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Monday, July 7, 2014

News::Forced Bundle Purchase with DBC14

Any gamers looking to get their hands on Don Bradman Cricket 14 (DBC14)for PC will be hard-pressed at finding the game for a reasonable rate.

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News::GearCity Preview - CalmDownTom

CalmDownTom takes a look at the Early Access version of GearCity "Currently on Steams Early Access platform, GearCity is a management game from VENT (Visual Entertainment and Technologies) where you get to build and manage your own vehicle manufacturer. Starting from scratch, GearCity allows you to pick which era to begin your game in. There is the choice of four golden ages of car manufacturing for you to choose from. You can pick the 1900s where it all began; the roaring 20s where cars were gathering steam; the 1950s which saw the rise of the American greats or the 1980s with all those amazing supercars." says CalmDownTom

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News::Global Outbreak: Doomsday Edition - PC Preview | Chalgyr's Game Room

Chalgyr's Game Room writes: I first learned about ShortRound Games' strategy/simulation/action game when it came across my desk in the form of a preview. Naturally I took a moment to look through and I immediately knew it was something that I would enjoy; after all, Global Outbreak: Doomsday Edition is a game that is after my own heart. I have mentioned in the past how much I loved the XCOM games (I so thoroughly enjoyed XCOM: Enemy Unknown that I bought a copy for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and on the PC) and Global Outbreak certainly takes inspiration from the XCOM game in some cases.

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News::Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Review Glad Fandango | Metro

Despite what you might assume the developers of Guacamelee! are actually Canadian. But then Grim Fandango was made by a Californian company and the only actually Mexican developer we can think of is Larva Game Studios, who made wrestling game Lucha Libre. And yet while the games origins may not be quite as exotic as the vivid art style suggests this is still one of the best action adventures of recent years, and now in new and improved next gen costume.

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News::Phantom Pain-Style Metal Gear Solid 3 Trailer Is Surprisingly Powerful

News::Build Your Own 3D-Printed Gameboy

Build Your Own 3D-Printed Gameboy

Adafruit shows how to build your own "Gamegirl" with a 3D-printed case, Raspberry Pi computer, and various electronic bits:

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News::Afro Samurai is Back at Gamescom 2014

Twinfinite writes: Versus Evil and game developer Redacted Studios will be at this years Gamescom presenting a first look at their new tentatively titled game Afro Samurai 2!

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News::Spoiler Alert Review - Gamespot

Gamespot: "A game based on a single gimmick can remain entertaining for only so long. Spoiler Alert, a 2D platformer from indie developer Megafuzz Games, flips the usual script by running each of its 100 levels filled with patterned enemies and scalable cliffs in reverse."

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News::Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Review | GodisaGeek

Mick Fraser: "Rise of the Dark Spark is a step back from Fall of Cybertron, and thats an utter travesty. High Moon did wonders with the last game, and this feels almost like a tacked-on expansion rather than a decent game in its own right. Bland visuals, uninspiring combat and a messy story cant be saved by an enjoyable multiplayer mode or a set of underused sub-systems that even Edge of Reality seem to have forgotten about. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark isnt an awful game, but its a long way short of the bar set by High Moon."

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News::Spoiler Alert Review | RGZCA

Have you ever thought about up and undoing all of your progress in a video game before? Of course not! That is just ridiculous. After all, you spent 40 hours obtaining that +1 Thunder Hammer of Doom. How could you possibly want to get rid of that? If Spoiler Alert by MEGAFUZZ is anything to go off of, however, not everyone thinks like you do. In Spoiler Alert, you have to do the unthinkable; you have to start at the end of the game and undo everything you have done to its world!

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News::Don't Expect Machinarium 2 Any Time Soon

Grab It conducted an interview with Amanita Design in it's latest episode and it has posted an interesting quote about the future of Machinarium 2.

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News::Astebreed review - Eurogamer

Eurogamer "Astebreed, a lavish indie game from the Japanese studio Edelweiss, is one of the first to suggest a new dawn in indie-game fashion: a return to the coarse polygons of the 32-bit era, when Sega's Saturn and Sony's PlayStation boldly explored the potential of 3D art. "

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News::I Want No Mans Sky To Succeed

The EGMR journalist who wants Destiny to fail wants No Man's Sky to succeed, and he's done a follow-up article to detail exactly why. Quote: "The thing is, there is a game that I hold in the highest esteem, that is an almost direct comparison to Destiny and yet I consider it to be superior in almost every possible way. And I thought it would be a cool idea (if only just to have a tongue-in-cheek shot at the hundreds of commenting readers who now wish me dead) to list those out in a separate column piece. Specifically, this one. Here, today. "

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News::NBA2K15: 10 Players That Need To Be Downgraded

To the 10 that made the list, it's nothing personal, you were just horrible last time out.

