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Interview: Dawn Patrol Games: Making games in Sri Lanka (Part 1)

November 11, 2014

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Interview by David W. India and Sri Lanka have long been considered the out-sourcer’s paradise, offering a huge, highly skilled enterprise software workforce. As out-sourced business applications typically rely on the skills of those adept in meeting specification, a gap in the market has opened for entertainment software innovators. It’s…

Get ready – Final Fantasy XIII-2 is headed to Steam next month

November 11, 2014

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Article by Nick H. Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels have been met with some mixed reactions, though most would agree that the mechanics in part XIII-2 addressed a lot of the concerns that stemmed from the first title. I know personally, I enjoyed Final Fantasy XIII-2 quite a bit…

Review: Disney Infinity 2.0 Edition (Nintendo Wii U)

November 11, 2014

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Review by Matt S. I really wasn’t going to give in to Disney Infinity 2.0. As much as I enjoyed the first, it’s a reality that these games are a killer on the wallet, and the idea that the game would offer a whole load of new miniatures was something…

Vote for your favourite games of 2014, and win a PlayStation 3 double pack or Persona Q on 3DS!

November 11, 2014

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News by Matt S. It’s that time of year again, where we get readers to vote for their favourite games of 2014. This year we even have an incentive to do so, courtesy of Nippon Ichi America. You can win one of three different prizes, just for voting! The prizes…

Review: Cosmophony (Nintendo Wii U)

November 11, 2014

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Review by David W. You can’t hope to play an open world epic these days without coming across the all-pervasive mini game. These ‘games within games’ form short diversions from the narrative; a game of cards, a race against the clock, a puzzle board of icon matching, switch flipping, quick…

Hellblade development diary 6: Camera, controls, and hardcore combat

November 10, 2014

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News by Jedediah H. Over the past year, Ninja Theory has been busting its talented, brawny buttocks developing Hellblade, an independently published, AAA quality, narrative-driven skilled-based hack ‘n’ slash that has a female protagonist I like to describe as “a sturdy yet appealing powerhouse.” Today, the studio has released a…

Gadget Review: Sticker Bomb Custom Xbox One Controller

November 10, 2014

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Review by Nick H. There are too many controllers out there these days, but most of them are of the budget variety. These controllers are usually well-made, and might even do one or two things better than the typical system ones that Sony or Microsoft ship with their units, but…

Review: Freedom Wars (Sony PlayStation Vita)

November 10, 2014

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Review by Nick H. Welcome to a futuristic world, where being born is a crime. Sometimes speaking is a crime. At other times not speaking is also a crime. What do these crimes amount to? Having your punishment further extended. You are born a sinner, because your very existence is…

Review: Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft Xbox One)

November 10, 2014

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Review by Nick H. The FPS genre is one that quite frequently is accused of lacking innovation. Case in point: Call of Duty and its yearly releases. Like a sports title, incremental changes might toss some variety into the formula, but the core game sees very little change. That being said, Halo…

Review: Minutes (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 9, 2014

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Review by Matt S. I like writing long, rambling reviews. Partly because I believe a good game deserves and in-depth analysis and a bad game deserves a complete trashing, but also partly because I am a bit of a sadist and like to force people to read lots. But with…

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