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DLC Review: Zen Pinball 2: Balls of Glory (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 21, 2015

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The latest collection of tables to the Zen Pinball 2 platform are based on some “modern classics” of American animation; Family Guy, American Dad, Bob’s Burgers and Archer. This is both a blessing and a curse. Related reading: Another Zen Pinball pack well worth considering is the Iron & Steel…

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October 21, 2015

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In Europe and America, Nintendo has decided to remove some of the more revealing costumes from the list of unlockable bonuses in its upcoming Fatal Frame (or Project Zero): Maiden of Black Water. Naturally I’m not a big fan of this decision. I find censorship, be that for political or…

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October 21, 2015

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Japanese doujin soft developer, Orange_Juice, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the business, and what better way to celebrate a milestone in game-development than to develop a game to mark the milestone? Having made the excellent digital board game 100% Orange Juice for the 5th anniversary, their 10th sees the…

Review: Armikrog (PC)

October 20, 2015

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These credits read like a who’s-who of the video game and sound industries: character design by Doug TenNapel (creator of Earthworm Jim), developed by Ed Schofield and Mike Dietz (the creators of The Neverhood), original score created and recorded by Terry Scott Taylor, and the voice talents of Jon Heder…

Review: Transformers: Devastation (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 20, 2015

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Most of this review of Transformers: Devastation is going to be a rant. It’s a rant I have wanted to write for a very long time, because I have needed a game like this to be the catalyst for pointing out every single thing that has gone wrong with the…

Review: Guild of Dungeoneering (PC)

October 20, 2015

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Guild of Dungeoneering is equal parts hilarious and frustrating. It is an interesting mix of genres and ideas that doesn’t do much to present new ones of its own. It is somewhat like a treasure chest found in a cavern: you never quite know what you will get, and half…

Nintendo launches an improved Developer Portal

October 20, 2015

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Dataminers digging up references to Twilight Princess HD on the Nintendo Update Server, the Washington Journal claiming that the NX will be outfitted with “industry-leading chips,” a rare extended downtime of Nintendo’s online services, DeNA teasing an upcoming announcement concerning Nintendo’s first mobile game, reports of NX dev kits being…

Review: Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (Sony PlayStation Vita)

October 19, 2015

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The importance of box art has been relegated in today’s digital marketplace, but the front cover of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ drips such ornate passion it could knock over a shelf of raunchy pseudo-romance covers. Without any hint as to what the heck the title means, the featured couple’s warm…

Developer roundtable: On why Australian development has had its best year ever

October 19, 2015

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It might be a contentious statement to make, but 2015 has proven to be the best year on record for independent video games from Australia. With a major government push for funding a couple of years ago bearing fruit, we’ve seen the product of the last couple of years start…

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October 19, 2015

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Australia’s home-grown alternative to CrunchyRoll, AnimeLab, is a very good service. A very, very good service indeed, and one many do prefer to the undeniable global giant. One of the issues that AnimeLab has had, however, is that it is available on relatively few devices. CrunchyRoll is even available on…

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