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Who would have thought? Price cut = more 3DS sales for Nintendo

September 9, 2011

Nintendo America has released a statement claiming that is has sold 185,000 3DS units since the price cut that dropped its hardware price to $169.99 in the region. That’s a 19-day time period 260 per cent increase over the same period in July. It’s good news for Nintendo for sure,…

Review: Rugby World Cup 2011 (PSN)

September 9, 2011

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We all know who’s going to win this year Interesting truth: Rugby is a big, global sport. As big as soccer (as we call it in our little corner of the world)? No. But big enough that some 3.5 billion people tuned into the last world cup. And yet, unlike…

Review: Rugby World Cup 2011 (PSN)

September 9, 2011

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Another Big Week on XBLA

September 8, 2011

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The Xbox LIVE Marketplace is atwitter with yet another big release week. Four more titles hit the service today including the ‘free’ game that you’ll be receiving (if you haven’t already) if you bought all of the Summer of Arcade games within the window of opportunity. My pick of the…

Another Big Week on XBLA

September 8, 2011

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And the top iPhone games for August are…

September 8, 2011

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Boy did we apparently get that one wrong. The top game of the month of August, according to the metrics of Quality Index is one of our least favourite iPad games in recent months: Anomaly Warzone Earth. When we reviewed it, we felt it wasn’t anywhere near as innovative or…

And the top iPhone games for August are…

September 8, 2011

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Retro Review: NES Open Tournament Golf (3DS Virtual Console)

September 8, 2011

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NES Open Tournament Golf proves two things that are somehow both contradictory and yet entirely appropriate: Golf games have come a long way in the years since, and they haven’t changed at all. The result here is that there’s a game that is weirdly both badly aged, and eminently playable.…

Retro Review: NES Open Tournament Golf (3DS Virtual Console)

September 8, 2011

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Review: BloodRayne: Betrayal (PSN)

September 8, 2011

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Wayforward stands to benefit greatly from the digitally downloadable medium. As a 2D specialist, its games will never stand out on a retail shelf to the masses that clamour for the Call of Duty or Final Fantasy blockbusters, and yet over the years it has built a dedicated niche following,…

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