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March 19, 2014

Lost Saga open beta details announced

Nexon Europe invites all comers to take part from April 24th

Luxembourg – March 18^th, 2014: Today, Nexon Europe has announced further details about the highly anticipated Lost Saga open beta, inviting all newcomers to join in the multiplayer brawler action as from 24^th April.

A number of changes have been made based on player feedback from the closed beta. In particular, 15 new playable characters have been added such as Reaper, Rock Star, Ninja Assassin, Monkey King, Zorro, Dartagnan, King Arthur V-Mechanic, Gladiator, and so on.

Moreover, new maps—Angkor Wat and Construction Site, and new modes—Crusade (21^stFloor), PVE Deep Forest, and Boss Raid will be updated to enlighten the joy of diversity in Lost Saga.

There will also be a special gift available to those players that took part in the closed beta, in the form of The Hero Scroll. Worth 3000 Peso (game points), the Hero Scroll grants the player access to one of the many available characters for a certain amount of time, be it two hours, ten hours, thirty hours or, if players are really lucky, permanently. Both the choice of character granted and the amount of time the character is available for will be randomly generated.

Participants that reached level 5 in the closed beta will receive their Hero Scroll in the first week of the open beta, while those that reached level 10 will be granted two Scrolls in the first week.

There are no pre-requisites or strings attached for getting involved in the open beta, everyone is welcome!

Lost Saga will be available in 6 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Polish, and Turkish.
The official Lost Saga site can be found at lostsaga.nexoneu.com.

For more information and Lost Saga news, please visit Facebook.com/LostSagaEurope.

For the most recent video of Lost Saga, please visit http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2y0H-x_V2g9t4X6NEkFPjTCRWvFYbmK

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About Nexon Europe
Established in March 2007, Nexon Europe is one of the leading publishers of free-to-play MMOs in Europe. The company has brought the worldwide hit casual MMORPG MapleStory to Europe in May 2007, and the successful FPS Combat Arms in January 2009. With the launch of the 3D action MMORPG Vindictus in 2011, Nexon Europe has strengthened its position as a promising publisher in Europe. Next to these in-house franchises, Nexon Europe was also able to acquire and fully operate Atlantica Online, an innovative, tactical MMORPG; Dekaron, an authentic action MMORPG set in a grim fantasy universe; and the action-packed FPS War Rock. The newest additions to its growing portfolio are Navy Field 2 alongside the legendary FPS game Counter-Strike Online in Turkey. For 2014, the company’s first browser-based full-scale MMORPG Arcane Chronicles and fun-packed, action-fighting game Lost Saga will join as new line-ups. For more information on Nexon Europe and its games, please visit the official website at www.nexoneu.com.

About WeMade Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Established in 2000, WeMade Entertainment Co., Ltd., (KOSDAQ: 112040) is an international game developer and publisher with some of the most popular mobile games in Asia. WeMade has grown from a handful of passionate game pioneers to more than 1,000 game enthusiasts including one of the most robust mobile games development teams in the world. WeMade’s first hit title “Legend of Mir 2” drew more than 200 million online PC gamers into its world. Since debuting in the mobile games space in April of 2012, WeMade has released 27 high-quality mobile games including “WIND RUNNER”, which became the most popular mobile game in Korea and Japan with over 30 million downloads combined.

IndieGala Doorways bundle now available!

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Philip Federico

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March 19, 2014

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IndieGala Doorways bundle now available!

March 18, 2014 – Rome, Italy: The IndieGala Doorways bundle by Indiegala is available now. This new bundle sees customers paying as little as $1 for an incredible collection of games and, with IndieGala, customers not only decide how much they want to pay, but also how much of the proceeds go to the Able Gamer charity.

The IndieGala Doorways bundle consists of AirBuccaneers, Oknytt and Unhack. Choose to pay as little as $1, or pay over $3.49 for the bundle in the first 24 hours to unlock Doorways: Chapter 1 & 2, Fester Mudd: Curse Of The Gold, Huntsman: The Orphanage, Not The Robots and Postmortem: One Must Die.

