All nine Australian Attorneys-General now ready for an R18+ rating

A couple of weeks ago Australia finally made formative steps to introducing a long-awaited R18+ rating for video games, with eight of the country’s nine Attorneys-General agreeing in principle to go forward with the motion. The only holdout was New

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All nine Australian Attorneys-General now ready for an R18+ rating

A couple of weeks ago Australia finally made formative steps to introducing a long-awaited R18+ rating for video games, with eight of the country’s nine Attorneys-General agreeing in principle to go forward with the motion. The only holdout was New

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How The Net Was Won

  As many of you already know, earlier today visiting Nightmare Mode wasn’t a wholly enjoyable experience. Anyone who came to Nightmare Mode had the pleasure of being harassed by pop ups, redirects and general spammyness. First of all, we

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How The Net Was Won

  As many of you already know, earlier today visiting Nightmare Mode wasn’t a wholly enjoyable experience. Anyone who came to Nightmare Mode had the pleasure of being harassed by pop ups, redirects and general spammyness. First of all, we

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Extra Credits leaves The Escapist

And not for any good reason by the sounds of things. According to Extra Credit’s twitter feed, the reasons surrounding their departure are pretty shocking, to say the least. The short of it is that The Escapist apparently hasn’t been

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Extra Credits leaves The Escapist

And not for any good reason by the sounds of things. According to Extra Credit’s twitter feed, the reasons surrounding their departure are pretty shocking, to say the least. The short of it is that The Escapist apparently hasn’t been

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Let Me Survive: Why No One Makes Real Zombie Survival Games

I’m well aware that you shouldn’t get all worked up over trailers, especially teasers, but when I saw the teaser for Dead Island I was instantly enthralled. Could this finally be the zombie game that packs the emotional punch that

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Let Me Survive: Why No One Makes Real Zombie Survival Games

I’m well aware that you shouldn’t get all worked up over trailers, especially teasers, but when I saw the teaser for Dead Island I was instantly enthralled. Could this finally be the zombie game that packs the emotional punch that

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A Simple Story

A man rebels against an evil empire. He finds love, only to lose it to the cruel twist of fate. He loses himself, only to find it again in a misty place. He faces off against a father figure in

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A Simple Story

A man rebels against an evil empire. He finds love, only to lose it to the cruel twist of fate. He loses himself, only to find it again in a misty place. He faces off against a father figure in

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Mode 7 (Frozen Synapse) Interview

Mode 7 recently came to fame with their turn-based strategy game Frozen Synapse, which was well-received by critics and gamers alike. I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Taylor, who, amongst other things, wrote the story for the single-player part

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Mode 7 (Frozen Synapse) Interview

Mode 7 recently came to fame with their turn-based strategy game Frozen Synapse, which was well-received by critics and gamers alike. I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Taylor, who, amongst other things, wrote the story for the single-player part

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Six Things We'd Love to See in Borderlands 2

I loved Borderlands like the son I’ve never had. Well, I tried to love it. Unfortunately, like my hypothetical son, Borderlands had some major problems: it wet the bed every other week, it couldn’t eat cereal without throwing the bowl

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Six Things We'd Love to See in Borderlands 2

I loved Borderlands like the son I’ve never had. Well, I tried to love it. Unfortunately, like my hypothetical son, Borderlands had some major problems: it wet the bed every other week, it couldn’t eat cereal without throwing the bowl

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EA2D Becomes Bioware San Francisco

To Gamasutra, EA confirmed Friday that their 2D studio, EA2D, has been renamed Bioware San Francisco. The studio has developed titles such as Dragon Age Journeys and Dragon Age Legends, flash games that were released in the pre-launch days of

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EA2D Becomes Bioware San Francisco

To Gamasutra, EA confirmed Friday that their 2D studio, EA2D, has been renamed Bioware San Francisco. The studio has developed titles such as Dragon Age Journeys and Dragon Age Legends, flash games that were released in the pre-launch days of

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Angry Birds – An Informed Review

Angry Birds is a game about insane birds that I have never played. Why are the birds angry? I don’t know. Maybe they’ve had a bit too much to drink. Maybe they’ve been sexually deprived for a few weeks, leading

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Angry Birds – An Informed Review

Angry Birds is a game about insane birds that I have never played. Why are the birds angry? I don’t know. Maybe they’ve had a bit too much to drink. Maybe they’ve been sexually deprived for a few weeks, leading

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Minecraft: over three million served

It never ends, does it? The runaway freight train of an indie game Minecraft recently reached three million sales, one sixth of which happened in the last three months. Not bad for a game that’s still in beta. Sales aren’t

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Minecraft: over three million served

It never ends, does it? The runaway freight train of an indie game Minecraft recently reached three million sales, one sixth of which happened in the last three months. Not bad for a game that’s still in beta. Sales aren’t

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