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Enslaved Goes 3D, Gets New Singleplayer Add-On

6:00AM October 29, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

The makers of Enslaved: Odyssey To The West will offer a $US10 downloadable expansion to their game later this year. It will let people play the game in 3D. And it will let anyone play as horny fatman Pigsy. More »


Community Review: Enslaved

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3:00PM October 7, 2010 | Junglist

What’s better than one person doing a review? A whole community! Enslaved is out, and we’d like to know what you think. Considering picking it up? This is the thread you need to see. Already played it, or even just the demo? We need your thoughts below! More »


Review: Enslaved: Odyssey To The West

6:40AM October 5, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

There is a man named Monkey and a woman named Trip. New York City is in shambles, its landmarks collapsed or covered in ivy. What looks like a new co-op game is a singleplayer epic, gaming’s new sci-fi original. More »


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Everything Is Juicy And Wet In Splatterhouse

1:00AM May 28, 2010 | Brian Crecente

The successes of 1988′s arcade brawler Splatterhouse were almost entirely due to its shocking portrayal of over-the-top violence and gore. More »


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Why Isn’t Ashes Cricket 2009 Coming To Wii?

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10:00AM August 5, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Codemasters is releasing Ashes Cricket 2009 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in Australia this week. But it’s not coming to the most popular console. More »


Katamari Forever: The Monkey And The Rooster

3:00AM July 22, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Wow, Kazuhito Udetsu still manages to blow my mind. How does he come up with this stuff? And how much is it? More »


Get Stuffed On The Munchables For Wii

10:00AM March 31, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Namco Bandai’s The Munchables looks like it could be the feel-good hit of the Spring for Wii owners. It’s cute, colourful and looks to borrow from the best.

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Westerners Destroy, Japanese Create

11:00PM August 26, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

Hirokazu Yasuhara has been lucky enough to work in both the Japanese game industry and the Western game industry. In Japan, he was the third member of the first Team Sonic and fleshed out the level design for the early Sonic titles. In the West, he clocked time at Naughty Dog, working on the Jak series. Now, he’s currently senior design director at Namco Bandai Games America. In an interview with game site Gamasutra, Yasuhara talks his level design philosophy (fascinating stuff) and offers insights like:

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Tales of Vesperia Dated For Japan, Getting Bundle

6:00PM June 10, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft