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Gamertell Review: Evoland

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Title: Evoland Price: $10.00 System(s): PC Release Date: April 4th, 2013 Publisher (Developer): Shiro Games (Shiro Games) ESRB Rating: N/A When I first got wind of Evoland‘s concept, the trope, “Lampshade Hanging” came to mind. For those who don’t browse Tvtropes on a regular basis, lampshade hanging refers to the act of a creator of more »

“Always connected” Durango might be a good thing for competitors

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  If there’s anything that EA’s recent Sim City fiasco has taught developers and publishers, it’s gamers absolutely, positively hate DRM and “always connected” policies for their games. However, it seems the news hasn’t trickled down to Microsoft and their next Xbox (codenamed Durango) developers yet. There are rumors making the rounds on the internet more »

Fans determine Saints Row 4 Collector Edition swag

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The Saints Row franchise has always been about its over-the-top, balls to the wall themes and gameplay. Whether it’s dressing up in an animal costumes and hitting pedestrians with a baseball bat on a Tron-esque motorcycle, or skydiving off of a fighter jet to body slam an innocent civilian below, there’s a lot of sadistic more »

Bastion Creators announce new game, releases trailer

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Bastion was a gem of a game with gorgeous art, a wonderful soundtrack, and a great storyline that made it stand out from the other third person beat-em-ups in its time. Its been a while since we’ve last heard from Bastion developer Supergiant Games, but it recently made a huge announcement about its next game more »

Sony releases impressive Rain screenshots

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  If you’re a fan of artsy, stylized story games such as Journey and Flower and you don’t mind getting a little bit wet, you should start getting ready for Sony’s Rain. At last year’s Gamescom, Sony teased Rain as a game where you play as a little boy who can only be seen when he’s in more »

EA Origin exploit puts computers at risk

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EA is not having a good month. Between SimCity woes and EA CEO John Riccitiello stepping down from office, the company has been suffering a number of misfortunes the past few weeks. As if that’s not enough, researchers from Amsterdam’s Black Hat security Conference demonstrated an exploit that was found on Origin, EA’s game distribution more »

Pay what you want for Bastion this week

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If you haven’t had a chance to play Bastion yet, now’s your chance to get it for a reasonable price. The Humble Bundle store is celebrating the introduction of it’s Humble Bundle Weekly Sale by selling 2011′s indie hit at any price you want. The third person RPG follows a man who is tasked with more »

Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines patch is huge

Gearbox Aliens: Colonial Marines

Gearbox announced they are releasing a new PC patch for their widely criticized game, Aliens: Colonial Marines. The new patch weighs in at a whopping 4 gigabytes, and corrects a huge amount of problems with the game that critics and players have complained about.

Valve expects to release Steam Box prototype soon

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There’s Still no Half Life 2: Episode 3 news, but Valve definitely hasn’t been sitting around doing nothing. In an interview before the British Academy of Film and Television Arts game awards (BAFTA), Gabe Newell mentioned that Valve will be offering prototypes of their new console, the Steam Box, within the four months month. Which more »

Real Life injury benches Super Smash Bros U

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The Wii U is in desperate need of a killer game, and like the Wii and GameCube before it, Nintendo should be able to rely on Super Smash Bros to boost sales of their new system. While the immensely popular fighting game series is always on a Nintendo fan’s radar, there hasn’t been a peep more »