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February 1, 2012

‘The Lighthouse HD’ iPad Review – Skirting The Shoals of Ship Management

Guide your ship across the perilous seas in this pseudo line-drawer….

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Sony appoints Kaz Hirai to prez and CEO, replacing Sir Howard Stringer

After a bout of he said / she said earlier this year over the possibility of executive deputy prez Kazuo Hirai becoming…

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Know Your Enemy: Firaxis On XCOM, Part 1

They did it. They really did it. As we unexpectedly discovered last month, Firaxis are remaking/reimagining the original X-COM, the 1993 title…

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GAME in trouble as doubt cast on ability to stock new games

UPDATE 2: Eurogamer has this morning talked with GAME about its current credit insurance and stock difficulties. A GAME spokesperson guaranteed the…

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World’s first eye-controlled arcade game playable now in London

There exists a futuristic arcade game that you can control with your eyes. Its name, EyeAsteroids, its location, London’s Trocadero (until 17th…

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Opinion: An indie marketing story

[In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Itzy Interactive’s Kyle Kulyk discusses the difficulties of finding an effective way to promote an indie…

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New Channel 4 show set in the world of The Sims 3

UK TV broadcaster Channel 4 has launched SuperMe, a new online series filmed entirely via EA’s life simulator The Sims 3. The…

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‘My Little Monster’ Review – Let’s Roar Down Memory Lane Together

Games like My Little Monster [99¢] are nefarious. In spite of being a largely thankless collection of repetitive chores, they have this…

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney movie worldwide release planned

The official Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney movie will release outside of Japan, its director Takashi Miike has confirmed. Miike confirmed plans to…

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THQ to announce 170 layoffs today – report

A troubled THQ will imminently announce 170 layoffs, according to a new report. Independent industry suit Kevin Dent claimed to have been…

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Crackle app now on Xbox 360

The Crackle app (75.34MB) is now on Xbox 360, Microsoft has announced. It’s available if you live in Australia, Canada, the UK…

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Kazuo Hirai named new Sony president

Sony today announced that Kazuo Hirai has taken over the role of president and CEO of the company, while current president Sir…

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Breaking Bad RPG concocted in video

Fans of Breaking Bad will find loads to love about this faux-game video created by College Humor: accurate character dialog, comical asides…

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Sony promotes Kaz Hirai to president and CEO

The ascendency of former PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai has been made official – he is to replace Sir Howard Stringer as president…

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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Review

Editor’s note: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is released in Europe this week. Here we present our review of the North American…

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Sid Meier: modern graphics have lowered the barriers of entry to gaming

In this interview with Game Informer, legendary developer Sid Meier says even he has succumbed to the lure of modern graphics. “I…

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Meet Kingdoms of Amalur devs at GameStop midnight launch events

You may not know this, but most mages and fantasy archetypes don’t get much sleep. If you’re sleeping, who will vanquish all…

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Fans find shiploads of errors in latest Mass Effect novel

Mass Effect: Deception is riddled with canonical errors, fans have found, and they’re not content with letting them go under the guise…

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