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Wii Evolves Into Wii U — Wii Wish

Nintendo experienced a rather muted launch of the Wii U in November, but the holiday season should see more of the next-gen consoles flying off store shelves. Perhaps if the video embedded below was an official Nintendo ad then sales would go through the roof. Sadly it’s only a fan-made effort. There’s actually a serious...
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New ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Trailer Lands

As promised Rockstar has released the new trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, and it’s awesome. It certainly shows a lot more than the previous trailer, which pitched up over a year ago. Watch it below… The first thing that springs to my mind is the word “ambition.” Grand Theft Auto V looks to be...
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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata Unboxes Wii U

You may have noticed a strange phenomenon whereby people post videos of themselves unboxing new technology products, usually to YouTube. I don’t really see the appeal – of either making or watching them myself – but each to their own. For the Wii U console Nintendo decided to bring the whole thing in-house, with CEO...
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Zero Punctuation Reviews ‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’

You may have heard the name XCOM: Enemy Unknown before because this game is a remake/re-imagining of the 1994 original. It’s a turn-based tactical strategy game that was released in October for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The reviews have so far been almost universally positive, with averages of around 90/100. It’s time to see...
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Zero Punctuation Reviews ‘Dishonored’

Dishonored has been the surprise hit of the year so far, alongside Sleeping Dogs. Not everyone loves the stealth-action adventure which offers multiple ways to play through the game, but the general consensus is a positive one. I wonder if Ben ‘Yahtzee’ Croshaw, the guy behind the epic Zero Punctuation reviews, agrees… Croshaw suggests Dishonored...
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First Wii U TV Ad Sucks

At this stage it’s impossible to tell whether the Wii U is going to be a huge success (just like its predecessor) or an abject failure (just like the GameCube). However, with the Wii U only weeks away from launch, the time for speculation about its ultimate fate is drawing to a close. Instead it’s...
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‘Grid 2′ Gameplay Videos Look Fantastic

Grid 2 is the sequel to Race Driver: Grid, which was released in 2008 and acted as a stopgap while many of us waited for Gran Turismo 5 to emerge from its long development. But the game accomplished more than that, and fans have been clamoring for a sequel ever since. That sequel was on...
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This Guy Really Hates The Wii U

Nintendo recently revealed the Wii U is coming Nov. 18 priced at $300-$350. Many people seem happy with this, pre-ordering the first next-gen console while they still can. Others aren’t so happy. Particularly unenamored by what Nintendo has planned is a guy called Francis, who decided to post a video rant to YouTube which is...
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Extended ‘The Last Of Us’ Gameplay Trailer

At E3 in June Naughty Dog unveiled The Last Of Us, a new PS3 exclusive that was one of the games taking plaudits at the event. It looks like Uncharted with some added violence and survival aspects. Which, on paper at least, sounds like an epic game. The gameplay footage revealed at E3 became a...
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Fan-Made ‘Final Fantasy VII – The Movie’ Teaser

Although I’m a huge Fan of the Final Fantasy games, and Final Fantasy VII in particular, I didn’t really like Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, the feature-length CGI animated film loosely based on the characters from the game. It was good, but not great. What I really want to see, and I suspect I’m far...
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‘Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes’ Video Trailer

A few days ago the new Metal Gear game, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, was unveiled to journalists at the 25 anniversary celebration of the series in Tokyo. But only a solitary screenshot was released, with those in attendance not allowed to release pictures or video of what they had just witnessed. Not to worry,...
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Sleeping Dogs Does Shenmue Parody

Those of us, and I include myself in this set of people, who love Shenmue REALLY love Shenmue. Some people may have played the game and wondered what all the fuss was about, while those who got it fell in love with it and keep going back to it regularly. The thing is it was...
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Final Fantasy XIV – ‘A Realm Reborn’ Trailer Video

Final Fantasy fans are in for a treat, a huge Final Fantasy XIV-shaped treat titled A Realm Reborn. That’s the name of Final Fantasy XIV v2.0, which Square Enix has announced is coming to PC and PS3 “soon.” Final Fantasy XIV was originally released on PC in September 2010, but poor critical ratings led to...
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The Evolution Of PC Gaming Remix

I have personally never been much of a PC gamer, only turning to my computer to play titles that work much better with a keyboard and mouse. Such as strategy or point and click adventures. Call me a n00b is you want but for everything else I prefer consoles. However, I do bow down to...
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Zero Punctuation Reviews ‘The Walking Dead’

The Walking Dead comic books are insanely popular, as is the AMC television series based on them. So it was only a matter of time before someone thought of making a video game, or in this case a whole series of video games, based on the franchise. What we have ended up with is an...
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