News::GameCenter CX - Episode 93 - Shiren the Wanderer Part 2 Segments

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News::Depression Quest: lets talk about mental health

Depression Quest is an exploration into depression that aims to help combat the stigma surrounding it through the medium of videogames. For Jose Cardoso, playing it was a particularly personal experience, and he spoke to the games creator Zoe Quinn to learn more about the empathy simulator.



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News::Five Minutes of Cinematic Badassery In Battlefield 3

Kotaku - This isn't a Battlefield momentit's obvious that most of this is staged by YouTube user Lupey19. And yet that doesn't matter at all. That's just how awesome this video is; it practically looks like an action movie once it gets going.



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News::The Spirit Of Homeworld Lives On In Hardware, A Bold New RTS Universe

News::Taito's Crime Connection wants your phone's contact info

Crime Connection, the latest iOS and Android title from Square Enix subsidiary Taito, is a free-to-play "social crime simulation" in the style of Mafia Wars. There is a serious caveat to the game, however, and I'm not talking about microtransactions or its use of the GREE app platform. In order to play the game, you have to agree to share your phone's contact information.

By agreeing, you allow Square Enix to access your contacts, voice mail, call history, and email. For what purpose, it isn't clear. Taking that risk of putting your private information out in the public isn't worth a free game, if you ask me. What do you guys think? Do you take the time to read agreements?

No Square Enix, I won’t let you snoop through my phone book [gamertell]

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News::Our Batman: Arkham Origins Wishlist

OXM - Like any diehard Caped Crusader fan, I'm a teensy bit excited for Batman: Arkham Origins. So excited in fact, I've made a list of seven improvements or additions I'd like to see come the game's release on 25th October. Point eight was just going to be 'BatcaveBATCAVEbatcaveBATCAVE' typed over and over again, but in an uncharacteristic display of I willpower, I refrained. Thought of any improvements of your own? Let's talk it out in the comments below.



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News::Cram this Dark Souls II trailer into your dark holes

It's been Dark Souls II day at Destructoid, as we finally got to see it in action in footage, screens, and in person. Now, Namco Bandai presents this gloomy teaser ("Despair") that shows off some of the environments. Yeah, the world of Dark Souls still seems like a pretty cruddy place to live. What is more interesting are the brief glimpses of bosses and enemies.

I feel a littler underwhelmed by it, but how can I not after 12 minutes of actual gameplay.

via destructoid http://www.destructoid.com/cram-this-dark-souls-ii-trailer-into-your-dark-holes-251367.phtml

News::PCGamer- Defiance Review

PCG:Around a dozen hours into my time with Defiance, I realised that I was having fun. Not the kind of fun that warrants an unreserved recommendation, but I had acclimated to the vagaries of Trions sci-fi MMO shooter in such a way that I was getting something out of it. My early impressions, however, were not good. When I started playing, I scooted around on a quadbike and blasted mutants and noticed all of the games faults.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1230908/pcgamer-defiance-review

News::AG: Dominique Pamplemousse in Its All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings! Review

AG: Charming, witty and experimentally fun; playing off gaming conventions offers new perspective and fresh insights on genre; funny and inventive, not like anything youve played before.



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News::GameZebo: Hypnosis Review

GameZebo: Have you ever been hypnotized before? It seems a little scary at first, but its also a proven psychiatric method of bringing all those inner demons to light, and working through any hidden issues you may have. Well Maya, the psychiatrist heroine of Hypnosis, swears by this method, and shes prepared to use it every chance that she gets to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her colleague and ex-boyfriend, Dr. Blanche, in this dreamy and hypnotic point-and-click adventure.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231278/gamezebo-hypnosis-review

