Category Archives: Games

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Are video games art?

We pose the question because this week saw both the BAFTA video game awards, and the opening of the The Art of Video Games exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Lets start off with a hearty congratulations to our … Continue reading

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SFxTekken update is go!!! And not what we want.

Y’know it’s funny. Last time I spat in someones face and then handed them a price list for my services, they told me in rather choice language where to go. Yet, here we are just weeks after Capcom was exposed … Continue reading

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All bound for Mue Mue land!

Taking a brief and well needed breath following lengthly but deserved barrages against Capcoms Street Fighter X Tekken affront to decency, we venture out of the gloom and bask in the blue blue skies of a rare piece of good … Continue reading

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SFxTekken: Capcoms (not so much an) Update + excessive rant part 2!

And yet it continues! After yesterdays promise that we should be waking up today with fresh news concerning what Capcom are doing about the epically disappointing SFxTekken and its oodles of problems, we instead wake to find a tweet from … Continue reading

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SFxTekken: Capcom hates their fans… but mostly the Xbox ones.

Warning! The following article was due to be published last week! Think of it now as a diary, or time capsule if that makes you feel all nostalgic. Oh last week, you were the good ol’ days, how we miss … Continue reading

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Just over 2 months until Fez

Woah woah woah woah, what? Long time in the making indie title Fez, is finally coming to XBLA 2nd of May according to xbox.com. Fez sees a little 2d creature named Gomez, embark on a journey in a 2d world … Continue reading

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Retro City Rampage nearly here

8 Bit indie gem Retro City Rampage has been in the making for what seems like an eternity, but with the rumour mill grinding away as it does, it seems that wait is nearly over. Creator Brian Provincniano told a … Continue reading

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Minecraft snapshot, making some changes

Mojang have been releasing snapshots of their game Minecraft every week for those whom prefer not to wait for updates This update process is like a public beta, you play early ideas and give feedback. All you have to do … Continue reading

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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch has been Delayed

Well we were all looking forward to it, some of us even updated our ps3 from the homebrew friendly 3.41 firmware to the nasty locked locked 4.0 in preparation for it too. But the english localization of Ni No Kuni … Continue reading

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Minecraft Pocket Edition to get survival mode

Mojang, the company behind the hugely popular (and main reason we get any visitors) Minecraft, have announced that the pocket Edition of Minecraft that is currently available on Android an iOS is going through some changes, bassed on feedback form … Continue reading

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