About the games:

Tier 1: $1 minimum

AirBuccaneers – Welcome to the ancient North, once the cradle of culture and peace, but is now corrupted by magic and inhabited by nasty bandits sowing destruction in airships. Choose to be a vicious Buccaneer or an infamous Viking and take a glider to the skies. Your goal is to drop enemy vessels and secure dominance of the ancient North.

Oknytt – A point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world riddled with obstacles to help it find a place to belong. The game takes place in a Norse medieval world and contains a number of beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore.

Unhack – A visual novel and puzzle title featuring a story of greed and self acceptance. Navigate mazes and destroy viruses alongside fully voiced AI companions! Uncover the culprit behind the 5K Worm over this ten episode tale.

Tier 2: $3.49 payment in first 24 hours, then $5.59 thereafter

Doorways: Chapter 1 & 2 – Doorways is an episodic survival horror game, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere. Each chapter will challenge you with its fast-paced gameplay and breathtaking visuals and sounds, so prepare to immerse yourself in a terrifying psychological experience.

Fester Mudd: Curse Of The Gold – Set in Wild West, a three-part comic saga of exploration, reunion, and redemption…and a love letter to the classic adventure games of the 90s! Roused from a life of sloth to reunite with his long-lost brother in search of unimaginable riches, reluctant hero Fester Mudd somehow manages to be intrepid…

Huntsman: The Orphanage – Take a deep breath, dim the lights, put on your headphones… Non-linear first-person gameplay lets you explore Grimhaven Orphanage and discover the characters who once lived there. Voiced by Dan Bull, Chuck Huber and Raychul.

Not The Robots – You are a robot in an office building. You have to eat furniture and not get caught. A mysterious story unfolds. Not The Robots is this yearís most exciting Roguelike Stealth Furniture Eating Simulator. Itís a game with random levels, permadeath, and the goal of eating furniture. Same furniture is also your stealth cover.

Postmortem: One Must Die – Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation! Think The Walking Dead meets Home and The Last Express, with a dash of To The Moon! Freeform exploration with Rich dialogue What might you learn searching the fundraising Gala and talking to patrons?

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About IndieGala
IndieGala organizes bundle sales of amazing indie games, donates to charity and is open to every developer and artist on every platform.

DEUS EX: THE FALL OUT NOW ON PC

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Philip Federico

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March 18, 2014

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DEUS EX: THE FALL OUT NOW ON PC

Award-winning action-RPG available today

Square Enix is thrilled to announce the award-winning* action-RPG, DEUS EX: THE FALL™is now available on PC, and can be purchased via Steam for £7.99/€9.99/$9.99. Originally released as the much acclaimed mobile version, the PC version boasts 28 Steam achievements, Steam Trading cards, adjusted AI, full keyboard and mouse functionality, and Microsoft controller support plus other optimsations.

PC gamers can now delve into the action a week earlier than scheduled and now take on the role of Ben Saxon. Available for a limited time only, gamers who purchase DEUS EX: THE FALL™ today, will receive DEUS EX ™ GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION worth £4.99/€6.99/$6.99 for free. First released in 2000, the year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place, terrorists, collapsing world economies, and a gap in wealth see’s players fight to prevent the rise of age old conspiracy’s emerging from the shadows and to take control.

To buy DEUS EX: THE FALL™ on Steam , please click onto the following linkhttp://store.steampowered.com/app/258180

DEUS EX: THE FALL is set in 2027 – a golden era for science, technology and human augmentation, but also a time of great social divide and global conspiracy. Powerful corporations have seized control from governments and command the drug supply needed by augmented humans to survive. In this chaos Ben Saxon, a former British SAS Mercenary who underwent physical augmentation, is desperate for the truth behind the drug conspiracy. Betrayed by his private military employers, the Tyrants, not only is his own life at risk but for all augmented humans, time is running out…

DEUS EX: THE FALL was developed in collaboration with the original DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION® team at Eidos-Montréal and N-Fusion. It also features new music composed by Michael McCann.