News::HardGame2 - Army of Two: The Devils Cartel Review

HG:Better fall into grace to be funny. This saying taken from the popular Spanish proverb comes in handy to discuss the saga Army of Two, although far from perfect, it has concerned itself in different deliveries to offer a different approach to the saturated market of action games in the third person. The first installment garnered some success thanks to the innovative nature of the proposal since it was launched in a very appropriate time. The second part, no longer met the same fate, and unfortunately it seems that The Devil's Cartel not going to monopolize the headlines, but this time do have higher crime, and its creators have failed to take the step forward that this saga so needed.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231030/hardgame2-army-of-two-the-devils-cartel-review

News::GameZebo: The Time Tribe Review

GameZebo: An ancient house and a group of strangers brought together under mysterious circumstances: that's the set-up for any number of horror movies, but it's also the backdrop for something less sinister and more intellectually stimulating in The Time Tribe. This free-to-play, point-and-click adventure is suitable for all but the youngest gamers, and it uses a variety of means to tell a pretty engrossing story.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231274/gamezebo-the-time-tribe-review

News::GameZebo: Royal Gems Review

GameZebo: Royal Gems initially appears to be a lovely, bright match-three game that will suck away all of your free time like so many other games have been able to do. While the terms lovely and bright certainly do apply to the final product, Royal Gems unfortunately offers a disappointing experience that feels more like a Facebook game than a PC download title.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231282/gamezebo-royal-gems-review

News::GameZebo: Strange Cases: The Faces of Vengeance Review

GameZebo: As movies like The Silence of the Lambs have melodramatically shown us, being an FBI agent is no picnic; still, we love being party to the danger this singular profession invites. New hidden object game Strange Cases: The Faces of Vengeance gives us the chance to once again join the ranks of the armed-and-trenchcoat-ed as they pursue a vengeful villain. Sadly, due to a game concept and story that feel incomplete, the experience is largely underwhelming.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231280/gamezebo-strange-cases-the-faces-of-vengeance-review

News::5 Things We Learned About 'Dark Souls 2' From Today's Gameplay Footage Reveal

Forbes - 'Dark Souls 2 looks a lot like the original, but there are some distinct changes worth noting.



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News::PokeAwesome 2: Egoraptor's revengier revengeance

In 2011, Egoraptor changed lives with "PokéAwesome."

In 2013, sh*t just got Pokémonier!

PokeAwesome 2 - Getting a Gym Badge [YouTube]

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News::Diehard GameFAN: Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova Collectors Edition

DHGF: If youre in the market for a new hidden object game, Vampire Legends is certainly worth a look. While it has its shortcomings, it is pretty solid throughout. Also, the bonus material is plentiful, unlike some other so called collectors editions. Just dont buy into the based on a true story nonsense, and youll find this a more than suitable way to kill time.



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News::The Next Big Thing in Horror? - A Look at Huntsman: The Orphanage with Creator Dene Waring

Elle Garza writes: "Meet Dene Waring, a man on a mission to revitalize the genre. Dene is head of ShadowShifters Entertainment, a family Indie developer. ShadowShifters is working on its first project, Huntsman: The Orphanage, a genuinely creepy ghost story that has the potential to be the scariest game weve seen in awhile. Waring finds his inspiration for the game from stories by Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allen Poe, and Haklyuts Voyages. He found the time to give us some more information on the game."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231015/the-next-big-thing-in-horror-a-look-at-huntsman-the-orphanage-with-creator-dene-waring

News::Bioshock-ing Violence: Reacting To The Violence In Bioshock Infinite

BioShock Infinite is insanely, ridiculously violent, and it's awesome! Sean reacts to this new wave of hatred towards violence in the gaming media.



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News::Secrets of BioShock Infinite

While some of the mysteries of Columbia are obvious, others are ambiguous and left open for interpretation . . .



