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Draw Something to be acquired by Zynga?

March 20, 2012

If you have an iPhone or iPad, you’ve probably heard of the next big mega-app; Draw Something by OMGPOP. It’s already sold 30 million copies in just six weeks. That kind of meteoric rise was always going to attract the attention of big game companies with lots of money. One…

Preview: Confrontation (PC)

March 20, 2012

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Traditional turned-based gaming seems to be dying out and being replaced with games of Confrontation’s ilk – a squad based strategy game. Squad based combat that seems to be a heady blend of RTS (without a base) and RPG. Confrontation was the product of a tabletop gaming company that is…

Preview: Confrontation (PC)

March 20, 2012

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Review: Dracula: The Last Sanctuary (iPhone)

March 19, 2012

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Dracula needs no introduction to most people. Created in 1897 by Bram Stoker, the character became famous worldwide, successfully redefining the Vampire genre and became the inspiration for countless additional works of fiction. So it’s no surprise then to see that one such work was Microid’s game adaptation of Dracula…

Review: Dracula: The Last Sanctuary (iPhone)

March 19, 2012

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Review: Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus (Vita)

March 19, 2012

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus isn’t really a new game. It’s a very old game that has been updated slightly to hit the PlayStation Vita launch window. That’s not actually a bad thing, though, because this is a classic game for a reason. Released back in 2004 on the Xbox, Ninja…

Review: Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus (Vita)

March 19, 2012

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Review: Flight Control Rockets (iPad)

March 19, 2012

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Flight Control is back, with what could probably be called the first genuine sequel for Firemint’s iOS rock star. Flight Control Rockets tries to do a couple of new things, and while there’s something about it that leaves a bitter taste in the mouth, it’s still an enormously addictive little…

Review: Flight Control Rockets (iPad)

March 19, 2012

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Book Review: Gamers at Work

March 18, 2012

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I’m a pretty busy person, so to find myself pushing everything on my “to do” list to read a book from cover to cover in a night is something quite rare. And that’s exactly what I did with Gamers At Work. It inspired me, it fascinated me and it enlightened…

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