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Once Upon A Time

Posted by Steve Darlington on Monday, March 1st, 2010

When people ask me what my favorite game is, I don’t have to think very hard. For me, a good game is like a photo album: full of memories. When you look at it, you remember all the people you enjoyed it with, and all those wonderful times you had. Plenty of good games do [...]

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Tara

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Tara, developed by Murray Heasman and distributed by Tailten Games, is an abstract strategy game inspired by the Book of Kells. Players place red and blue “ring forts” onto the board, and link them together with bridges. By the end of any given game, the board looks more like a piece of Celtic [...]

Brütal Legend

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Let’s just get this out of the way right now: Brütal Legend’s demo is not an accurate representation of the game. Brütal Legend is a hybrid real-time-strategy-hack-and-slash-adventure game for 360 and PS3. Developed by Double Fine Productions, published by EA, and starring the voice talent of Jack Black, Brütal Legend features a stranger-in-a-strange-land [...]

Shadow Complex

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Shadow Complex is an Xbox Live Arcade game developed by Chair Entertainment and produced by Epic Games. It is a 2D platformer in the Metroidvania (http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Metroidvania) style with 3D environments and graphics. The game features a story written by Peter David, a prolific comics writer, and set in Orson Scott Card’s Empire universe.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a stealth, action-adventure game for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive, the game’s most notable feature is a story by longtime Batman writer, Paul Dini, and voice-talent from the much-loved Batman: The Animated Series. Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill and Arleen [...]