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News::Gamereactor Denmark- Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Review

GR:The player will be reunited with super-sniperen Cole Anderson while he fights deep behind enemy lines and make headshot after headshot.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231206/gamereactor-denmark-sniper-ghost-warrior-2-review

News::GRID 2 lifts the hood on its multiplayer system | Destructoid

Destructoid: "GRID 2's multiplayer features will be entirely centered around a progression system that acts separately from the one found in career mode. The experience- and cash-based structure will allow for a great amount of customization for players. Codemasters is promising up to six million different combinations, seemingly putting individuality at the forefront."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231204/grid-2-lifts-the-hood-on-its-multiplayer-system-destructoid

News::Gamereactor Denmark- Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel Review

GR:It becomes obvious that EA has had high ambitions with their Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel . The game dishes a sharp focus on the U.S. completely failed drug policy, and how the high demand for illicit drugs has made generic South and Central American countries to the battlefields of ruthless drug cartels, both combative and raised well over law and order.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231207/gamereactor-denmark-army-of-two-the-devils-cartel-review

News::Defending Videogames in the Gun-Control Debate

AusGamers has presented a feature on gun-control, gun-violence and the videogame industry's involvement as an enabler in the senseless violence that has occurred due to, what they believe is lax gun-laws in US, in the past few years.



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News::Cities in Motion 2 Review | NGN

New Game Network: "The original Cities in Motion was a well crafted simulation title that maybe lacked in a few areas but mostly managed to create a believable and enjoyable world where players could create their own city transportation empire. Sure it wasnt perfect, but for a genre that only sees a game or two every few years, it was a solid effort. With a sequel arriving just two years later, its clear that fans enjoyed the game and wanted more. But does Cities in Motion 2 deliver? Sort of."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1230927/cities-in-motion-2-review-ngn

News::onStart GRID 2 Multiplayer - onPause.org Preview

onPause writes: The original GRID which was released in 2008 as one of the more ambitious racing titles of this generation developed by Codemasters the racing studio responsible for franchises like DiRT and Formula 1. When the original GRID hit gaming consoles and the PC, it was a fresh and exciting new take on street and circuit racing where the pure driving and competition was on the forefront.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1230798/onstart-grid-2-multiplayer-onpause-org-preview

News::EA Montreal faces more layoffs, rumored studio closure

EA Mobile in Montreal faces 200 - 250 employee layoffs with more to come, a source with connections to EA Mobile told Gamasutra, and the studio will gradually become completely shutdown. EA confirmed layoffs but said that the suggested number is to high and there are no plans to close EA Montreal.

Last month, after a different event of EA Montreal and Visceral Montreal layoffs, EA told Gamasutra: "EA Montreal is a key development studio where our long-term plan is to sharpen our teams' focus on console and mobile games."

So, long-term plan equals 30 days?

"EA is sharpening its focus to provide games for new platforms and mobile. In some cases, this involves reducing team sizes as we evolve into a more efficient organization," EA told Joystiq. "These are difficult decisions to let go of good people who have made important contributions to EA, and whenever possible we retrain or relocate employees to new roles. Streamlining our operations will help ensure EA is bringing the best next-generation games to players around the world."

Destructoid has reached out to EA for comment and will update this post as the story develops.

New, significant layoffs hit Electronic Arts [Gamasutra, Joystiq]

via destructoid http://www.destructoid.com/ea-montreal-faces-more-layoffs-rumored-studio-closure-251351.phtml

News::GTA radio playlists now on iTunes and Spotify

Popular music has defined Grand Theft Auto's eras, styles, and budget. It also has defined many of our lives, as Vice City introduced us to 80's classics and GTAIV reminded us of a great 90's band we forgot about.

Now, you can stream all the official radio playlists from the GTA series on Spotify and easily browse them on iTunes, thanks to Rockstar. You can find all links to the playlists on Rockstar's blog.

Unfortunately, some songs didn't make the cut due to not being available on Spotify/iTunes. My favorite discovery (Кино - Группа крови) made the cut. How about you guys? Any favorites?

Official Grand Theft Auto Radio Playlists on Spotify and iTunes [Rockstar Newswire]

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News::How Sweet, This Husband Gave His Wife A Handmade Fallout Monopoly Set

News::The Spring Sun Bundle Is Now Live

Indie Royale have yet another bundle to offer. Pay what you want for five great indie games. Pay a little extra for "Adventure in Pixels" album by Ben Landis.



