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Kickstarter coolness ahoy!

Grigori(g) Rasputin! So here’s another of my previously scribed offerings from back in September 2013 when I was particularly looking forward to several Kickstarter projects that were in the pipeline. I believe of the games I talk about, one, namely … Continue reading

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Dibbs Ahoys pre-top 5 games ponder-a-thon.

Whassup my obsequious purveyors of the establishment of the kingdom of Grig? And welcome to my pre-top 5 desert island games. This is a very serious matter that I will not be taking lightly, so much like Bedgells selection, its … Continue reading

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Virtua Fighter 2 returns and brings a couple of friends!

Jiminy jungle chugs! The dormant pages of Grig Orig are ablaze once more! Time to get in on dat action, and by jove, if the time wasn’t bang on right! For indeed, a passing mention I noted on twitter today … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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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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Street fighting Gold Action

Those of you who subscribe to Xbox Live Arcade Gold can get half price deal this week on Super Street Fighter 2Turbo HD Remix 600 MS, Streetfighter 2 Hyper Fighting 200MS, and Final Fight Double Impact 400MS. Of course if … Continue reading

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