News::There really needs to be a Skylanders cartoon already

The entire Skylanders series appeals to me in a lot of ways, most of all how it reminds me of cartoons I used to watch as a kid. This latest trailer for SWAP Force really shows off what I mean by that, and really makes me wish Activision would already look into making a television series based on the property.

There's no way they haven't at least thought of the idea before, and they're probably going to need to start pushing for more trans-media promotion now with Disney Infinity up on the turf developer Toys for Bob started with the first Skylanders.

Two more trailers below that show off more of the new characters we can expect out of the new Skylanders.

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News::What A Horrible Night To Have Some Awesome Cosplay

News::Let's watch the full Beyond: Two Souls gameplay demo

Beyond: Two Souls is getting a demo on October 1, 2013. Some people can get it right now though if you know where to look. Like on GameStop's Facebook page.

For everyone else, the entire demo has been uploaded to YouTube. And you know what? That's fine by me in this case. I have never been able to get into a David Cage game before. So I'd much rather watch someone else play.

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News::Black/white 3DS being replaced with blacker/whiter 3DS

Japan is getting two "new" 3DS colors on October 10, Pure White and Clear Black. The units will retail for 15,000 yen (~$152) and replace the discontinued Ice White and Cosmo Black.

Check the comparison below. It's more evident in the black.

Also, lol.

Pure White And Clear Black 3DS Colors Coming On October 10 [Siliconera]

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News::Editorial: Are Console Gamers Like Dumb Smartphone Users?

Greg Bargas of TheDinoBox questions how the gaming console will age. With the new Steam Machines announced, what hope do console gamers have?



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News::An Interview with Martin Brouard - Executive Producer at Frima Studio | Sharon Shares

Being the Executive Producer at Frima Studio (the largest Canadian-owned video game studio) for half a decade, Martin Brouard is among the most qualified individuals to speak on the current status of the video game industry in Canada. Sharon Shares sat down for an interview with Martin about just that while he and Frima were in the middle of a full-swing Steam: Greenlight campaign for Zombie Tycoon II.



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News::Train Simulator 2014 releasing this week for PC

PC game Train Simulator 2014 from developer/publisher RailSimulator.com, will be ready for download and in North American retail stores later this week.



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News::Nvidia seeks peace with Linux

Few companies have been the target of as much criticism in the Linux community as Nvidia. Linus Torvalds himself last year called Nvidia the "single worst company" Linux developers have ever worked with, giving the company his middle finger in a public talk. Nvidia is now trying to get on Linux developers' good side. Yesterday, Nvidia's Andy Ritger e-mailed developers of Nouveau, an open source driver for Nvidia cards that is built by reverse engineering Nvidia's proprietary drivers. Ritger wrote that "NVIDIA is releasing public documentation on certain aspects of our GPUs, with the intent to address areas that impact the out-of-the-box usability of NVIDIA GPUs with Nouveau. We intend to provide more documentation over time, and guidance in additional areas as we are able."



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News::Why open world games are something to lose yourself in

SA Gaming Portal writer Liezel tells us why she loves open world games of any kind.



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News::EverQuest Next and Landmark Are Two MMOs, Landmark First

First considered for inclusion in EverQuest Next, EverQuest Next Landmark only features building tools when it was revealed with EverQuest Next. But to our surprise, David Georgeson, director of development for the EverQuest Next and EverQuest Next Landmark at SOE today leaked through twitter that EverQuest Next and Landmark are two different MMOs.



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News::Codemasters is "cooking a storm" for next gen F1 2014

Two members of Codemasters hint at big improvements for next year's F1 2014 on next generation consoles.



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News::New story details and art revealed for Star Wars 1313

Oh Star Wars 1313, you were the hope of so many Star Wars fans. With LucasArts no more, there's little hope of this Boba Fett adventure ever coming. What would it have been about? IGN was shown 15 minutes of a demo that would have been at at E3 earlier this year.

The game was to begin with a prologue set on Tattooine, taking place between the prequel movies and the original trilogies. Fett had yet to get his Mandalorian armor, but the pieces would come together as you advanced in the story.

As for the story, it would have involved Fett searching for bounties while working for Jabba the Hutt, going through 1313 and the mysterious 1314. The main plot point revolved around the crime families of 1313 using Tauntauns to smuggle spices to other planets.