*Winner of 7 Best Mobile/iOS Game awards at E3 2013

Related Links
Official Homepage: http://www.deusex.com/thefall
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/eidosmontreal
Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DeusEx
Official Tumblr: http://eidosmontreal.tumblr.com/
Official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DeusExOfficial

Quest in Peace By HeroCraft Ltd.

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Philip Federico

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March 18, 2014

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Quest in Peace By HeroCraft Ltd.

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This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad

Free
Category: Games
Released: Mar 18, 2014
Version: 1.5
Size: 221 MB
Languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
Seller: HC GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
© M-Group llc., HeroCraft, 2014

Rated 4+

Compatibility: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Description

A hundred years ago, a wicked usurper doomed the strange land of Bellyworld by poisoning its queen. King Simon, heartbroken, died of grief. A century later, a strange witch resurrects him, setting him one task – save Bellyworld.
Quest in Peace is a classic adventure game where you control Simon as he explores his lost kingdom, makes new friends, and rallies his allies to defeat the demon Queen and her bizarre minions.

The world is a joy to explore, with charismatic characters to meet who are all vividly designed and professionally voiced. Every area is hugely immersive and packed full of puzzles to solve which will aid Simon in wreaking his revenge.
Help Simon save Bellyworld and foil the wicked Queen’s evil schemes in this majestic tale of love, death and adventure.

Game Features:
– simple touch controls
– top-notch 3D graphics
– Professional voice-overs for every character
– Six scenes to explore
– Vivid character art
– Intricate environmental puzzles
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WIN – 10x Indie Capsule 2 Bundles

Philip Federico

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March 18, 2014

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We’re giving away 10x Indie Capsule Bundle 2 packs on Bundle Stars which includes a total of 8 fantastic PC Indie games. (See below for list of games)

Paranormal
Adventures of shuggy
Critical mass
Hexcells
CreaVures
One Finger Death Punch
Tiny & Big in Grandpa’s Leftovers
Foreign Legion: Buckets Of Blood

Click here to check out the Indie Capsule Bundle 2. To enter, simply follow the instructions below

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Broken Sword 5: the Serpent´s Curse – The Adventure Continues

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Philip Federico

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March 18, 2014

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Revolution announces Broken Sword 5 – The Serpent’s Curse: Episode One now available on Android

George and Nico return to Android devices

Revolution Studios has announced that the latest game in one of the world’s best-loved adventure series – Broken Sword 5 – The Serpent’s Curse: Episode One – is now available on Google Play for Android phones and tablets.

“Android devices are ideal for slide and tap gameplay, and for displaying the beautiful classic 2D hand-drawn locations and game characters,” says Charles Cecil, founder of multi-award winning developer Revolution Studios. “The challenging puzzles and engaging narrative of the adventure ensures people will be engrossed while on the go.”

“Traditionally our Broken Sword games consistently perform well with gamers who choose to play on handheld devices, so we’re excited to see The Serpent’s Curse available on Google Play,” he continued. “Almost two years ago, due to extreme demand by fans, B roken Sword: The Director’s Cut was the first mainstream, high production value adventure game to be available on the Google Play store. We’re proud to see the series continue on Android.”