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News::VGRT Gaming Podcast Episode 305: Duct Tape

Paul and Jordan realize the brilliance of duct taping a flashlight to a gun barrel, while more Doctor Who fodder was recorded for a future outtakes episode. Jonah and Paul also express amazement theres no Sugar Race racing based on the arcade title found in Wreck-It Ralph. Finally, the podcast eulogizes Roger Ebert. The news for the week includes: * Disney shuts down LucasArts, cancels Star Wars 1313, Star Wars: First Assault * Thief to feature classic mode, removing all assists * Microsoft has a clear path to developing Killer Instinct after an agreement with Fox * The Witcher 3 confirmed to be DRM-free * Bethesda confirms new version of Doom 4 being worked on, Rage 2 cancelled Theres also Listener Feedback, and the Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm contest is still open a winner will be announced next week.



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News::The Corporate Side Of Mass Effect

Kotaku - Corporations play a huge part in the Mass Effect series. Some of them take on more passive roles, like creating weapons and armor. Others, however, like stirring up trouble with their shady little schemesor simply get in trouble often. Here's a look at the corporations which had the most profound effect on our adventures.



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News::Lords of Football Review (Invision Game Community)

Bored of your normal everyday football management simulation games? Want something a little different? Want something that steps outside the boundaries of your traditional games like championship manager? Well then go thank Geniaware because with their latest game, Lords of Football, comes a new take on the traditional football management game



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231156/lords-of-football-review-invision-game-community

News::PCGamer- Bit.Trip Runner 2:Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Review

PCG:Retro throwback? Rhythm action pixel pioneer? You can put Bit.Trip Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien in a box if you like just so long as its a box with a decent soundtrack. While the endless runners queue up for your endless cash on mobiles, Runner2 is retro in exactly the right way: you pay for a curated, immaculately designed experience thats drowning in its own charm.



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News::Dead Space 3: Awakened Review | StickSkills

StickSkills: "The mind games have returned. As a Dead Space fan, thats possibly the best news youve heard all day. For myself, the first two installments in the franchise simply wowed me with the amount of content that you experienced which actually only happened in your head. It was the staple of the franchise, or so I thought, until the release of Dead Space 3 which was largely lacking in that area. Luckily for us hardcore Dead Space fans, Awakened is a succulent treat."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231190/dead-space-3-awakened-review-stickskills

News::Dark Souls 2: 10 Things The Gameplay Demo Didn't Show You

NowGamer: Dark Souls fans have probably seen IGN's 12-minute demo of Dark Souls 2 in action but there are still a lot of questions - will it be easier? What about the frame-rate? Has Namco Bandai put From Software under any pressure? Here are 10 things about Dark Souls 2 that the gameplay demo didn't show you.



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News::Amazon: $10 credit with Batman pre-order, $9 Scribblenauts PC download, more

Latest offers/deals from Amazon include $10 credit with a Batman: Arkham Origins/Blackgate pre-order, Scribblenauts Unlimited for $9 as a PC download, Wonderbook for $10, and more.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231098/amazon-10-credit-with-batman-pre-order-9-scribblenauts-pc-download-more

News::Capcom: Darkstalkers' opening sales are a failure

Capcom senior VP Christian Svensson recently said that fighting game re-releases are dropping in popularity, and now the sales numbers for Darkstalkers Resurrection confirm his theory.

After years of fans asking for a downloadable re-release, Darkstalkers Resurrection didn't place on the list of best-selling PlayStation Network games. Svensson says part of this is due to a lack of promotion but he's working on changing that.

"We've not given up. But I'm disappointed in the opening sales response relative to any other fighting title we've put out on the same platforms," Svensson says on Ask Capcom, "given the frequency and urgency of requests we've had here over the last several years and the quality of the execution. It is the most fully featured and probably best project of this type we've done."