Gameplay was likened to Uncharted's platforming, taking place on huge action set pieces. Which means there would have been scripted sequences and the like.

There's way more details on IGN, including how the game was actually going to tie-in to the live-action television series, plus a bunch of concept art.

Star Wars 1313: Boba Fett Concept Art and Story Details [IGN]

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News::Grand Theft Auto V: Assassination Missions Locations Guide

Guide4GameS: Grand Theft Auto has various story missions but there are also a lot of things to do such as side missions. The Assassination missions are also requiring completing 100% of game. There are total 5 assassination missions to do and can be picked different places.



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News::Horror Show: Alan Wake

Joseph Butler-Hartley continues his playthrough of some of the biggest and smaller Horror Games ever realeased. This time taking a trip to Bright Falls with Alan Wake



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News::Just The Tip: Eldritch - Pixels for Breakfast

Pixels for Breakfast writes: Roguelikes and H.P Lovecraft seems like a match made in heaven.if that heaven was a hellish nightmare filled with terrifying creatures. Eldritch, the debut from Minor Key Games hits its stride thanks to a creepy setting and amazing audio design. Dont let the pixelated graphics fool you, this is one scary game.



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News::Ken Levine: SteamOS is a brave and powerful idea

I have a huge amount of confidence in Valve, Ken Levine tells PC Gamer. The creative director of Irrational Games and writer of BioShock Infinite is excited about Valves newest plan for PC gaming: SteamOS.



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News::MotoHeroz races to Android, goes free-to-play on iOS

Late in the Wii's life, Trials developer RedLynx released MotoHeroz on the console, which was similar to the legendary motorcycle platformer, but a bit simpler and more focused on party style multiplayer. The following year, MotoHeroz appeared on iOS devices to little fanfare.

Now, the physics-based racing game can be found on the Google Play store for use on Android devices, and to mark the occasion, it is is going as a fully free-to-play title on both Android and iOS. As with the original Wii version, players can progress through the campaign, racing to earn stars and unlocking new levels with those stars. However, vehicle upgrades appear to be purchased using coins, which are obtainable via in-app purchase.

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News::The first trailer for the Need for Speed movie is here

Oh you didn't forget, did you? There's going to be a Need for Speed movie, and it's going to star Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul. The first trailer for the movie has plenty of cliché going for it, you know, the same kind of stuff you've seen from movies about racing cars before.

Need for Speed (the movie) revs up its first trailer [Flixist]

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News::Podcast for News

Skipping right through the introductions we cover; R18+ classification issues, State of Decays PC launch, GTA and the EB Games that handed out cocaine, Xbone and PS4 connections, Steams new shit and of course What the Fuck is that returns.



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News::Why I'm choosing Hearthstone over GTA V night after night

games.on.net's James Pinnell explains why even the epic new world of GTA V can't pull him away from Blizzard's tiny little F2P CCG.



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News::Think-Entertainment End of Summer Article Series: Most Anticipated Launches

We all have those games we spend months even years looking forward to, from the moment they are announced until we finally bring them home, peel off that annoying plastic wrap, and finally pop in the disc (and, these days, wait for downloads/updates/installs to finish) to embark on a brand new adventure. The next year or so will see the advent of many such opportunities, and the staff here at Think-Entertainment already have their sights firmly set on their favorites.



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News::This indie game made in Lebanon introduces a new genre

A development team based in Lebanon are working on a new title that introduces a new genre: Middle Eastern Steampunk



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News::RockPaperShotgun- Ironclad Tactics Review

RPS:The American Civil War was a pretty big deal over there, I hear, and Ironclad Tactics poses a profound question about it. What if, instead of all that boring nonsense about bondage and confederacies, it was really all about robots? And what if, for example, the Native Americans had robots too with tomahawks and ting? Wouldnt that be pretty awesome?



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News::GS News - GTA V microtransactions, Microsoft claims victory

GS - "In this episode of GS News, we disucss GTA Online possibly adding microtransactions, The GTA V Soundtrack, Killzone Shadow Fall season pass, Microsoft clams they're 'winning the games message and Notch praises SteamOS. Download."



