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Weekly News Roundup – DEC 16TH
This week was full of plenty of rumors and some welcome news: Valve is reaching out to gamers to establish some kind of GameFAQs competitor,...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

This week was full of plenty of rumors and some welcome news: Valve is reaching out to gamers to establish some kind of GameFAQs competitor, the Assassin’s Creed series may have another game in development already, and Bioshock will be receiving a reversible cover. If you’re a millionaire (or maybe just a little rich), there’s...

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What Code Hero’s Failure Can Teach Major Developers
Developers from the popular Kickstarter project Code Hero recently revealed that the team had run out of money. This was after several of them had...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Developers from the popular Kickstarter project Code Hero recently revealed that the team had run out of money. This was after several of them had quit higher-paying jobs in order to work on what they thought would be an educational project—and now that they aren’t earning any money whatsoever, they’re having a lousy December, to...

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Why Do Videogame Covers Matter?
There’s been a lot of fuss over the recent Bioshock: Infinite cover, causing the developers to respond by including a reversible cover. It leaves the...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

There’s been a lot of fuss over the recent Bioshock: Infinite cover, causing the developers to respond by including a reversible cover. It leaves the theme of the past games’ covers, and instead of featuring a Big Daddy, it features a manly character looking down with his head and up with his eyes as explosions...

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Kickstarter Focus: AERO
Backed and helped by Bill Nye himself, AERO is a game that explains the complex parts of aerodynamics as a simple game. Rarely do educational...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Backed and helped by Bill Nye himself, AERO is a game that explains the complex parts of aerodynamics as a simple game. Rarely do educational games with gimmicky add-ons catch my attention, but after seeing AERO in action, I can’t express how fun it looks in words. The graphics are incredibly charming, the UI looks...

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Kickstarter Focus: Anima – Gate of Memories
Stemming from the intensely popular Anima tabletop game, Anima: Gate of Memories is an artistic action RPG that draws from many inspirations such as Kingdom...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Stemming from the intensely popular Anima tabletop game, Anima: Gate of Memories is an artistic action RPG that draws from many inspirations such as Kingdom Hearts and God of War. Their goal is to animate the complex world that the original games have crafted in such detail and create an RPG world that gamers can...

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Kickstarter Focus: Days of Dawn
With a team selected from AION, Jagged Alliance Online, Rainbow Moon, Settlers 7, War of Worlds and Lords and Knights, Days of Dawn has an...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

With a team selected from AION, Jagged Alliance Online, Rainbow Moon, Settlers 7, War of Worlds and Lords and Knights, Days of Dawn has an incredible amount of experience backing the project. However, they are setting out to do something completely new in the world of RPG gaming. The closest the industry has to it...

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5 Games to Look Forward to This Holiday Season
With Thanksgiving and Black Friday both behind us, the gift-giving holidays are creeping up! Whether you’re looking for gifts or browsing for your own curiosity,...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

With Thanksgiving and Black Friday both behind us, the gift-giving holidays are creeping up! Whether you’re looking for gifts or browsing for your own curiosity, here’s five games to look forward to this holiday season! 5) Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault Published for the PS3 and PS Vita as well as PSN, Ratchet &...

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Should Videogames be a Platform for Political Commentary?
In a very drawn-out presentation from Square Enix about their FFXIV reboot, A Realm Reborn, the developers explain that they are still debating whether or...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

In a very drawn-out presentation from Square Enix about their FFXIV reboot, A Realm Reborn, the developers explain that they are still debating whether or not to add same-sex marriage into the game along with the usual avatar marriage. In their own words, ‘Each country has a different way of thinking. So first we would...

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Kickstarter Focus: The Last Door
From the creators of Dungeon Defiler, Slalom, El Codex Del Peregrino, Rotorscope, and Iredia comes a new, interactive game focused on a free, online experience....

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

From the creators of Dungeon Defiler, Slalom, El Codex Del Peregrino, Rotorscope, and Iredia comes a new, interactive game focused on a free, online experience. Unlike many other free online games, this point-and-click adventure would be released in installments of chapters, and you will be able to use a community account to track and record...

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Kickstarter Focus: FIST OF AWESOME
From a developer of Codemasters, Hard Lines, and Carmageddon comes a brand new game on the indie scene: FIST OF AWESOME (it’s even pronounced in...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

From a developer of Codemasters, Hard Lines, and Carmageddon comes a brand new game on the indie scene: FIST OF AWESOME (it’s even pronounced in all-caps). Originally made as a testament of his love and strong bond to the developer’s girlfriend, the game is packed with a huge amount of retro action and bear-punching. After...

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