Svensson continues, clarifying that he is not upset at the fans who continue to support the franchise. We all knew this day was going to come, as fighting games got a shot in the arm in 2009 from Street Fighter IV . The popularity just can't last, it seems, and if it can then re-releases aren't the solution.

Ask Capcom [via Shoryuken]

via destructoid http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-darkstalkers-opening-sales-are-a-failure-251355.phtml

News::Disney Infinity lets you chill in Scrooge's Money Pit

Hot off the news of the DuckTales game coming this Summer from Capcom, Disney is showing off the Toy Box mode of Disney Infinity today with a brand new trailer. The gist of the mode is that you'll be able to take any character from any Disney property and mix and match them with various locations and objects. Otherwise, characters will have to stay in their respective franchises for the core part of the experience.

Anything is possible it seems, from Phineas and Ferb signaling drag races for the characters from Cars, to Jack Sparrow hanging out in the Nightmare Before Christmas realm. No matter what the quality of this game is, odds are Disney fanatics will eat it up, given the sheer number of IPs on offer here.

Read more...



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News::Editorial: is this the end?

In this weeks Split Screen, Marcus Mac Dhonnagáin and Sean Knight ask whether endings are important in themselves or just part of the experience



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News::The 8 Dumbest Things About BioShock Infinite

IGN - BioShock Infinite's superbly crafted city of Columbia - rife with expertly written characters and one of the most intricately woven stories this medium has ever seen - is a place of sheer genius. Except for when it makes no sense. Here are the eight stupidest things we noticed while playing the otherwise brilliant BioShock Infinite that stuck out like missing pinky fingers.



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News::Super Gaming Best Friends Live #207 - Station Wagon Full of Goofballs

Ethan brings stories of transformer blankets in Defiance, Justin L tries to destroy his team with old school arcade challenges, and Justin G debates the necessity of Halo 4. Plus create-a-character back stories and the HN crew almost dooms humanity.



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News::Learning Minecraft #4

Pete Worth, Thunderbolt writes: The water had swept me back, but thankfully hadnt completely flooded the mine Id created. I gathered my senses and decided to begin a new task: to mine down further, as far as possible. With each block smashed, I was one step closer to my goal. After ten minutes of mining and torch fixing - I fell out of the world and died. After a brief read, I found out its extremely difficult to die in creative mode but Id managed it with reckless bombast excellent.



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News::Strange Cases: The Faces of Vengeance Review | Casual Game Guides

Follow FBI Agent Claire Ellery in Strange Cases: The Faces of Vengeance as she tracks the mysterious kidnapper who has taken her deceased partners young daughter, Anna. Hunt through the abandoned Mercury Shopping Mall for clues to uncover the identity of the masked criminal and rescue Anna before its too late!



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News::Review: Cart Life - The Retail Simulator That Goes to Heart | GameNTrain

Luke Siuty reviews the retail simulator, Cart Life, by Richard Hofmeier.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231084/review-cart-life-the-retail-simulator-that-goes-to-heart-gamentrain

News::Vandal- Age of Empires II HD Edition Review

Vandal:Age of Empires II: HD Edition puts before us a world that is located in the Middle Ages, in which the player has to take control of thirteen civilizations (based on the title) to guide them through different historical periods. Our goal is to progress as a society, improving our buildings, defense and technology, among others, while monitoring the levels of food, wood, gold, etc., which will be roughly that determine our health as a civilization.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1230994/vandal-age-of-empires-ii-hd-edition-review

News::Skyward Collapse Teaser 1

Arcen Games: "Purely by coincidence, it's been exactly two weeks since we did our first teaser for our upcoming game Exodus of the Machine. But did you know we're actually working on two new titles at the moment?"