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News::Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Review - The Digital Fix

Lone wolves, the one-man squad, the masterless ronin; all pertinent descriptions of my MMO play style that could just as easily be described as being a grumpy, anti-social bastard. A spate in Azeroth taught me the fundamentals of grinding and the eerily similar Neverwinter showed how it could all be done for free albeit with a little spare change for pesky microtransactions. Time with JRPGs revealed the intricacies inherent in grinding balancing high-level quests against the appropriately stocked equipment sack along with the puzzle-piece plotlines from which almost all JRPGs derive their stories. Raids had been conducted but either the feeling of intruding into a closed enclave or the shadow of inadequacy did little to break the mesmerising spell of solitary exploration. There comes a point in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn when raids become mandatory and that feeling you felt on the first day of school of entering a playground with no familiar faces rose up again. The...



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News::GamingBolt: Legend of Dungeon Review

In the never-ending quest of melding a rogue like experience into every retro-inspired genre ever, here comes Legend of Dungeon by RobotLovesKitty. A four-player co-op style beat em up in the vein of Streets of Rage or Final Fight, but with random dungeon level variation and crazy weapons?



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News::A few Awesomenauts Kickstarter rewards are on the way

Now that the Awesomenauts Starstorm Kickstarter has concluded, digital rewards have started shipping out, and a few of them should even be in your inboxes in the next 24 hours. Specifically, keys for wallpapers, Swords & Soldiers (plus its expansion), Awesomenauts vanilla, soundtrack, and costume party pack DLC 1+2 are on the way.

Expect updates on everything else, including all the new characters, the new stage and all of the stretch goal content in the next month or so. Also, the PS4 version is scheduled to launch with the console, so there's a ton of great news coming up for Awesomenauts fans. As for me, I'm still loving Swiggins.

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News::Interview With Brian Tee [Mortal Kombat: Legacy II] | Shogun Gamer

Ian Fisher writes: Stepping into the role of the iconic Liu Kang is actor Brian Tee. Known for appearing in projects such as Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift in which he played DK, or most recently The Wolverine", Brian has put a slightly darker spin on Liu that is definitely different than what fans of the series are used to seeing, but nonetheless is a rather ingenious thing to do by breaking some of those established character traits. Brian sheds some light on his process to tackling the character of Liu Kang and his time working on Mortal Kombat: Legacy II in this interview with Shogun Gamer.



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News::Kalypso Media Releases New Artwork From Air Conflicts: Vietnam

Kalypso Media has released new artwork from Air Conflicts: Vietnam, its upcoming action-arcade air combat title. Players will be able to choose from 20 different aircraft, both jets and helicopters, to pilot through the games storyline and multiplayer modes.



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News::PC Gaming Podcast: Ironhammers On Air #14

Ironhammers: The Americans, Simon and Charlie, return for this weeks PC gaming podcast to discuss all of the latest big news stories that involve PC gaming, as well as talking about what weve been playing. This week theres also a bunch of hardware talk, as both Simon and Charlie appear to have gone on a bit of a shopping spree.



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News::Glare Interview with Phobic Studios Brian Powers

"We had the opportunity to talk with Phobic Studios Brian Powers about their upcoming platformer Glare. Who would have though that the developers of DragonVale would be showing off a game where you glare enemies to death and the world rotates around you." - David Rhinehart of Geekenstein



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News::Hot Tin Roof Contest Announced

Hardcore Gamer: The folks at Glass Bottom Games are holding an interesting contest that anyone -- even those who haven't backed the game on Kickstarter -- can participate in. And all you have to do to enter is play with some papercraft.



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News::The Big Debate: PC vs Console Gaming

TGR take a look at both sides of the gaming coin, and invite you to take part in the big debate: which is the better experience, PC or console gaming?



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News::Level-5 JRPG Wonder Flick gets a PS4 teaser trailer

Our previous look at Level-5's adorable new RPG scored by Final Fantasy's Nobuo Uematsu was tempered because it is a free-to-play mobile title. It's meant to release in Japan this November on Android and iOS.

However, some wind was blown back in our sails with this PS4 Wonder Flick trailer, which feels a bit heftier, if only for the console controllers we will be having in our hands while we play. The title is heading to PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, and Wii U, so hopefully you have at least one of those things. I think this might be an excellent thing to play on the Vita. Wii U, too, but Vita for extra portability and that lovely screen.

