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PlayStation 3 gets free-to-play MMO, FreeRealms

March 12, 2011

Here’s a big coup for the PlayStation 3 – from March 29 it will be the only home console to offer a free-to-play MMO. That MMO is Free Realms, and while it’s no World of Warcraft killer, it’s also no slouch, winning 17 million registers players on PC and Mac…

PlayStation 3 gets free-to-play MMO, FreeRealms

March 12, 2011

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Review: Painkiller: Purgatory HD (iPad)

March 11, 2011

Chillingo/iPad/MachineWorks/Painkiller/Reviews

Now this is good fun. Chillingo, and developer MachineWorks’ iPad adaptation of the Painkiller formula sacrifices little in the transition from keyboard & mouse/ controller transition to virtual controls, and leaves us with a game that successfully channels Doom or Quake into an action-heavy gothic masterpiece. Splatter There’s nothing intelligent…

Review: Painkiller: Purgatory HD (iPad)

March 11, 2011

Chillingo/iPad/MachineWorks/Painkiller/Reviews

Opinion: Tecmo Koei’s Warriors, the most misunderstood game series

March 10, 2011

Dynasty Warriors/Omega Force/Samurai Warriors/Tecmo Koei

I’m sure everyone is familiar with Tecmo Koei’s Warriors series of games. Whether they’ve played the games or not, everyone has seen the reviews, which inevitably slam each new release, dismissing them as mere “button mashers.” However, having read some truly amusing examples of these reviews in my time (in…

Opinion: Tecmo Koei’s Warriors, the most misunderstood game series

March 10, 2011

Dynasty Warriors/Omega Force/Samurai Warriors/Tecmo Koei

Preview: Slam Bolt Scrappers (PSN)

March 10, 2011

PlayStation Network/Slam Bolt Scrappers

Multiplayer action-puzzler, Slam Bolt Scrappers, is just five days away, and looks like it could be a sleeper hit on the PlayStation Network. For up to four players, the concept is simple – build and protect towers that you from blocks that fall from the sky as to defeat enemies.…

Preview: Slam Bolt Scrappers (PSN)

March 10, 2011

PlayStation Network/Slam Bolt Scrappers

Review: Larry Bond’s Harpoon; strategy that leaves Starcraft in the dust

March 10, 2011

Harpoon/PC/Reviews

When someone says ‘real time strategy,’ people will first think of Starcraft. Then (especially if they’ve been playing games for a while), they might think of Command and Conquer. The really hardcore gamers might then also picture the likes of the Total War series or even RUSE. What they’re probably…

Review: Larry Bond’s Harpoon; strategy that leaves Starcraft in the dust

March 10, 2011

Harpoon/PC/Reviews

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