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231114/skyward-collapse-teaser-1

News::Batman: Arkham Origins and Blackgate pre-order deals revealed by Amazon

Online Retailer Amazon has revealed their pre-order deals for the upcoming multiplatform video games, Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1230986/batman-arkham-origins-and-blackgate-pre-order-deals-revealed-by-amazon

News::Phenomenon: Meteorite Walkthrough

CGG - "Depend on our Phenomenon: Meteorite Walkthrough for guidance as you explore the strange, uncharted island that Daniel has found himself on in a search to find his parents who abandoned him more than 20 years ago. Use our custom screenshots, detailed instructions, and solutions to all the games and puzzles you'll encounter as you search for answers to Daniel's mysterious past."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231103/phenomenon-meteorite-walkthrough

News::Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall Strategic Preview (Prima Games)

Get your hands dirty with the assassin Daud in this glorious add-on DLC.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1231113/dishonored-knife-of-dunwall-strategic-preview-prima-games

News::The Reticule - Mod Spotlight - Fallout: Who Vegas

Fallout: Who Vegas is a series of episodic modding releases that bring the world of Doctor Who crashing into the post-apocalyptic future, past and present of Fallout: New Vegas. With the first wave of episodic content soon to be released, I take a look at what's in store for budding time travellers.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1229521/the-reticule-mod-spotlight-fallout-who-vegas

News::Batman: Arkham Origins Collector´s Edition confirmed

German Retailer Amazon.de today confirms a Collector´s Edition of Batman: Arkham Origins.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1229541/batman-arkham-origins-collectors-edition-confirmed

News::Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Hands-On | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes:"Blood Dragon is both in-joke and love letter to that era. Your age and knowledge of that time period will impact how much you'll enjoy the concept built around the killing here. This is a single player, standalone digital release that uses Far Cry 3 as foundation for it's mechanics - and little else. This is more ode to the likes of Bionic Commando and John Carpenter's Escape from New York."



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News::Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Ubisoft’s 80s action homage

The post Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Ubisoft’s 80s action homage appeared first on Edge Online.

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News::Namco opening new studios in Vancouver, Singapore

It seems like we've been hearing nothing but studio closers happening left and right. Well there's some good news in this field as Namco Bandai is opening up a new studio in Vancouver, Canada. The British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training website made the announcement, and the studio is expected to open this June with a focus on developing online social games.

This is good news for the city of Vancouver, as there was quite the exodus of Vancouver-based studios recently lured away to Toronto, Canada instead.

Namco is also set to open up a new studio over in Singapore in June, but no details were given on what this studio's focus will be.

I know, not the most exciting news but I wanted to share something positive in this aspect amidst the seemingly bleak state of the industry.

NAMCO BANDAI to open studio in Vancouver [British Columbia News Room, via GameIndustry.Biz]

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News::Sleep soundly with this Mega Man buster plushie

Alright Capcom, you win. This Mega Man buster and helmet plushie are pretty awesome. The special 25th Anniversary items will be out in July, but you can go pre-order it right now over on Capcom Japan's store for ¥6,090, or around $61.

Mega Man Arm Pillow [This is why I'm broke]

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News::Your Chance To See A Portal Gun Show

News::ShootMania Storm out now on PC

ShootMania Storm is the multiplayer centric first-person shooter from Ubisoft and developer Nadeo that puts a heavy focus on keeping things simple. The game has finally launched, and you can grab it for $19.99 over on Steam.

On top the fast-paced gameplay that feels like old school FPS games, ShootMania Storm offers editing tools to create your own map. There have been over 35,000 custom maps already made during the beta period, so you have a lot to choose from the second you load up the game.

ShootMania was pretty fun from what little I've played of it. Fast, frantic, and very straight forward. Look out for our official review soon.

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News::The Daily Hotness: My kingdom for a Shovel Knight box

With less than three days to go, Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight Kickstarter has already blown past the $200K mark and met all its original stretch goals. So the boys had to come up with even more stretch rewards, one of which is a physical box you can "store" your Shovel Knight "cartridge" inside of. It's nothing more than a folded piece of cardboard, but I want it so bad.

