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Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams – A True Platforming Contender

I love platformers. They take me to a nostalgic time in gaming before we became spoiled by high end graphics and the internet. While I was playing this title to complete a Giana Sisters Review I found myself back in that magical time. This isn’t the perfect game, but it is one of the better platformers that we have seen lately. Twisted Dreams features Giana as she progresses through her dreams as a pair of sisters that have drastically different views on the worlds...

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Mars War Logs Voice Acting Updated For Free

Mars War Logs Voice Acting has been described as disappointing for a lot of gamers. The game was originally recorded in French and the voice acting that was recorded for the US version just wasn’t up to par. Instead of sitting back and allowing this to be their finished product Spiders Studio stepped up to the plate and re-recorded everything to bring a most realistic experience to US gamers. The update is free for the PC version and is promised to be included once the...

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Behind the Scenes With the Castle of Illusion Remake

The Castle of Illusion Remake is coming this summer and we’re getting a look at the first behind the scenes video for the title. The video shows us some great gameplay footage as well as giving us access to the people responsible for bringing this lovable classic back into our living rooms. We will follow Mickey Mouse on his journey through enchanted forests and mazes of living books as he embarks on a journey to rescue Minnie Mouse from the evil clutches...

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Hellraid Screenshots and Q&A

We introduced you to Hellraid a short time ago. Now were are seeing Techland give us some new information and screenshots for their new title. Below you will get a glimpse at the newest screens for the game and also the Q&A. What is Hellraid? We’re calling Hellraid a first-person co-op slasher. We invented this genre to capture the idea behind our game, which blends elements of classic hack & slash titles with a more advanced combat system based on timing and...

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Mars: War Logs Guilds Unveiled

As we saw in our initial preview of Mars: War Logs, the guilds who control the planets water supply have all the power. Now it’s time to take an in-depth look at the two most important, powerful and influential guilds the red planet has to offer. The Mars: War Logs guilds are going to play a large role not only in the surrounding world, but in our story as well. Our main character Roy is originally from one of the guilds and is imprisoned by the other, thus setting...

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Mars: War Logs – RPG Action On The Red Planet

Mars: War Logs puts players into a tough situation on the red planet of Mars. We will be thrust into a power struggle of epic proportions and tasked with bringing peace to a world built on war. Numerous corporations are fighting for control of the planets water supply. The occupants of Earth made their way to Mars in search of a new home, they built up areas of agriculture, mining and breeding grounds in an effort to sustain a new “Earth”. A catastrophe in the...

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First Look At Magrunner: Dark Pulse

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is the latest title from 3AM Games. The title features Dax Ward, who is a trainee in the Magtech training program for space exploration that is run by the Gruckezber Corporation. The program is designed to test the reflexes and brains of its candidates to see who can make the cut. During another routine training session all hell is unleashed as an ancient alien force ascends upon the training facility and upon Dax himself. Dax will have to use the...

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10BattleBlock Theater – My Best Friend Hatty

ll be honest with you, when I first started to play BattleBlock Theater I absolutely hated it. I’d expected a lot better from The Behemoth – creators of the best selling Xbox Live Arcade Game of all time Castle Crashers (second only to Minecraft) – and this game didn’t seem to be fulfilling it, aside from the infectious music at the beginning. Then I started to actually play it. Now, I’m ranked number one on the worldwide leaderboards and...