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News::GRID Autosport Visual Analysis: Xbox 360 vs PS3 vs PC

Old console glory or just a sloppy job? codemasters have constantly set new benchmarks for racing games with GRID. As much as they were different in their portrayal of a racing game, so have they striven to provide apt visuals for their games. Their newest title is in the market now, but have they really hit the bulls eye with this one? Not quite, but neither have they missed it by a lot. GRID Autosport was released on the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC not long back and since has been the centre of attention for enthusiast racing genre gamers, for a variety of reasons. Ill save the best of the lot for the last; starting with the older generation of consoles, it seems the Xbox 360 takes the lead somewhat.

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News::LEGO Warhammer 40k Battlefield Is A Work Of Art

LEGO Warhammer 40k Battlefield Is A Work Of Art

This Warhammer 40k diorama, made entirely from LEGO bricks, is just so fantastic. It makes me wonder: If these were official kits, would it be cheaper than buying regular Warhammer space marines and orks? At least building them would definitely take less time.

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News::Enemy Front review - iLLGaming

Enemy Front, developed by CI Games and built on CryEngine 3 is a World War era First person shooter. Does it hold up in an already massively saturated and overdone genre? iLLGaming Editor Chirantan Raut finds out.

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News::(WGB) Sniper Elite III Review Testicle Surgery With Bullets

Baden of WGB: "Having missed the previous two games, but heard from many people that Sniper Elite V2 was actually a title worth playing, I went into Rebellions later effort largely blind, having only an understanding garnered from videos and research rather than hands-on experience. I might have arrived late to the party, but Im glad I got here."

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News::PES 2015: 8 Features You Need To Know

What gameplay improvements can gamers expect from Konami this year?

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News::The Shocking Addictive Final Fantasy III Review | High-Def Digest

Proof positive that even dreadful 3D visuals from the Nintendo DS can't hold back the addictiveness of brutal gameplay, 'Final Fantasy III' on the PC is surprisingly engrossing once the player gets past the intro and into the Job System.

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News::Will games ever be viewed fairly after WoW Michael Explains

SteamFirst: There are MMO gamer I like to call WoWsters. The vast majority of them dont play WoW anymore and claim to want something different. But, when they get a game thats different, they bash it because its not like WoW. It doesnt do this or that like WoW.

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News::GRID Autosport Review (PC) | CalmDownTom

Perhaps GRID Autosports only downfall is that it's not on Next Gen

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News::Ludwig: SteamFirst Review

SteamFirst: Ludwig is an education game created by developer Ovos that teaches the player of the various forms of energy such as combustion, hydroelectricity, wind power, and solar energy all of which taught in a fun and interesting fashion. The game is available on the Play Ludwig official site as well as on Steam.

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News::Motte Island: SteamFirst Review

SteamFirst: Motte Island has been labeled a top down horror game with a rich story, unique art style, and classic feel. It was developed through duel cooperation between oneaperture and GameBell Studio, whom received their funding through the Steam Greenlight program.

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News::ChristCenteredGamer The Last Tinker: City of Colors review

Tinkerworld used to be peaceful and united between the various color districts. Now all of the residents fight amongst each other or live in a fearful and depressed state. One of the spirits watching over the land took matters into his own hands and cast judgment on the city by allowing it to be devoured by bleakness. Can Koru, the last Tinker unite the people and make the town vibrant and peaceful again?

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News::One Piece Expo Steamrolls Taiwan

One Piece Expo Steamrolls Taiwan

Japanese comic and animation One Piece is immensely popular in Taiwan. In fact, it's so popular that the first ever One Piece exhibition outside of Japan saw over 100,000 guests within its first week.

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News::In Japan, There Is a Shrine for...Hemorrhoids

In Japan, There Is a Shrine for...Hemorrhoids

The vast majority of festivals in Japan are not unusual. Then, there are some that are referred to as "kisai" (奇祭) or "strange festival." This is one of those.

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News::Persona meets Seinfeld screenshot.

Persona meets Seinfeld screenshot.

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News::Lords Of The Fallen new screenshots

CI Games shares some new screenshots of Lords Of The Fallen.

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News::Homefront: The Revolution Preview [GamingLives]

GamingLives takes a look at Homefront: The Revolution: "Deep in the heart of Philadelphia which the KPA has commandeered as their main base of operations a small resistance is starting to grow in number. Players take control of Ethan Brady, an average man who joins the cause and helps plan a second uprising against his Korean overlords. Despite being outnumbered and out-gunned, Brady and pals aim to start a revolution and once again turn Philadelphia into the birthplace of American freedom. Rather than the linear action of before, Homefront: The Revolution takes place in a dystopian free-roaming city with plenty to do outside of your base missions."

