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Minecraft XBLA profitable in first hour

As Mojang handed over the reigns of an XBLA port of Minecraft to developer 4J Studios last year, the game has been hotly anticipated by fans, and fan fare marketed by the big Microsoft, first at the 2011 E3 expo … Continue reading

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Quake Live – Let’s Frag ‘em

Quake Live is quake in the browser with a plugin, and it looks wicked, and plays brilliantly, you may have recently seen a game with @notch, @jeb, and i think @kappische of Mojang play some young dude and a couple … Continue reading

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EA in overpriced DLC hash job shocker!

The officially crowned worst company in America is at it again today, striving to ensure that come this time next year, they hold on to their title. Stage 1 in doing this: their new FIFA Euro 2012 update. Squirming its … Continue reading

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The late nineties were the best for video games

The Grigonians have been gaming since the early Eighties, when video games consoles had the games built in and we used paddles with twisty nobs to make a rectangle move up and down to colide with a square, beautiful. And … Continue reading

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Ludum Dare 23 is kicking off with Tiny World, oh

Here in the UK the time has just struck 02:00 and the gauntlet is down, Ludum Dare #23 a 10 year aniversary has started with the theme “Tiny World” and now i’m stumped, hmmm what to do? For those un … Continue reading

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Sega spies trouble ahead

There is news today that the storm clouds are gathering again over yet another former gaming behemoth. Sega-Sammy are reporting to investors that profits will be down considerably on prior estimates for the close of this financial year, which could … Continue reading

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Fez gets April 13th XBLA release

Wait a cotton picking minute, the Grig has new posts barely a day apart, what gives? Fez release date thats what, 800 Microsoft points on the unusual release day of a friday, eh? Those crazy indie devs just don’t know … Continue reading

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Grig News – Sainsburys sale, Gootecks, PS4!

Oh woe betide thy once pure shores that lapped the Isle of Grig! For indeed, news of video-gamery has swelled once again to bursting point and it’s time for the Grig to start siphoning out the updates worthy of our … Continue reading

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XBLA has a NEXT thing, and it has Minecraft in it

So Microsoft like to do these little XBLA release schedule promotion things for decent profile games, and call it a name like “Summer of Arcade” or in the case of this spring, “Arcade NEXT”. Starting April 18th with the Trials … Continue reading

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Who’s that standing in the Reign?

In more positive news today, Famitsu are reporting Segas Platinum Games are crowbarring a familiar face into the roster of their rather spiffing looking futuristic action brawler, Anarchy Reigns. A rather popular character sporting guns on her feet and hair … Continue reading

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