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News::IGN- Scribblenauts Unmasked Review

IGN:Scribblenauts Unmasked is a super way to exercise your mind as well as your love of DC characters.



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News::Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death review - CramG

A review of the recently released action game for consoles and PC in the resurrected, Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death.



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News::Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Review | GamingShogun

GamingShogun writes, "Wealthy industrialist Oswald Mandus awakes in his bed, wracked with fever and haunted by dreams of a dark and hellish engine. Tortured by visions of a disastrous expedition to Mexico, broken on the failing dreams of an industrial utopia, wracked with guilt and tropical disease, he wakes into a nightmare."



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News::Superfrog HD Review | Hardcore Gamer

While this remake may very well satisfy hardcore fans of the original, the problem is that not many (if any) exist.



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News::Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure Review | CheatCC

CCC Says: "Instead of a generic adventure, this time around, developer 5th Cell opted to dive into the licensing arena thanks to its publisher, Warner Bros. Interactive Studios. The result, Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure, is a marriage between the creative freedom of the Scribblenauts series and the epic struggles in the DC Universe. It is absolutely bursting with DC lore, and its a must have for any comic book aficionado. However, the overall gameplay ends up being more than a little flat, with a dull canvas for your imagination and a difficulty level beyond remedial."



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News::Gamespot- NBA 2K14 Review

GS:By offering further refinements to already impressive controls and animations, NBA 2K14 is one step closer to bringing the real sport to the digital world.



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News::The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures Review A Platformer of Its Own I TheKoalition

Garrett Glass of The Koalition writes: When you play the Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures, you can expect a few things. You will die--a lot. You will find yourself getting better, and then you will find yourself making stupid mistakes that you didnt fall for earlier. You will feel determined, disappointed, happy, and very fucking angry. Yes, you will produce vile rantsones that rival any of the string of curses produced by the fucking nerd himself. Unlike him, however, you dont have the luxury of blaming a shitty game. When you make a mistake in the Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures, you are completely at fault; yet, it is for this reason that you will feel so rewarded when you finally succeedrinse and repeat for each level.



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News::Unigine creates new benchmark tool for your Pc's (Video)

This is the new GPU stress-testing tool from the developers of the very popular and highly acclaimed Heaven Benchmark



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News::Review: Rayman Legends (Wii U) | oprainfall

oprainfall writes: "There are few games that I anticipated playing this year as much as Rayman Legends. As a rabid fan of Rayman Origins, I was eager to see what new madness Ubisoft could dream up for a sequel. The wait for the title, as it was decided Legends needed to be ported to every system possible, was a difficult one. This was a game I was originally going to buy a Wii U to play, back when it was originally scheduled to come out exclusively for that system. So, the real question is did Legends live up to my expectations? My impressions might surprise you."



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News::GamingBolt: Foul Play Review

All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players The show must go on thats the key principle this unique side scrolling beat em up from Devolver Digital and Mediatonic.



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News::Will Capcom Sue Keiji Inafune Over Mighty No. 9?

The creator of Mega Man talks to IGN about the possibility of a lawsuit. When the creator of Mega Man, Keiji Inafune, introduced his newest project to the world Mighty No. 9 it was clear where his inspiration came from. Mighty No. 9 is essentially a Mega Man game, right down to its art style, non-linearity, and emphasis on earning the weapons of fallen enemies.



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News::Check out this PC benchmark tool from Unigine

Are you itching to test out your brand new PC, or do you want to see how your current one holds up? Feel free to use this new benchmark tool, which renders a 64 million square meter environment that can be explored. You can view the valley from above, or hit the camera mode button to drop in and roam freely.

Unigine Corp. CEO Denis Shergin says "you can find a rig for less than $1000 to run the benchmark smoothly," so don't give up if your machine isn't on the cutting edge. The company hopes to get recognition from developers, and states it would love for them to use the engine.

Valley Benchmark [Unigine via Wired]

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News::AMD and DICE reveal Mantle, low-level graphics API for Radeon cards, offering 9X better performance

DSOGaming: "DICE's Johan Andersson revealed today that AMD and DICE are working on a low-level high-performance graphics API for Radeon cards, called Mantle. According to AMD, Mantle offers up to 9X more draw calls per second than other APIs by reducing CPU overhead."



