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Persona 4 manga series coming to NA

June 21, 2015

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For those of you who can’t get enough of Persona 4 even now, nearly seven years after its original launch and after numerous spin-offs, this news is for you. This summer doesn’t just bring Persona 4:Dancing All Night to the Persona universe. UDON Entertainment announced this week that it would…

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June 21, 2015

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Sega took a demo of a hypothetical Hatsune Miku game with it to E3, to show off the capabilities of Sony’s Project Morpheus. Because it was Hatsune Miku the bulk of the critics ignored it, but of those that tried it, the reports that came back were positive indeed. I’ve…

Tale of Tales calls it quits and pulls the curtain on game development

June 21, 2015

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Tale of Tales, the independent developer of some of the most truly artful games this industry has ever seen, has decided to call it quits on the industry, citing the poor financial performance of its most recent game, Sunset, as the main driving reason. “Sunset was released one month ago…

The Sunday screenshot gallery; June 20

June 20, 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…

The Friday Ten: Our ten winners from E3 2015

June 19, 2015

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This is our last E3 article for the year, but it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t pick some “winners” of the show. And so, what better excuse to pick some winners than the Friday Ten list? It was a really great show, I think everyone can agree with that…

Review: Fallout Shelter (Apple iPad)

June 19, 2015

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Vault 333. Halfway between Earth’s surface and the deepest corners of Hell. When prospective dwellers arrive seeking shelter from the Wasteland with nothing but the clothes on their backs, Vault 333’s Overseer accepts them with open arms. The Overseer clothes them, arms them, gives them food and water in return…

Senator Ludlam and the Australian Greens set to champion the local games industry

June 19, 2015

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As we’ve noted often enough in the past, the Australian games industry is suffering from a overly aggressive conservative government that is actively stifling opportunities for developers. Related reading: Why it’s a problem there are no AAA studios left in Australia. The government pulled a financial assistance package that was…

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June 19, 2015

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A handheld Steam machine. Sounds pretty awesome, right? Well, there’s one startup hardware manufacturer that is looking to realise the dream, and has released the official specs for its device, the SMACH Zero. They are as follows: – AMD embedded G-Series SoC “Steppe Eagle” with Jaguar-based CPU and GCN-based Radeon…

review-kholat-pc

June 18, 2015

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I found Kholat to be quite an intriguing game. It takes a real life unsolved mystery from a little over 50 years ago and turns it into a first person adventure horror game. Kholat is based around the events of the Dyatlov Pass Incident where nine skiers mysteriously died on…

The E3 wrap: Japan got its mojo back and life couldn’t be better

June 18, 2015

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All the major presentations and reveals from this year’s E3 have wrapped up, and while the show itself will go on for a while yet with media getting hands-on time with the various games, that’s it for the show for those of us watching from the sidelines. (Don’t worry, we’ll…

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