Epic Fail? – Epic’s New Title May Have ‘Always-On’ DRM

When will people learn? This ‘always-on’ lark just doesn’t work and never proves to be all that popular.

A failure on both counts then, but what was actually said and why would Fortnite, the new game in question, need this type of DRM? Continue reading “Epic Fail? – Epic’s New Title May Have ‘Always-On’ DRM”

How The Mighty Have Fallen, Spun & Then Run Fast – Sonic To Be ‘Next Hello Kitty’

Hey sonic fans!

Hey people who liked Sonic!

Hey people! Here’s some news that’s hardly surprising. Sonics’s best hope at success nowadays is to be plastered all over lunchboxes, bags and duvet sets. Oh how the mighty… well, you can read the title of the post, can’t you? Continue reading “How The Mighty Have Fallen, Spun & Then Run Fast – Sonic To Be ‘Next Hello Kitty’”

I Want To Beat ‘The Guy’ – ‘I Wanna Be The Guy : Gaiden’ Out Now, If You Hate Yourself

A Couple of days ago ‘I Wanna Be The Guy : Gaiden’ was unleashed unto this world.

The site claims it’s free, but really, it’ll cost you a lot of time, your self-respect and your calmness.

ALL of your calmness. Continue reading “I Want To Beat ‘The Guy’ – ‘I Wanna Be The Guy : Gaiden’ Out Now, If You Hate Yourself”

Not A Review – Kirby’s Adventure Wii

Kirby’s 20th birthday is soon upon us. There’s promise of an anniversary collection featuring some of Kirby’s greatest games of yesteryear, but what about now?

Hopefully you’ve all played Kirby’s Epic Yarn, one of the best platformers released in the last decade (no, that’s not an opinion, it’s cold, hard fact).

But what about this? A ‘re-imagining’ of Kirby’s first game? Kirby’s Adventure Wii is the latest release in the franchise and the question is, ‘how was it?’

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Architects of Their Own Demise – Introversion Talk Prison Architect & Subversion Cancellation

Introversion have had a hectic ride on the games development rollercoaster. Being a small, independent developer is hard work it turns out. Who knew?

Their latest game, Prison Architect, is looking fantastic but only came about thanks to the failure of their previous title, Subversion, that was in development for years.

Their talk at yesterday’s Rezzed went some way to explaining how this potential disaster was turned into what looks like a sure-fire success.

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