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Trailer: Blast ‘Em Bunnies is coming to Xbox One

June 16, 2015

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Way back before the PlayStation 4 was released, in my first hands-on time with the console, I got to play an early build of Blast ‘Em Bunnies, the next game in the works from Aussie developers, Nnooo. Blast ‘Em Bunnies is a fast-paced, arcade action game. Players play as a…

Trailer: Unravel; the game of E3 (so far)

June 15, 2015

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Obviously we’ve seen a lot of big blockbuster games through E3 so far, from Assassin’s Creed to Fallout, Halo to FIFA. But as far as I’m concerned, it’s a little indie platformer that’s winning the show (at least, as far as games from the presentations that have already been completed…

Hatsune Miku comes to Just Dance 2016

June 15, 2015

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Well, I did want to see a Hatsune Miku announcement at E3. I guess you should be careful what you wish for? Ubisoft has announced Just Dance 2016. That’s unsurprising, of course, because it’s an annual franchise. What is more surprising is that Hatsune Miku is making a guest performance.…

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June 15, 2015

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Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy and more! Ubisoft’s EA conference will be filled with blockbusters, and, we hope, perhaps one or two little surprises to show us that it maintains that spirit of creativity that gave us games like Child of Light and Valiant Hearts. Our full summary of the show…

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June 15, 2015

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Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect, Mass Effect. We’re kinda looking forward to one particular EA game. And were we impressed with what we saw (and some of the other games that the publishing giant has…

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June 15, 2015

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After Bethesda’s big show comes Microsoft, the first of the hardware manufacturers to put on an E3 show. And what are we looking at this year? Halo? Gears of War? New IP (we hope new IP)? Microsoft has got a history of doing some odd things at E3, like the…

Trailer: Like roguelikes? Like tactics strategy? Hello Bedlam

June 15, 2015

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Of course, in between all the blockbuster stuff, E3 also brings with it all kinds of indie goodness, and Skyshine’s Bedlam is an leading an early charge yet. Basically if you’re think of a roguelike crossed with a tactics strategy game like The Banner Saga, you’ve got Bedlam. There’s a…

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…

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