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Review: Far Cry 4 (Microsoft Xbox One)

December 18, 2014

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Review by Patrick B. Far Cry 3 helped reinvent the first person shooter franchise by infusing a memorable narrative into open world gameplay. It also happened to feature one of the most fearsome villains in a game to date in Vaas Montenegro. Far Cry 4 aims to build upon this…

Review: Fat Chicken (PC)

December 18, 2014

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Review by Chris I. If there’s any question whether the gaming industry has lost some of its forward progression momentum into a viable artistic medium, you can point to the debacle now known as ‘Gamer Gate,’ and the fallout of that across the entire industry. Thankfully, the appropriately named developer,…

Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy coming to PS Vita spring 2015

December 18, 2014

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News by Jedediah H. Greetings, detective. Futuristic Tokyo’s in a bit of a snafu: genetically engineered monsters known as Variants threaten the city. If that weren’t enough of a cluster bomb, portals that lead to a strange dimension called the Abyss are emerging in the most inconvenient of locations. So…

DDNet Game of the Year Awards 2014! Sony PlayStation Game of the Year

December 18, 2014

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Awards by Matt S. It is safe to say that 2014 has been a good year for games. It’s not just that we’ve seen spectacular blockbusters released almost from the start of the year, across all game consoles; 2014 has been a spectacular year for game creativity as we’ve seen…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #18: Shovel Knight

December 17, 2014

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We’re counting down to Christmas! There is a long history in Christmas in counting down the days from the first of December to the big day – after all, who hasn’t had an Advent Calendar at some point? So we’re celebrating the silly season with a countdown of our own.…

Review: Assassin’s Creed Unity (Microsoft Xbox One)

December 17, 2014

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Review by Patrick B. Another year means another Assassion’s Creed game, and this time a new protagonist and setting is introduced. The stage has moved from the sunny Caribbean in last year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and this year’s cold north in Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, taking privateer-turned-pirate Edward Kenway…

Review: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Nintendo 3DS)

December 17, 2014

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Review by Nick H. This holiday season has given me a chance to go back and play some games that I missed the first time around. The Phoenix Wright titles have always been interesting, but just never quite made their way onto my ‘must play’ list. However, the opportunity to…

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance arriving and ready to deal massive damage in fall of 2015

December 17, 2014

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News by Jedediah H. Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, the sixth home console entry to the series that did for grinding as old-school Raiden did for naked cartwheels (he made them cool again, right?), is coming to show us the nuances of vengeance in fall of 2015, exclusively for the…

DDNet Game of the Year Awards 2014! Microsoft Xbox Game of the Year

December 17, 2014

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The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #17: Tales of Xillia 2

December 16, 2014

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