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The Big Friendly Supergiant

Posted on May 20, 2013
Author Steven Balbirnie, Games Editor

Steven Balbirnie talks to Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games about the massive success of their first game Bastion, and their forthcoming title Transistor. Continue reading →

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Review: Avant-Garde

Posted on April 22, 2013
Author Steven Balbirnie, Games Editor

Title: Avant-Garde

Publishers: Newgrounds

Developers: Morvan and Mnemusyne

Platforms: Browser

Release Date: Out Now

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Review: Slender The Arrival

Posted on April 22, 2013
Author Steven Balbirnie, Games Editor

Title: Slender: The Arrival

Publisher: Blue Isle Studios

Developer: Parsec Productions

Platforms: PC, Mac

Release Date: Out Now

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Posted in Games | Tagged blue isle studios, mark j hadley, parsec productions, review, slender, slender the arrival, slenderman | Leave a reply

Final Reality

Posted on April 22, 2013
Author Steven Balbirnie, Games Editor

With Yoichi Wada stepping down as the president of Square Enix after 13 years at the helm of the company, Rory Michael O’Sullivan examines his legacy and downfall

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Posted in Games | Tagged final fantasy, resignation, square enix, yoichi wada | Leave a reply

Bundles of Joy

Posted on April 22, 2013
Author Steven Balbirnie, Games Editor

Steven Balbirnie takes a look at Humble Bundle Inc. and how gamers can be mobilised for the support of charities.

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Review: Mari0

Posted on April 4, 2013
Author Jack Walsh

Title: Mari0

Publishers: Stabyourself

Developers: Stabyourself

Platforms: PC (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows) Continue reading →

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Review: Darkstalkers Resurrection

Posted on April 4, 2013
Author Steven Balbirnie, Games Editor

Title: Darkstalkers Resurrection

Publisher: Capcom

Developers: Iron Galaxy Studios

Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

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Games Feature: Never Alone

Posted on April 3, 2013
Author Conor Luke Barry, Otwo Editor

Could offline single player games soon be a thing of the past? Duncan Wallace scrutinises the concept of ‘online single player’ Continue reading →

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Interview: exGamers Studios

Posted on March 6, 2013
Author Steven Balbirnie, Games Editor

Steven Balbirnie talks to Irish games developers, Séan Durkan, Stephen Byrne and Davy Ryan about their company, exGamers Studios and their forthcoming title Source Control

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Posted in Games | Tagged exGamers, Source Control | 1 Reply

Kombating Censorship in Australia

Posted on March 6, 2013
Author rorymichealosullivan

With the upcoming release of Mortal Kombat in Australia heralding the reform of what used to be the strictest system of games classification in the world, Rory Michael O’Sullivan looks at the long struggle it’s taken for adult oriented games to be legally sold in the country

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