A Preview 'The Year for Gamers' - Part 2

We are onto Part 2 of our daily (ish) feature about the game announcements that everyone should be excited about. This year is certainly looking like a strong one for us Video Gamers. Zelda: A Link Between World Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Release Date: Holiday 2013 Platforms: 3DS It’s a rare sight to see a modern sequel to one of the greatest games of all time – but that’s exactly what Nintendo has done with its 3DS follow-up...

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A Preview 'The Year for Gamers' - Part 1

E3 2013 is now behind us, the behemoth of Video Games conferences is over for another year but between new console details, game announcements and trailer what really stood out. Below, and in several other posts I will bring up some of my favourite announcements, the details given and speculate on other features. Dark Souls 2 Publisher: Namco Bandai Developer: From Software Release Date: March 2014 Platforms: 360, PS3, PS4   The original...

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Ouya vs. ESA

Something that slipped through my radar………. The Entertainment Software Association, the company which owns and operates the E3 Expo, called the Los Angeles Police Department during the conference in an attempt to shut down Ouya’s public presence at E3 2013. Julie Uhrman, the founder of the Ouya console, informed IGN and several other publications that the police visit was just another event as part of their on-going conflict with the ESA....

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Beta Testing - The Microsoft Points to Real Money Exchange

For those of you that don’t know; the UK Xbox gamers currently involved in the beta-testing for the new Dashboard have been experiencing significant price hikes as a result of Microsoft’s transition from their points format to real currency. Reddit users have been chronicling the changes and have observed an increase in prices on the UK Xbox marketplace. The dashboard is set to convert all your existing points into real money but fear not Microsoft...

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The Division - Finally something to agree on....

I caught up with a few old friends this week to discuss the hot properties coming out of E3. The atmosphere was weird; the dark rooms we had sat in watching the press conferences doors had put everyone under a constant strain and set us all off in an argumentative manner. Whether it was the massive mech title ‘Titanfall’ or the big brother ethic in ‘Watch Dogs’, none of us could agree on our expectations – that was until we started talking about...

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What has Don Mattrick left behind at Microsoft?

Don Mattrick has left Microsoft’s Xbox division and taken over at Zynga, after founder Mark Pincus stepped away from the day-to-day running in favour of product development. Mattrick’s departure isn’t really a surprise, but not because of the Xbox One policy content. These sorts of massive company changes aren’t decided over a cup of tea and looks like it may have been in the works for the most part of 2013. Mattrick didn’t really have anywhere...

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What the best game of 2013 (and a half)?

It's hard to believe, but 2013 is more than halfway over now. These past six months have been extremely generous to us gamers and have given us some truly incredible experiences. Before we head into the second half of the year, and go full-force into the next generation of consoles, it's time to look back and appreciate what we've been playing since 2013 began. What game do you believe deserves Game of the Year, at least up to this point?...

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Assassins Creed III - A Credit Sequence to kill your enjoyment...

I don’t often rant about games, as I like to think that there is someone out there who enjoys every title in existence, even if I don’t. However, I feel this gripe is something that affects us all and my heart goes out to anyone playing through Assassin’s Creed III.   For those of you still playing the game stop reading now – there be spoiler ahead.   I must have failed the last mission around 10 times before finally nailing it as the...

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Is there adventure to be had in 'A Link Between Worlds'?

In The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, the overworld is exactly the same as the one from A Link to the Past – right down to the trees and buildings. Or at least it seems that way from the E3 2013 demo. The demo itself gave people the chance to play outside dungeons for the first time and showed off the 3D range for this top-down adventure. It makes sense too really, since A Link Between Worlds is a direct sequel to the 1993 Super NES...

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