plus/Nyu Media

Nyu Media is one of the exciting new startups in the games industry. It’s a localisation company that has already given us the rather excellent eXceed Collection and Cherry Tree High Comedy Club. It specialises in Doujin games (games created by hobbyists), and has a real eye for quality. I…

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