Today, Spencer Hayes and Steven Hansen are the worst Spaceteam crew ever, Chris Carter frowns at the microtransaction-laden Tekken Card Tournament, Ubisoft is slowly working its way back into our good graces after delaying Rayman Legends, prospective students can enroll into Monster Hunter Community College, Deep Silver is pretty full of itself, and there's actually an ending to the old cell phone classic Snake.

Destructoid Originals:
Should games replace text books?

Shovel Knight features fun in spades

Presenting the worst Spaceteam ever

Live show: Guacamelee! with DrinkBox Studios

Maybe we only need PCs and handhelds

Community:

Community blogs of 4/10

Forum thread of the day: XBOX or PS4 Help.

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Review: Tekken Card Tournament

Events:
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News::The Oculus Rift Might Be The Future Of Video Games. Here's What Its Insides Look Like.

News::Skulls Of The Shogun Review | IGM

"Skulls of the Shogun is a great game for the Fire Emblem fans out there that want to get their strategy fix on Xbox Live Arcade, Windows 8, or Windows 8 Phone (the game supports play across all 3 devices). Developer 17-Bits first game is a pretty straight-forward turned based strategy game..." - Mike Gnade



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News::RadarPlays - Batman: Arkham Asylum

GamesRadar - To celebrate both next week's release of Injustice: Gods Among Us and the recent announcement of Batman: Arkham Origins, we decided to shuffle things up and play Batman: Arkham Asylum. This game blew our minds in 2009, and it still looks absolutely wonderful. Take a look as we jump into the Dark Knight's suit and beat the hell out of some generic criminals while talking about the new game.



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News::Bioshock Infinite: Review | Geekadelphia

Bioshock Infinite is a fantastic, fully realized world with great characters, fun mechanics, and a unique storyline.



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News::A Tale of Two Survivors Jason Brody and Lara Croft

Your prized escape from the death traps of reality, a dream vacation, its all just an escapement until you fall for another death trap. This time, it seriously intends to take your life. What would you do? How will you survive? How long will you survive? OK, chill, we give you some cool gadgets and some ammunition, wont it suffice? No?! Well, maybe survival is something that you are born with, and it comes as naturally to you as it comes to breathing. Today we focus on the two greatest survivors from the years video game stories Jason Brody (Far Cry 3) and Lara Croft (Tomb Raider). What binds them, what separates them, as lead characters, as game changers, as survivors.



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News::BioShock Infinite | GameQuarter Review

BioShock: Infinite is the highlight of this spring and perhaps in 2013.



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News::Super House of Dead Ninjas Review | GameNTrain

Below is the GNT review of Super House of Dead Ninjas brought to us by KylesKillinIt.



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News::'Minecraft' PC horse shown plus new game launcher for 1.6

XMNR: The developers at Mojang dropped new details on the Minecraft 1.6 update for the PC on Wednesday. We got the first image and details of the new horse mob along with the promise of a new game launcher that supports multiple versions.



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News::TSM Snapdragon Pro Gamer Reginald Says StarCraft II Fans Are Jealous Of League Of Legends' Success

With Riot Games in the midst of Season Three of its League of Legends Championship Series, Team SoloMid (TSM) is in the hunt for the big prize. The pro gaming team was at sponsor Qualcomms booth during GDC 2013 in San Francisco to check out the latest Snapdragon gaming technology. Qualcom has banked on the success that TSM Snapdragon has had in eSports in an attempt to expose its brand to the huge number of gamers who watch live tournaments like Major League Gaming (MLG) and European Sports League (ESL) as well as streams through outlets like Twitch and CBS Interactive. TSM has a growing global fan base thanks in part to its new reality online show, GameCrib, which runs on CBS Interactives Gamespot. After taking time to sign autographs with eSports fans, Andy Reginald Dinh talked about the growth of eSports, the importance of live streaming and why StarCraft II fans are jealous of the success Riot Games is having in competitive gaming in this exclusive interview.



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