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September 15, 2015

Let’s pretend for a few seconds that your favourite film franchise of all time is Bad Boys. You wield such adoration for the series that when a videogame – Bad Boys: Miami Takedown – based on it was released, you quit your job, told your girlfriend you were “recruited” by…

Anime review: Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation (DVD)

September 15, 2015

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The Hyperdimension Neptunia anime is the perfect example of how an anime can enhance and expand on a popular video game without being a complete slave to it. Given that I am such a fan of the Hyperdimension franchise I was always going to enjoy this anime, but I didn’t…

Review: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 15, 2015

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“Auteur” is a word that I would argue is thrown around too much when it comes to video games. The theory behind it comes from film criticism, with the notion that a film is the director’s vision and solely their vision. When it comes to video games, though, it’s typically…

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September 15, 2015

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Have you ever dreamed of creating a supervirus that would ultimately end in the entire world population being wiped out? Now is your chance to do so, at least in simulation form (a fact the rest of us are grateful for). Plague Inc. is expanding from mobile and Steam Early…

Review: Super Toy Cars (Microsoft Xbox One)

September 14, 2015

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Whenever a kart racing game comes along, I always approach with trepidation. Brands and online multiplayer might appeal to some players, but to me, there’s no enjoyment in a kart racer unless the tracks are solid. A good kart racing game has tracks that are intricate, enjoyable and above all,…

DDNet does Japan! Day #18: Disney in the rain

September 14, 2015

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As I mentioned last week, a typhoon that came through Japan left us all a little… wet. The day before it got too wet to even leave the house, though, was the day that I had a trip to DisneySea planned. It was still utterly torrential rain conditions, but it…

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September 14, 2015

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The King is dead, long live the King! Nintendo has released a notice following an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors announcing the appointment of Tatsumi Kimishima as the new president of Nintendo Co Ltd (NCL). Prior to joining Nintendo, Kimishima had a long career at Sanwa Bank of…

Dark Souls III lands in Japan sooner than we might have liked

September 14, 2015

Dark Souls 3/News/release date/Release Dates

Game Informer announced some big news today, that the very highly anticipated Dark Souls III would be launching in Japan in March 2016. There has been no announcement of a western release just yet, but based on past history with From Software games, that global release won’t be far behind.…

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September 14, 2015

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Over the weekend the news broke that EA had silently killed off a whole bunch of its older games for iOS. You can still download them if you have already purchased them, but they’ve disappeared off the App store and you won’t be able to buy any of them going…

Review: Super Mario Maker (Nintendo Wii U)

September 14, 2015

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The idea of making my own Super Mario levels has been a dream of mine for literally decades. Sure there have been shady means to do it through emulation, but I just did not have the time nor the patience for that. But fast forward to 2015 and my dream…

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