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THIS WEEKS NEW RELEASES
GAMES RELEASED ON 25 MAY
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (360/PS3)
Dragon’s Dogma (360/PS3)
DiRT Showdown (360/PS3/PC)
Mario Tennis Open (3DS)
Rune Factory Oceans (PS3)
Sorcery (Move)
Men In Black: Alien Crisis (Wii/360/PS3)
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice Of Arland (PS3)
THIS WEEKS NEW RELEASES
GAMES RELEASED ON 18 MAY
Max Payne 3 (360/PS3)
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PC)
Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion XL (Wii/360/PS3/3DS)
Athletics Tournament (Wii/360/PS3/PC)
Retro Cave Flyer – Review
This doesn't look too hard.....until you get underground!
Retro in name, appearance and design – in fact, anybody who fondly remembers playing the 1986 game “Thrust” could probably skip the rest of this review and go and buy it right now!
Episode 002
Paul tries to breathe life back into the Wii by not using it for Wii games, Dave swears a lot at Dragon’s Dogma and the case of mystery returns!
DIY, why not?
A few months ago my conversation with Amethyst resulted in her quest to become a games designer. Well, after weeks and weeks, I can finally say that she has promptly forgotten about it and is now thinking of a career in mining (well with the amount of time she is currently spending on Minecraft we’ll be getting her a hard hat and canary for her birthday). Even my thinly veiled attempts of encouraging her by showing what the old BBC Micro was like (via BeebEm for those who want to know) resulted in a brief “Oh yeah”, followed by a “Can I go on the Xbox now, please?”
So her dreams of being the next Peter Molyneux have all but disappeared…
Well, this might all change once I start on another one of my many hatted projects, not that my film ideas are going to waste or my attempt at becoming involved at the core level in community development are going anywhere. You see a very important game has just been released and unfortunately I do not have the PC capable of running it. I’ve waited for a decade, but have yet to finish it’s predecessor…
Yep, Diablo III has hit the stores (or internet if you pre ordered). Read more »
Xbox Minecraft passes 1 million mark
According to Major Nelson the Xbox version of Minecraft has sold over 1 million copies in less than a week.
In other news the number of people attending Minecraft Anonymous has more than quadrupled, with many sufferers complaining about getting paranoid that a “creeper” is… well creeping up on them.
And I’m not going to mention what is really annoying PETA about the game… (pigs, saddle, cliff)
- Myk (t: @myklewis)
What’s with this Minecraft Malarky?
Last Wednesday owners of Microsoft’s gaming console finally got to experience this strange little game that has not only taken the PC (Macs as well, hell even Linux users have tasted the forbidden fruit) by storm but has created a sub genre of games revelling in the contradiction of simplicity and the ability to build a virtual microprocessor (why you may ask – well why not?). Boasting blocky graphics that would make even a true die hard retro geek dab their eyes with a hankie, Minecraft for the Xbox has broken nearly every record that an Arcade title can. Profitable within a hour of release, this sort of success makes many people wonder if this is nothing but a fad – doomed to live life as the Viva Pinata of 2012. So, what exactly is all this malarky about then?
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Myk’s Minecraft Mayhem
After the May 9th launch of Minecraft for the Xbox 360 many hours have been lost, never to see the light of day again (unless you are the type to mine upwards…). So what better way to celebrate the release of this game than a session…
But it’s not just a game of merrily building barns, castles or even 8bit computers – while fun, especially when some poor sod unwittingly unleashes a torrent of lava to ruin several hours of work, I thought stepping up a gear might spice things a bit.
I’m that kind and generous to you all… No really I am!
Yep, we’re going for hard mode – but not just any hard mode, this is please yourself hard mode. Normal etiquette is suspended, you can be as underhand and two faced as you want. Help your best mate to build his castle up only to sneakily place a cavern full of TNT under it, and wait until his fortress is surrounded before pressing the button!
Have your friends helped you with your mansion? Why not reward them with a night in your unlit dungeon…
Feeling anti social? Well strike out on your own, then when everyone else is busy with the undead horde, build tunnels under their defences and breach the hell out of them!
Of course you can still co-op and help out your friends – but are you really sure that they aren’t planning your demise? Paranoid yet?
Interested? well jump onto the forum and let me know when you are available.
- Myk
Choplifter HD Review (360/PS3)
Laser targetting? - Where were you in 1982!
Choplifter HD - Click here for video preview, courtesy of “Wodm”
I bought myself Choplifter HD for my PS3 recently, a game that first came out in 1982 and one I fondly remember playing on my Commodore 64. The good news for us oldies and retro fans is that it plays exactly like the original version and even after 30 years it’s still as much fun now as it was then!
Basically, Choplifter is similar in appearance to a side scrolling shooter but rather than just flying left to right, as in most cases, you begin at one side of the play area and fly to the other – and then back again! It may sound daft in this era of sandbox gaming but way back in the dark ages, this type of thing was almost unique, and in the case of side scrollers, it still is!
Episode 0001
Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast. Join Paul and Dave as they take you through the winter wonderland that is mature gaming, with a big slant towards old classics, new nuggets and everything that oozes goodness in the world of the mature gamer.