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News::The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Review - Deunified | PSPWorld

Its the middle of the Cold War and tensions are high but humanity will need to fear another threat that is not from this world.



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News::Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death Review- Gamespot

It may not be novel, but Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death is still a boisterous and bombastic blast.



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News::Valves SteamOS is the latest step in PC gamings evolution

Valve aims to make PC gaming a vital part of the living room experience. For some PC gamers, this is much needed action.



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News::Ookibloks review

Everything about Ookibloks – from its name to its art to its music – makes you wonder whether you’re rediscovering some lost arcade classic. It’s a game that feels old-fashioned in the best way: its bright, happy visuals belie a fierce but fair challenge, its controls are simple and responsive, and its cheerful soundtrack will soon be on your brain’s internal Spotify playlist.

Vertical and horizontal swipes send your simian avatar hurtling through block mazes, your objective being to hit every banana block within. You can avoid the patrolling enemies – swimming penguins, hovering pterodactyls, dive-bombing hermit crabs – but often you’ll be forced to remove them from the equation by stunning them with a piece of hanging fruit you’ve dislodged and striking them before they recover.

Though the goal never changes, the levels grow steadily more devious in design, adding various special tiles without ever losing that irresistible simplicity; indeed, new items or enemies are introduced without explanation, and none is required. You’re rewarded for speed with combo multipliers, though obtaining the last few bananas often requires careful thought. Yet you’ll be punished for dawdling: the invincible Devil Cat will appear after a while, prompting a frantic dash for the final blocks.

Purchasable power-ups, while a welcome option for those who want to see the later levels, rather dissipate the tension, but these are the only misstep. With a clutch of intricate puzzle stages and some tough daily challenges for players chasing mastery, Ookibloks challenges mind and thumbs in equal measure.

Ookibloks is free, and out now on iOS.

The post Ookibloks review appeared first on Edge Online.

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News::FIFA 14 review round-up: More than the sum of its parts

MWEB GameZone gives you all the FIFA14 reviews in one place



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News::Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians Review - Under The Sea | Pixels for Breakfast

Pixels for Breakfast writes: Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is a musically-influenced visual splendour that puts the player in an underwater world filled with musical cues and smooth art designs. Upon first playing the game at PAX Aus back in July I was excited for what this game may involve, as it featured beautiful visuals, interesting challenges and incredibly catchy tunes. One of the first things players will notice is that listening to the soundtrack is key to succeeding in Beatbuddy, as enemies and traps follow the rhythmic pattern of the music. Even characters names are reminiscent of musical terminology. However, for all of the aspects of the aesthetics that captivates the players attention, unfortunately the stage design eventually becomes a bit stale and lengthy that getting towards the end will often feel like a chore.



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News::Nihilumbra Review [Capsule Computers]

Jamie Laike Tsui of Capsule Computers writes: "Nihilumbra is a puzzle platformer by Spanish indie developers Beautifun Games. The title was originally released on iOS. With the PC release, Beautifun Games has added HD textures to compliment the platforms larger monitors."



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News::Contrast Preview | GamingLives

GamingLives takes a look at the hugely-original upcoming release from Compulsion Games, the film-noir inspired Contrast. "..it isnt the platforming mechanics that interest me most about Contrast, but the world that Didi has created to explore with Dawn. Since the game is set in her imaginary version of the world, the environment will at points simply drop away where her imagination stops."



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News::FIFA 14 gets day one patch, freezing issues being investigated

El33tonline writes: "EA Sports has responded to fan feedback following the release of FIFA 14s demo with the release of a day one patch for the full game, which is now available in North America and will launch later this week everywhere else."



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News::Foul Play Breakdown - Gaming Alchemy

An original game from Mediatonic for Steam and Xbox LIVE Arcade. Foul Play is a side-scrolling brawler that rewards performance over pummelling, and as the lead actor in the greatest show on earth its your job to keep the audience on the edge of their seats! Gaming Alchemy is a show about breaking down games to find their influences. We break down your favorite games and analyze what we find inside.



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News::JonTron died and on the third day rose again

In the climactic war between Grump and Not So Grump, the mighty Jafari fell to the cunning Raptor. Tears were shed for the fallen, seemingly lost to the ether for eternity.

Lo, Jafari was merely bidding his time, that he may again demonstrate his power unfurled. Many an age has it been since he conquered the infinite territory of space, but his next conquest will be over mortality itself.

