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State of Decay infestation bug remains a problem after patch

State of Decay

Well this was unexpected. Undead Labs recently released a patch for State of Decay that was meant to fix a variety of issues including a nasty infestation bug. The problem was infestations could not be reasonably controlled, and it caused survivors to go missing at an alarming rate. Yesterday, Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain revealed more »

E3 2013: The Last Guardian still in development, but not at E3

the last guardian

Were you looking for The Last Guardian at E3 2013? If so, you probably came away disappointed. There was absolutely no mention of the highly anticipated Team Ico game. Which shouldn’t have been too surprising, given it’s troubled development cycle and general ephemeral existence, but still. If we can see Final Fantasy Versus XIII appear more »

E3 2013: I helped Sully build castles in Disney Infinity

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If you were at E3 2013, odds are you noticed the rather extraordinary amount of Disney Infinity signage. Disney knows it has a tough fight against the already installed Skylanders, and is ready to bring it. As a fan of the latter, I knew I had to try the former. Fortunately, most Disney booth visitors more »

E3 2013: The A.R.E.S Extinction Agenda EX demo beat me

A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX

A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX beat me. It bested me at E3 2013. While I was visiting Aksys’ meeting room, I was able to try an array of games, and A.R.E.S Extinction Agenda EX was one of them. I was looking forward to the experience. As I don’t own an Xbox 360, I figured it would more »

E3 2013: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies left me hanging

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You have to admire an E3 2013 demo that pretty much states within the demo that it will only take about 10 minutes. There’s no wasting time, getting to the meat of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies. Kind of a contradiction, considering the name of the game, but whatever. Capcom had a very nice, more »

E3 2013 Interview: Klaus Lyngeled talks about Stick It to the Man

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E3 2013 isn’t just about playing the newest games. It’s also about talking to the people who make these games, like Klaus Lyngeled of Zoink!. Lyngeled is the creator of Stick It to the Man, a Vita adventure game where players help a man named Ray with a pink hand coming of his head figure more »

E3 2013: Running around a field in Tales of Xillia

tales of xillia

Tales of Xillia is a game I’ve been dying to play. With the Tales series, there’s a certain expectation of quality and though the seres sometimes relies too heavily on tropes, I’ve never had a bad time playing one of the games. It’s very hard to offer a demo for this kind of game, given more »

E3 2013: Go home Mario, you’re drunk

Mario

Last week, we told you how Nintendo’s Wii U Gaming Showcase at E3 was basically a press conference without chairs. In that article, Jenni Lada mentioned how Mario warmed up the crowd by providing constant banter for what felt like 10-20 minutes. The voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, was actually on site providing the words more »

E3 2013: Tom Clancy’s The Division knocks them dead

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Ubisoft’s partnership with Tom Clancy has been a profitable one. The project they unveiled at E3 2013 may be their most ambitious yet. The Division is an MMO for next gen consoles, featuring the third-person combat most of Clancy’s games are famous for. It’s set in New York during a pandemic outbreak, and the player more »

E3 2013: Respawn Entertainment shocks us with Titanfall

Titanfall

Vince Zampella and Jason West showed us they haven’t lost their touch at E3 2013. After a less than amicable split with Activision and Infinity Ward, the pair formed Respawn Entertainment. Providing the funding is Electronic Arts, who has been trying to slay Call of Duty for years now. Can West and Zampella stop the more »

Review: 7 Grand Steps for Windows, Mac

7 grand steps

Title: 7 Grand Steps Price: $15 System(s): Windows and Mac Release Date: June 7, 2013 Publisher (Developer): Mousechief (Mousechief) ESRB Rating: N/A, I’d say it’s fine for players ages 10 and up. Mousechief is known for unconventional games. It’s last title, Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble, was an adventure game set on a game more »

E3 2013: Guillermo del Toro stops by to promote Pacific Rim

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At E3 2013, we learn about several of the games and movies that will entertain us this summer. Acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro stopped by the Qualcomm outdoor stage to present new footage from “Pacific Rim.” The movie pits giant alien monsters called Kaiju against giant robots called Jaegers. Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam and one more »