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Let’s have a serious discussion about violence in games

June 15, 2015

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When Bethesda’s representative got up on stage at E3 this year, his big introduction were words to the effect of “are you ready for blood, guts, and blowing things up?” (I’m paraphrasing, but those were the precise three terms he used). Related reading: Our summary of the Bethesda conference. Now,…

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June 15, 2015

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Bethesda kicked off the E3 presentations this year with its first ever press conference and game showcase. Didn’t catch the hour and a half of action live? Fine details slip your mind? Here are all of this year’s highlights below. – The show opened with various Bethesda employees discussing their…

The “Mother” of all surprises: EarthBound Beginnings hits Wii U today

June 15, 2015

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For some, today is but a lazy Sunday before E3 madness kicks into full force with its slew of conferences. For a devout few, though, it’s a miraculous day tear-jerking celebrations over twenty years in the making. EarthBound, Nintendo’s cult-classic JRPG for the Super Nintendo (the game that introduced Ness…

E3 has not even started, and Nintendo’s made its first E3 announcement

June 15, 2015

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Despite all the leaks that happened last week, Bethesda was meant to effectively open E3 with its floorshow in an hour or so. But Nintendo beat it to the punch, using its 2015 Nintendo World Championships to announce a new game, Blast Ball, which could only be described as soccer…

Review: Swords & Soldiers 2 (Nintendo Wii U)

June 14, 2015

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Kebabs. Everyone loves them, even the Vikings, according to Ronimo Game’s latest adventure. Swords & Soldiers 2 once again follows the Viking Redbeard, as he fights against demons, Persians and his nemesis, Blackbeard, so save the world (and his lunch). The original Swords & Soldiers was released back in 2009,…

The Sunday screenshot gallery; June 13

June 13, 2015

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Sharing screenshots is fun. In fact, the screenshot feature is in many ways the best feature that has been added in to this generation of consoles. It’s fun to share gameplay experiences, amusing anecdotes from the games, a indulge a little of the inner photographer in us. With that in…

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June 12, 2015

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… Actually, not really. Or are we? I’m not actually going to declare categorically a “winner” of E3, but I’ve got to admit that this past week has been one of the most frustrating experiences as a fan of games and gaming. See, this week has seen an almost endless…

Interested in seeing some samples of my book? Well, now you can!

June 12, 2015

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As most of you know, I’ve been working on a book for the last year and a bit. It’s been a major project, but now it’s at the printers and in just a few short months it will be in the stores (look out for it in late August/ early…

Trailer: Wang is back in Shadow Warrior 2

June 12, 2015

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Normally I wouldn’t care about a game like Shadow Warrior. Flying Wild Hog had decided to remake a classic, albeit controversial FPS, and the resulting release was being positioned as a bit of lighthearted, inexpensive, nostalgic fun. It’s not my kind of game, nor is it my kind of genre,…

Gadget review: booq Boa Shift backpack for 15″ Mac & PC

June 12, 2015

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Forty ballpoint pens, two packets of post-its, a Captain America bobblehead, headphones, a Nintendo 3DS, chocolate, water, a thick book on the history of the Plantagenet kings, an Android tablet and (bizarrely) ten packets of instant ramen. No, not the shopping list of a deranged geek, but the contents of…

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