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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
Yesterday I sat in a Namco Funscape arcade, deep in the heart of Westminster in London town. As I sipped my way through a whisky...

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by Albert Hong 12 years ago12 years ago

Yesterday I sat in a Namco Funscape arcade, deep in the heart of Westminster in London town. As I sipped my way through a whisky coke and sucked on a Chupa Chup I’d earned from a generous claw-machine, I stopped and admired the waves of people who flooded in all evening long to support the...

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831 points
Watch Dogs: 3 Reasons It’ll Be Better Than GTA 5
Ubisoft have been on a decent roll this past year. Far Cry 3 ended 2012 with a big bang whilst Assassin’s Creed 3 was still...

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

Ubisoft have been on a decent roll this past year. Far Cry 3 ended 2012 with a big bang whilst Assassin’s Creed 3 was still a decent game. Now they’ve announced Assassin’s Creed 4, which looks REALLY interesting. Another game on the horizon that Ubisoft have up their sleeve is Watch Dogs. It is easy...

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Sometimes Microtransactions and In-Game DLC Make Sense
There has been an uproar of late over some discussion of EA working microtransactions and DLC unlocks into more, if not all of their upcoming...

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by Dave Walsh 12 years ago12 years ago

There has been an uproar of late over some discussion of EA working microtransactions and DLC unlocks into more, if not all of their upcoming games, a topic which I find oddly fascinating. I’ve seen terms thrown around like “pay-to-win,” “pay-to-play” and many other ones thrown around and we’ve even seen industry giant Cliff Blezinski...

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845 points
Some Games Are Good Enough to Overlook the Flaws
The other night I had an interesting conversation with one of my friends about the game Heavy Rain, a game which I hold near and...

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by Dave Walsh 12 years ago12 years ago

The other night I had an interesting conversation with one of my friends about the game Heavy Rain, a game which I hold near and dear to my heart as one of the best games of this generation. He made the argument that the writing in that game was confusing if not incredibly poor at...

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839 points
You Really Shouldn’t Care About the Upcoming ‘Console Wars’
If you are like me and spend a portion of your week reading around the internet about gaming then you’ve probably not been able to...

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by Dave Walsh 12 years ago12 years ago

If you are like me and spend a portion of your week reading around the internet about gaming then you’ve probably not been able to avoid the oncoming sense of dread of the ongoing and upcoming arguments about which console will win the “console wars.” This argument has been around for as long as there...

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850 points
Soul Sacrifice: 5 Reasons It’ll Be PlayStation Vita’s Saviour
The PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) has been struggling to sell for the past year. Whether it be in Sony’s backyard of Japan or other territories,...

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

The PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) has been struggling to sell for the past year. Whether it be in Sony’s backyard of Japan or other territories, sales numbers aren’t spectacular. Even though the Vita has had good games with the likes of LittleBigPlanet, Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, Gravity Rush and Uncharted: Golden Abyss, sales just...

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852 points
Are Gamers Spoilt?
Having been gaming for the past 20+ years, there are some trends I’ve noticed along the way. During the early PS2 era and prior, essentially...

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

Having been gaming for the past 20+ years, there are some trends I’ve noticed along the way. During the early PS2 era and prior, essentially before the Internet really took off, gamers had to purchase games relying on very little info. The most for some would be simply analysing the back-cover of a video game...

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809 points
Dead Space 3
Dead Space 3 is the game we’ve all been waiting for, yet sadly – for me at least – it’s not the game I wanted....

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by Albert Hong 12 years ago12 years ago

Dead Space 3 is the game we’ve all been waiting for, yet sadly – for me at least – it’s not the game I wanted. If you’ve ever read my reviews or articles you’ll know I’m a massive horror game fan and I often recount the tale of how I stumbled upon the original Dead...

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803 points
Top 5 Celebrities That Need Video Game Animations
With increasing technology capabilities, video game creators are getting ever better at coming up with realistic animations. In this day and age, developers can now...

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

With increasing technology capabilities, video game creators are getting ever better at coming up with realistic animations. In this day and age, developers can now look to famous celebrities to make cameo appearances in their games through animation. The Mass Effect series is one of the biggest series to feature animated characters based around celebrities....

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840 points
Top 5 JRPGs That Should Return Next-Gen
During the era of the PlayStation 1 and 2, JRPGs were one of the strongest genres on consoles. Over the past generation of gaming however,...

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

During the era of the PlayStation 1 and 2, JRPGs were one of the strongest genres on consoles. Over the past generation of gaming however, JRPGs seem to have dwindled off of consoles and focused themselves more on handhelds. Many names synonymous with JRPG seem to have just given up entirely on releasing new products...

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830 points