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P.B. Winterbottom: Hearts, Pies Stolen; PC Port on the Way

April 8, 2010

2K Play announced that The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is set for release on Windows PC through Steam later this month. Not only is it being transferred over to a different medium, this version, a project of 2K China, will include many new features, from puzzles to achievements. Mac users, fear not! Steam is now [...]

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Rumored Support For USB Storage On Xbox 360 May Be Proof The Universe Is Just

March 18, 2010

Early adopters rejoice! If you’re stuck scrounging for space on a 20GB hard drive for your Xbox 360, there may be a pretty convenient solution for you in the near future. Joystiq is reporting that the spring update for Xbox live will include support for USB storage devices as an alternative to those expensive and [...]

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Finally, a Party Nothing Like 1999

March 5, 2010

Multiplayer gaming has grown from something you do at LAN parties because girls don’t like you to the sole reason many people buy games. Back in the old days, or at the very least the less recent days, games weren’t very social. The only way to have more than two people “playing” a game at [...]

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Today on Xbox Live Arcade : Toy Soldiers

March 3, 2010

The first of the XBLA Block Party games, Toy Soldiers, was released on Xbox Live Arcade today. It’s available as a demo or the full game for 1200 Points ($15). Read on for my full review.

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Indie Alley : Shoot 1UP Review

March 1, 2010

Indie Alley is all about the indie game scene, where games are made based on their merit and less on their marketing. The new kid on the indie game block this week is Shoot 1UP, a Galaga/Phalanx type arcade shooter. The basic idea is that you are a fleet of small fighters fighting your way [...]

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XBox Live Indie Game Reviews – Dungeon Adventure

February 19, 2010

Do you like ASCII graphics? I know I love me some ASCII graphics. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then odds are Dungeon Adventure isn’t something that even blips in your Radar. That’s kind of a shame though, since it has a remarkable number of things going for it.

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OD Beat Drop: The Review You’ve Been Waiting For!

February 12, 2010

[Note to developers: When you’re making a game that requires most gamers to read instructions in order to play, please do not fill the instructions menu with the following: fast moving color bars, spinning circles, light up spokes that swirl around at dizzying speeds. Including any of these things, much less all of them, in [...]

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3 Easy Steps to Disappointment: feat King of Fighters XII

February 9, 2010

There has always been one fundamental flaw in any sort of review, be they movies, books or games. That one flaw is, and will always be, the reviewer. My taste in games may greatly vary from you and yours. I for one enjoy wrestling games, Tactics style games, and Fighting games. I am not a [...]

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Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment Review – When I Was Your Age

January 23, 2010

Back then,when we weren’t walking to school in the snow, uphill both ways, we were playing turn-based role playing games on the Super Nintendo and later Playstation, because there were no real time RPGs back then. Everything was turned based and random encounter battles,and if you didn’t like the pace, it was too bad. I [...]

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