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Xbox One Will Not Be Backwards Compatible With Xbox 360 Games
Microsoft have revealed to The Verge that the newly announced Xbox One will not be able to play Xbox 360 games, rendering your entire collection useless unless you decide to keep your Xbox 360 rather than sell it on to help fund the upgrade to next-gen hardware. “The system is based on a different core…
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Game Dev Tycoon – Review
Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Greenheart Games Publisher: Greenheart Games Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No Let’s face it, like almost every gamer out there you’ve probably been playing a game and come to the shocking but inevitable conclusion that you could do this nonsense far better than the developers. And then like almost everybody else…
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Metro: Last Light – Review
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 and PC Reviewed On: Xbox 360 Developer: 4A Publisher: Deep Silver Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No PEGI: 18+ NOTE: This review contains a single swear word. You have been warned. 4A have returned to deliver a sequel to Metro 2033, a groundbreaking FPS/creepfest that garnered a considerable cult following, though never managing…
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Assassin’s Creed Movie To Be Released In May, 2015
Box Office Mojo seems to know when the release date for the Assassin’s Creed movie is going to be. A visit to the page reveals a date of May 22nd, 2015, a release date which would put it just one week behind Marvels’ The Avengers 2. Surely nobody would want to release a movie so…
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Defiance Is Hurting Defiance
If nothing else Trion Worlds deserve kudos for attempting something very different, a blending of videogame and TV show to try and create one world wherein the events of either medium can affect the other. The result of this mad experiment was Defiance, a third-person shooter in MMO guise. But I’m worried that Defiance is…
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EA Discontinuing Their Online Pass System – Gamers Celebrating!
In a surprising move the behemoth known as EA have announced that they will be ditching their Online Pass, a system which has been used in numerous games now despite the very vocal gaming community expressing their utter distaste of the practice, a practice introduced to allow publishers and developers to try to earn some…
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Review Scores: Handing Out Lots Of Fours, And More.
I began thinking about review scores earlier this week, leading me down a variety of little thoughtful paths, all of which I’m going to talk about here in what can only be described an uncoordinated rant that covers several subjects, some of which are even related! Sort of. This isn’t an article on whether or…
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Defiance (The Game) – Review
Platforms: Xbox 360, PC and Playstation 3 Reviewed On: Xbox 360 Developer: Trion Worlds Publisher: Trion Worlds Singleplayer: No. Multiplayer: Yes. 1-10,000+ PEGI: 18+ NOTES: This review was written based upon the 1.013 patch. Creating a hybrid between game and TV show where one can influence the other is a pretty daring enterprise, yet that’s…
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Latest Games TM Scores Are In – Metro: Last Light Does Well.
The latest issue of Games TM is hitting subscribers doorsteps today, and contained within its pages are of course many reviews, including one for the much-anticipated Metro: Last Light. They scored the game an impressive 8/10, praising its beautiful world and graphics. They touched upon the shooting mechanics which have improved considerably since the original…
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Avalanche Studios Might Consider Creating Games For Ouya.
A small yet interesting snippet of news today that comes from a small interview with Avalanche Studios, creators of the Just Cause games, in the latest issue of Games TM, which just hit subscribers doorsteps today. Amidst other topics covered the magazine asked Avalanche Studios CEO Christofer Sundberg: “Do you think you’ll work on third-party…
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