[Review] Trine 2

January 26th, 2012 7 Comments   

The three main characters in Trine 2 are icons in the gaming industry. They represent to us, gamers, the mysterious dungeons, the prized weapon at the end of a painful quest, and above all, the classic old school RPG that we all adore. However, Trine 2 is NOT an RPG. It’s best described as a side-scrolling action adventure/puzzler/platformer/ … OK, so Trine 2 might not have a definitive nature, or a remarkable story, but I’ll tell you what it does have: lots of charm, sharp controls, and some of the most beautiful visuals I’ve seen. Surprisingly, that combination works!

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The PS Vita Rooms Party

January 26th, 2012 6 Comments   

Last week, I was invited to an exclusive PS Vita Rooms Party here in the UK, and to be honest it’s taken me all this time to digest everything to do with the event.

The PS Vita Rooms Party took place on Tuesday 17th January at 63 Deansgate – a highly popular stretch of road situated bang smack in the heart of Manchester, the city belonging to two of the world’s most admired football/soccer teams, Manchester City and Manchester United.

With the location guaranteeing maximum exposure for the PS Vita events in the North West of England, thousands of gamers filtered through the doors over 7 days to catch a glimpse of the console that has caused a stir over recent months.

With the event consisting of approximately 30 – 35 playable PS Vitas on two floors, approximately 10+ ‘launch day’ games on display, a DJ, free food & drinks, developers and exclusive PS Vita accessories being showcased – you knew that this party was the place to be!

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PS3BlogCast Episode 34

January 25th, 2012 4 Comments   

Has it been a week already? I guess it has. Well here we are with another podcast, featuring special guest Pedro along with a second appearance by Isli, as well as FooBear, Tosh, and I. We had a bit of technical issues throughout the session, and let me tell you when it rains it pours. Man was there some editing needed! I’ve spent more time editing this than when I used to do the censoring, I haven’t even had time to game tonight! It’s nuts, but worth it despite not a whole lot of news this week.

Don’t mind a few minutes in when suddenly my audio sounds weird, I had to change mics since mine was acting up for no reason. There are a few moments near the end with some quality issues that unfortunately I couldn’t fix, as I was on the receiving end of the transmission, but overall the international call went well! It’s our second time on the podcast going international too.

Well enough of that, how about you sit back relax and enjoy!

Play

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:26:28 — 118.7MB)

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[Giveaway] PSN The Marbians Mini

January 24th, 2012 17 Comments   

The Marbians have crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico and need your help to get them home in this retro, marble-themed puzzle game. Fling and Flick the marble-encased aliens through 72 puzzling levels to get them back to their UFOs and on their way home!
The Marbians is a physics-based interactive game, where players will send Marbians careening off walls and around obstacles to collect moon rocks, rack up points and bonuses, and reach their UFO homes. Smack your Marbian off walls at high speed for more points, collect all the moon rocks you can, and see your alien friends safely home!

Now go read EdEN’s review here!

Winning this one couldn’t be easier….

We have 20 US codes to give away for this fun little game, and so we’ve come up with a few ways to give them away. See how after the jump!
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Releases for the Week (January 23rd-29th)

January 23rd, 2012 20 Comments   

As is always the case, the year is off to a slow start. Not many games are being released in January (yes, Final Fantasy XIII-2 does indeed release in January, but it’s out on the 31st so it almost doesn’t count), so we have to make do with one new PSN release from Tik Games (and Published by Square Enix… hey!), and some retail to PSN digital releases of full featured games. Well, as full featured a release as you can call Duke Nukem Forever.

We’ll try to get a review copy for Scarygirl so we can let you know how the game made the jump from minis to full fledged PSN release. We already got to review Moon Diver from Square Enix a while ago, so let’s see how this one plays out. Buying anything this week?
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[Review] Corpse Party (PSP)

January 23rd, 2012 11 Comments   

Welcome to the abandoned and (reportedly) demolished halls of Heavenly Host Elementary School, where vengeful spirits dwell and the fires of corporeal existence are repeatedly and mercilessly snuffed. We hope you enjoy the tour, as it’s not about to end anytime soon. It may even last an eternity…

At this accursed school, a series of incidents occurred in which, ultimately, four students were kidnapped… and murdered. And though this ocurred 30 years ago, the corpse party still continues to this very day.

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Blu-ray Releases For The Week Of Jan 23rd

January 23rd, 2012 7 Comments   


I heard from a friend that Real Steel has a funny Tekken reference. So I want to watch it at some point. Another classic movie from the 80′s is out this week called See No Evil, Hear No Evil featuring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. I actually watched this for the first time a month ago and it was hilarious. If you haven’t seen it before it’s worth a rent at least. Anything interest you this week?

Highlights for this week: Real Steel, 50/50, Paranormal Activity 3, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Notorious, Godzilla (The Criterion Collection), Annie Hall, Manhattan, Wings, Rebecca, Spellbound, WWII in 3D.

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Capcom Reveals Resident Evil 6

January 19th, 2012 21 Comments   

Capcom has formally announced the next installment to its long running survival horror series. Resident Evil 6 takes place in several different parts of the world and stars franchise veterans Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield as the main playable characters. Both protagonists will have separate stories that will intertwine at some point in the game.

“Resident Evil 6 represents a giant stride forward in the evolution of the series,” commented Katsuhiko Ichii, Head of R&D and Global Marketing. “The development team, led by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, is working tirelessly to deliver the most impressive Resident Evil® title ever both in terms of scope and production values. We are all genuinely excited by the title and cannot wait to share it with the world.”

Resident Evil 6 will arrive this November 20th for the PS3 and 360. A PC version will be announced at a later date.

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