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PlayStation 4 to ditch used games? Good on Sony

March 29, 2012

The rumour is that the yet-to-be-formally-announced PlayStation 4 will not allow the playback of second hand games. As controversial as this view is going to be: I’m proud of Sony for taking a stand. Before I get into why, I’ll just clarify: I don’t believe this is necessarily a smart…

PlayStation 4 to ditch used games? Good on Sony

March 29, 2012

Opinion/PlayStation 4/used games

Digital games market to double in value in Asia-Pacific over four years

March 29, 2012

asia pacific/mobile games/Ovum/sales figures

A new report from analyst firm, Ovum, has determined that the Asia-Pacific digital games market will more than double in value over the next four years. The exact worth is expected to be $US30.3 billion, an 18 per cent growth year on year from where it is at now at…

Digital games market to double in value in Asia-Pacific over four years

March 29, 2012

asia pacific/mobile games/Ovum/sales figures

Review: Deadly 30 (PC)

March 28, 2012

2D shooter/Deadly 30/PC/Retro/Steam

Headup Games’ Deadly 30 came out of nowhere, and though it’s a tiny, throwaway little game, it is a lot of fun. It’s not going to win any points for originality, though. It’s a side scrolling 2D shoot-em-up, starring three different soldiers in a desperate fight to survive an undead…

Review: Deadly 30 (PC)

March 28, 2012

2D shooter/Deadly 30/PC/Retro/Steam

MonkeyPaw Games has kick started the most awesome Kickstarter yet

March 28, 2012

class of heroes/kickstarter/MonkeyPaw Games

In the wake of Double Fine Studio’s insanely successful Kickstarter project, many developers and publishers, indie and large alike, have seen the $$$ signs. MonkeyPaw has got the best project yet underway, though, and we really, really hope they’re successful at this one. They want to bring Class of Heroes…

MonkeyPaw Games has kick started the most awesome Kickstarter yet

March 28, 2012

class of heroes/kickstarter/MonkeyPaw Games

The 10 greatest horror games

March 28, 2012

Call of Cthulhu/Clock Tower 3/Eternal Darkness/Fatal Frame/Horror/list/Manhunt/Resident Evil/Silent Hill/Strahd/Top 10

So I’m making my way through the Silent Hill HD collection at the moment (read my first impressions here). And naturally that’s got me thinking about all the great horror games that I’ve played over the years. It’s a difficult genre to get right, and certain famous horror games have…

The 10 greatest horror games

March 28, 2012

Call of Cthulhu/Clock Tower 3/Eternal Darkness/Fatal Frame/Horror/list/Manhunt/Resident Evil/Silent Hill/Strahd/Top 10

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