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News::Defiance F2P Impressions

Normally, the worlds of online games and that of Hollywood (be it tv show or movie) usually intersect in that the game adapts the Hollywood production. The usual outcome is a sub-par game that allows players some gameplay in the universe of their favorite movies or tv shows, but there's usually no robust addition to the lore. Yet Trion Worlds and SyFy are reworking that relationship by having the Defiance tv show and mmofps running concurrently and having some interaction with one another.

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News::Taking A Look at The Sunless Sea Early Access - Cliqist

Julie Morley writes: "Much of my experience with Sunless Sea was interesting but I found it a bit difficult to provide my undivided attention to the experience. In much of the anticipation for Sunless Sea, players were ecstatic about the rich lore and unique characters to interact with. Unfortunately, I just didn't find myself getting sucked into the world."

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News::Sniper Elite 3 Review (WOW247)

Sniper Elite 3 is a great example of its genre, with huge wide open levels which are nicely designed and rendered, good stealth mechanics, satisfying kills thanks to the morbidly brilliant X Ray kill cams, and an intricate storyline. The bland protagonist, a few graphical glitches and some gameplay ticks do little to hinder the rewarding experience it offers.

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News::The International 4 kicks off - Everything you need to know

The International 4 is upon us friends. The visa drama is over and all we've seen on Facebook this weekend are pictures of teams arriving, the awesome venue, all the Dota 2 computers and much more. The hype is real. Heres all you need to know about The International and more.

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News::Sniper Elite 3 Visual Analysis: PS4 vs Xbox One vs PC, PS3 vs Xbox 360

Behold, The new-gen anatomy! Blood, bones, lungs, and all. Another day, another game, another article to pit the consoles against each other to see who triumphs over whom. Sniper Elite 3, the successor to Sniper Elite V2 was released on the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3 and the PC not a handful of days back, and already the the community is abuzz with who takes the crown of superiority. Might as well that; Ill play along. As usual, well start the discourse with the new generation of consoles first. Both, the X1 and the PS4 have been vying to scramble over each other to bask in glory and the majority of times, its the X1 that is left behind; but only ever so marginally.

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News::CivilizationCraft: It's Minecraft Crossed With... Can You Guess?

CivilizationCraft: It's Minecraft Crossed With... Can You Guess?

There are ambitious Minecraft mods, then there's the kind that tries to turn Mojang's game into one of the best (and most epic) strategy games of all time, Civilization.

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News::Oculus Rift version of Alien Isolation is only a prototype, not a full release

Creative Assembly doesn't appear to have any plans to release the Oculus Rift version of Alien Isolation, which the developer states is only a prototype.

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News::Making History: The Great War developer diary focuses on combat

Developer Muzzy Lane has released their latest developer diary for turn-based grand strategy title Making History: The Great War, and this time the focus is on combat. Product manager Chris Parsons says that combat in The Great War "represents a synthesis" of all the studio's previous games, but with several new elements added to reflect the unique nature of World War One warfare.

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News::MotoGP 14 Review (Strategy Informer)

From Strategyinformer.com: "Motorbikes are dangerous. This is a fact that was hammered into my brain from a young age, after a serious accident left my uncle with a broken leg requiring major surgery. Later complications precipitated the need for a hip replacement, despite his relative youth. This means that for me, motorbikes have never really been an option - I was told as a child that I am never to even consider buying one. Combining my own personal cowardice with a desire to not completely freak out my parents, I have basically accepted that I'll probably never own a motorbike. In truth, it's not even something that I've really ever thought about... until now".

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News::The Light : Sneak - Hack - Steal Trailer

Light is a minimalist stealth infiltration game with a strong narrative that drives the action. Use stealth skills to sneak past guards and avoid the gaze of on-looking cameras, as you search the environment for the intel that will help you piece together the events of your past.

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News::Moonlight Blade Brief look at Closed Beta 3 for new martial arts title

With companies such as Perfect World (Swordsman) and Snail Game (Age of Wushu) churning out flagship martial arts title, Chinas biggest gaming company, Tencent Games, could not resist making one of its own. Enter Moonlight Blade, based on a famous novel developed by a world-class team.

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News::20 Mind-Blowing Gaming Facts You Probably Never Knew

WC writes: If theres one thing the gaming medium does more than any other, its surprise us, and here weve come up with 20 bizarre, hilarious and astounding facts that summarise every good and bad thing about being a gamer.

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News::What's More Important, Video Games Or Airport Security?

What's More Important, Video Games Or Airport Security?

Every time I go through airport security, I'm always afraid someone will walk off with my personal belongings. This exact scenario happened to one man in Central China last Thursday. When he realized he had lost his stuff, he went to the security staff. What he found next was terrible.