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Criticism for the Video Game Industry: Introduction

Hello everyone, For those of you who check out LevelSave regularly, you might have seen a few of my articles floating around.  If not, my name is Adam Shear and I have been writing and podcasting about video games for over six years.  I have also been a fan of the video game industry for at least ten years.  Over this decade of time, I have seen plenty of trends, highs, and lows.  I’ve done plenty of research on the full history of the video game industry.  I have...

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Just…One…More…Turn Civilization 5: Gods and Kings Expansion.

We all lie to ourselves. We grow up saying to ourselves,”I’ll never get addicted to THAT“. But once you had a taste, you can’t help but just give in, and click,”Next Turn”. Seriously, in terms of addictive qualities, Civilization 5 should be the kind of stuff that gets one sent to the Betty Ford Clinic in California. Want to get heroin addicts off the smack? Introduce them to Civ 5. I mean, it may still result in them not being a...

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Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut Coming Tomorrow!

Bioware has announced that the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut DLC will be releasing June 26th for free on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 for US users and in early July for those outside the states. The ending of Mass Effect 3 has been a hot button issue ever since the game released earlier this year, players have complained, petitioned and begged for more answers and it seems their cries have not been in vain. Living up to their claim that they listen to their fans the DLC is set...

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Gateways has been released!

Smudged Cat’s little 8-bit style puzzle platformer asks the question that few people dare: “What if portals had different properties?” Inspired by the Valve hit, Portal, Gateways plops an ingenious scientist in the midst of his own perilous lab. Taking yet more inspiration from Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the world is large and complex. Full of secrets and complexity, Gateways is a must have if you’re into old-school games. Even if...

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Anniversary Giveaway 3 – Split/Second for PlayStation 3

Vroom! Vroom! Today starts our next Anniversary Giveaway, this time for a full retail copy of Split/Second on the PlayStation 3! To enter to win, simply use the Rafflecopter Widget below. Note: Unfortunately, only those in North America may enter, that means 48 United States and Canada. a Rafflecopter giveaway  

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The Steamfeed: The latest scoop on this week’s Steam releases

This week on The Steamfeed we have quite a lot of unique titles, including several indie games, a new F2P MMO experience, and even Levelsave reviews for some of the games! Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers This game comes with a driven soundtrack by 13 indie artists, one of which (3typen, see below) even made a music video for the game. This is physics-based puzzle platforming at it’s best, with large environments and several unique skills to manipulate the...

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NCAA Football 13 Demo- Showing Promise For A Personal Favorite

This years demo for NCAA 13 is one of the deepest and also most useful demo you can play. Giving you the opportunity to play in 3 different games and 2 separate game modes.  1st in the Dynasty section on the demo you can play either KSU @ Baylor, Oregon @ USC, or Alabama @ LSU. The 3 different games will take place at different parts of the day within the dynasty to show off some of the additions  made to the presentation with live game check-ins and an updated...

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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz Coming to the Vita

PS Vita owners will have another title to add to their collection this year with Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz. The E3 trailer came away with an outstanding reception and has gamers excited about getting their hands on it this October 23rd. The trailer reveals the game will be using the Vitas tilt controls, Local Multi-player, and a stage creator as well. Look for more information Banana Splitz gets closer to release.