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Final Fantasy Versus XIII: Top 5 Rumours So Far
After Square-Enix’s disappointing presentation at the Sony PS4 revel conference, many rumours have started to swirl about the infamous game in development obscurity, Final Fantasy...

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by Damon 11 years ago11 years ago

After Square-Enix’s disappointing presentation at the Sony PS4 revel conference, many rumours have started to swirl about the infamous game in development obscurity, Final Fantasy Versus XIII (FFvsXIII). A game shown at E3 2006 (yes, nearly 7 years ago) has not yet been showcased extensively, let alone given a release date. Yet still, many gamers...

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Theo’s Thoughts #34: First Thoughts on WoW 5.2
It has been a while since I have added a new addition to my “supposed to be” weekly blog about World of Warcraft. It was...

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by Ted Racicot 11 years ago11 years ago

It has been a while since I have added a new addition to my “supposed to be” weekly blog about World of Warcraft. It was not because I have not been playing WoW, but rather nothing new came up that I felt I needed to talk about. My weekly routine was simply run LFR, possibly...

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Tomb Raider 2013: 5 Ways To Improve The Sequel
The recent release of Tomb Raider has been met with good critical and fan reception. Our own team here at Explosion has also given the...

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by Damon 11 years ago11 years ago

The recent release of Tomb Raider has been met with good critical and fan reception. Our own team here at Explosion has also given the game a favourable review here. With this in mind, and considering sales have been decent too, there’s a very high chance of seeing a sequel to this game. It is...

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII: 5 Ways To Make It Memorable
Final Fantasy XIII is a very polarising series within the Final Fantasy series. Critical reviews haven’t been awful, and compared to earlier games in the...

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by Damon 11 years ago11 years ago

Final Fantasy XIII is a very polarising series within the Final Fantasy series. Critical reviews haven’t been awful, and compared to earlier games in the FF series, it’s hard to proclaim that FFXIII and its sequel are the worst games of the series. Nevertheless, the games don’t live up to Final Fantasy’s lofty heights set...

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EA’s Full Spectrum Takes A Step Forward For LGBT Gamers
The video game industry walks a social tightrope. Games are held to a ridiculous amount of scrutiny from both sides of the political spectrum, with...

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by Charles Battersby 11 years ago11 years ago

The video game industry walks a social tightrope. Games are held to a ridiculous amount of scrutiny from both sides of the political spectrum, with controversies erupting over issues like race, gender, violence and sex. Electronic Arts has taken a beating over many of its games, especially titles like Mass Effect and Dragon Age where...

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
The Castlevania series is coming up on a thirty-year anniversary. The franchise has had such an impact on gaming that many 2D action/exploration games are...

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by Charles Battersby 11 years ago11 years ago

The Castlevania series is coming up on a thirty-year anniversary. The franchise has had such an impact on gaming that many 2D action/exploration games are succinctly described as “It’s like Castlevania”. Despite the knock-offs, the series has maintained a strong presence through every console generation since the 8-Bit days A few of the more recent...

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A Dead Space Retrospective
Today, new screens of Dead Space 3 surfaced on the internet (which are conveniently placed throughout this article for you to gawp at). As this...

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by Albert Hong 12 years ago12 years ago

Today, new screens of Dead Space 3 surfaced on the internet (which are conveniently placed throughout this article for you to gawp at). As this is undoubtedly going to be one of the biggest games at E3, I decided to take a step back and reevaluate exactly what made the previous two Dead Space titles...

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