Behold as he challenges the very gods that govern Creation with such power that would put Heracles to shame.

Hercules Games - JonTron [YouTube]

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News::Imagine Wind Waker Had Flying, Instead Of Sailing...

News::FIFA Soccer Blog | FIFA 14 Review

FSB writes "The changes to gameplay arent revolutionary or completely innovative, but with a solid base already in place, EA has tweaked the current-gen version in mostly all the right places. FIFA 14 plays a thoroughly enjoyable, solid game of football, delivering an incredible overall package, both offline and online. Yes, its not perfect, work definitely needs to be done on improving the games AI and passing, but EA has done the majority of hard work in this generation and set FIFA up very nicely for the next."



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News::Nvidia boss: No longer possible for consoles to have better graphics than PC

Tamasi: Its no longer possible for a console to be a better or more capable graphics platform than the PC. Ill tell you why. In the past, certainly with the first PlayStation and PS2, in that era there werent really good graphics on the PC. Around the time of the PS2 is when 3D really started coming to the PC, but before that time 3D was the domain of Silicon Graphics and other 3D workstations. Sony, Sega or Nintendo could invest in bringing 3D graphics to a consumer platform. In fact, the PS2 was faster than a PC.



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News::Foul Play Review A Gentlemans Brawler | Twinfinite

Step into the theatre and catch a showing of the greatest story ever told, starring Baron Dashforth the daemonologist and his trusty sidekick, Scampwick. Mediatonic has cooked up an interesting theatre-style brawler for XBLA and PC, rewarding a smarter, more patient play style over mindless button mashing. Its not hard to pick up, but there are quite a few moves available once youve unlocked them all, which makes Foul Play tricky to master. It will take you three of four hours to complete the first time, but theres plenty of reason to replay levels to unlock and discover all of its content.



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News::Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter is in its Final Week; Fanworks Released and a Strategy Guide Announced

The latest Mighty No. 9 update brings more fanworks and a surprise announcement from Udon Entertainment.



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News::League of Legends Worlds: Gama Bears vs. SKTT1

Gamania Bears faced off against SK Telecom T1 in the quarterfinals of the League of Legends World Championships. We have your game summaries here!



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News::Hands-on preview: 'Knock-Knock'

VGW's Russell Jones goes hands-on (and eyes shut in some cases) with the psychological thriller 'Knock-Knock' from Russian developers Ice Pick Lodge.



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News::The Daily Hotness: Sleepy time 'toid

Our resident music maestro Jayson Napolitano wrote up a fun Sound Card today that charts the best videogame songs to carry you off into a peaceful slumber. What are you even doing awake right now? Go to sleep! And bring some tunes with you.


Today, Dale delivered some waning Tokyo Game Show coverage and wrap-ups, Jim bloody played Race The Sun, we started a contest to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 and began giving out a bunch of free games to Destructoid HUGE members, Chris Carter reviewed Real Boxing, and more!



Destructoid Original:
Race The Sun - Now Bloody Playing

Top ten game music tracks to sleep to

Very Quick Tips: Volgarr the Viking

Help mold our new show to your tastes! The Core is Live!

HUGE: Get a free game from IndieGameStand



Community:
Community blogs of 9/24
Forum thread of the day: Grand Theft Auto V



Contests:

Contest: Win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 from Dtoid and Kabam!



Reviews:

Review: Real Boxing

Previews:
Gravity Ghost dances between planets, makes Newton proud


Tokyo Game Show:
Getting up to speed with Strider
Tokyo Game Show 2013 breaks attendance records again
Tokyo Game Show indie showing: A good start
Tokyo Game Show 2013 highlights (and misses)

Read more...



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News::Sunset On Mars? Not Romantic.

News::Examiner: 'Alien Rage' review

Alien Rage borrows from many FPS of today, but ultimately fails to establish any identity of its own.



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News::NY Daily News- Review NBA 2K14

NYDN:NBA 2K14, on the other hand, loses no overall luster, even if we cant be sure this will be the pinnacle of 2013 hoops gaming. There are scant details on the next-gen version of NBA 2K14, but the screenshots and videos that have been released look tremendous, so theres something to be said for a patient approach to the series in 2013, for waiting to see what the next-gen game has in store.



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