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Grip Games shows off first screens for Atomic Ninjas

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There are plenty of radioactive versions of things, but I’ll bet there haven’t been ninjas, that aren’t also talking turtles. Playstation 3 and PS Vita owners are about to find out. Grip Games, the minds behind such titles as 5-in-1 Arcade Hits, The Impossible Game and Foosball 2012 are bringing forth another intrguing game to more »

I’m disappointed by the May 17, 2013 Nintendo Direct

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You know something is wrong when the most appealing thing in a Nintendo Direct is a launch sale on a Virtual Console game. Yet, that’s exactly what happened to me. I’m watching the May 17, 2013 Nintendo Direct, partly because I want to and also because it’s my job, and I’m not feeling “wowed.” Instead, more »

May 17, 2013 Nintendo Direct wrap-up

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Good morning everyone! Did you catch the latest Nintendo Direct? No? Don’t worry. The world won’t end. In fact, you probably just made it easier on yourself. Instead of trying to focus on all that news so early in the morning, you can read our tidy little summary here. I watched it and I’ve got more »

Important Importables: All about Hyperdimension Neptunia

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Hey everyone. Sorry for the massive Important Importable delays, as some tragic Lada family happenings this month meant I had to prioritize real life over virtual ones. Even so, today’s informational organization of Hyperdimension Neptunia will be more trunicated than usual. I’m still going to go over every Hyperdimension Neptunia game, both immediately available and more »

10 3DS Games we want to see at E3 2013

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We had a lot of fun going over the 10 Vita Games we want to see at E3 2013, so it seems only fair to do the same with 3DS games. After all, the 3DS is the more popular of the two handhelds and it as a number of highly anticipated games coming out in more »

Nintendo eShop Update for May 16, 2013

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Sit down, you’re going to be here a while. This week’s Nintendo eShop update is pretty large. Much larger than usual, in fact. There are 10 new 3DS, DSi, Wii and Wii U games available. Your eyes just popped out of their sockets, didn’t they? That’s okay, it happened to me too. The exact breakdown more »

Remastered Sonic the Hedgehog appears on Android, iOS

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There’s news in the world of retro games today. Sonic the Hedgehog has made it onto iOS and Android devices. “But wait,” you say. “I already own Sonic the Hedgehog on my iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.” Ah, but this is a better, remastered version of Sonic the Hedgehog and means you’ll need to update your version, so more »

May 17 Nintendo Direct about 3DS and Wii U games

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Another month, another Nintendo Direct. I guess I was right about Nintendo not needed an E3 2013 press conference. Look how often they do this! This month’s conference will be held at 7am PST on May 17, 2013 and, as usual, can be viewed either during or after the event on the Nintendo Direct website.

Here’s the problem with Google Play games services

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Google revealed a new set of developer APIs today that help make up Google Play games services. These APIs allow any interested developer integrate cloud saves, achievements, leaderboards and online multiplayer (Android only) in their Android, iOS and web-based games. When this information was first leaked, it was an exciting moment. It seemed like Google more »

Google Play games services introduces achievements, multiplayer and leaderboards

Google Play Games Services

Google officially announced and launched Google Play games services today at Google I/O. Google Play games services isn’t a standalone application that houses all your gaming achievements and friends like Apple’s Game Center. It’s really just a family of APIs developers can integrate into their games. These APIs will brings things such as cloud saves, more »