Key Features:

The latest explosive episode in the iconic Broken Sword series
Follow the adventure across Europe, in classic 2D hand-drawn locations
Immerse yourself in the rich storyline and interact with unforgettable characters
Experience the very best in adventure gaming: from unique puzzles and deft subterfuge to cipher solving and time-honoured detective work
Enjoy the award-winning scripts, and widely praised voice-acting

When a mysterious painting is stolen during an armed raid on a Paris gallery, George Stobbart and Nico Collard are thrown, seemingly by chance, into the investigation together. From Paris to London and beyond, the trail becomes a race against time as dark forces from Europe’s turbulent past are woken from their slumber. Broken Swordcharacters old and new are encountered – but who can George and Nico trust? The journey they are on reveals a conspiracy as old as the written word, whose ancient heresies will cause innocent blood to spill once more…

Broken Sword 5 – The Serpent’s Curse: Episode One is out now for Android for £4.99. Episode Two will follow shortly.

Broken Sword 5 – The Serpent’s Curse: Episode One is also available now for PC, Linux and Mac from Steam and GOG.com and available on PlayStation Vita and iOS platforms.

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Broken Sword 5: the Serpent´s Curse – The Adventure Continues

About Broken Sword 5: the Serpent´s Curse

Paris in the spring. Shots ring out from a gallery…

A robbery… a murder… and the beginning of another epic, original Broken Sword adventure.

From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy. A conspiracy whose roots lie in mysteries older than the written word…

Armed only with logic, integrity and a wry sense of humour – can George and Nico save mankind from disaster?

Can you solve the secret of the Serpent’s Curse? A curse which, some claim, was forged by the Devil himself…

Broken Sword is one of the world´s best loved adventure series, having been played by over 10 million players and earned exceptional reviews (including a Metacritic score of 91% for Broken Sword – Director’s Cut – iPhone). Broken Sword 5 – the Serpent’s Cursebuilds on this rich heritage.

About Revolution

Founded in 1990, Revolution is a world-leading developer / publisher of narrative-driven adventure computer games, with titles such as the Broken Sword series, which has earned over $100 million at retail, Beneath a Steel Sky and numerous major licenses.

Girls und Panzer Complete TV Series Review

Sergei Lazarev

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March 18, 2014

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Girls und Panzer Complete TV Series
Studio: Actas
Publisher: Hanabee
Format: Blu-Ray (reviewed), DVD
Release Date: March 5, 2014
Price: $64.99 – Available Here

Overview
Have you ever seen a World War II documentary and as you were shown footage of tanks rolling over the blasted steppes of Eastern Europe you immediately thought to yourself, “Hey, what if that Panzer IV Ausf.D tank was actually crewed by a team of anime girls? Wouldn’t that be cute and interesting?”

I certainly have. Which is why I was delighted when a niche title like Girls und Panzer was brought to Aussie shores by Hanabee. So what’s this “Tankery” nonsense all about anyway?

Story
Oarai Academy isn’t your normal school, believe it or not. The students there are taking up a long-lost subject that involves oil and gunpowder rather than paper and stationary. It’s called “Tankery”, or Sensha-do, and it’s the art of using real military tanks to compete with other teams. Think of it as a game of footy, only with armour-piercing shells instead of leather balls.

Miho Nishizumi is our main character, a bashful and likeable girl but one who’s also intelligent and skilled in Tankery. Opposed to taking part in the sport at first, she agrees to form a team for Oarai Academy along with an unusual mix of friends. This kind of setup isn’t new and we’ve seen it before such as in the mahjong anime Saki, down to the superior older sister who is something of an antagonist.

Girls und Panzer isn’t really about a grand plot. The brilliance lies in the team competition, the strategy of each battle and most importantly the authenticity of the tanks. You can laugh until your heart’s content for putting little girls in war machines but the creators have done their homework and definitely know their stuff. The anime features tanks from World War II, as well as the instructor’s modern Type-10, in impeccable detail from the cockpit to the aiming sights and even the terminology. I learned from this show just how smart gunners have to be in order to calculate the distance to the target, and it involves a whole lot of math.

There are also clever cultural references placed throughout Girls und Panzer. Those familiar with tanks will smile when they see copious amounts of tea being drunk by the fancy team using British Churchills and Matildas while the feisty Russian team flawlessly recite (in the Japanese audio track) a famous song sung by the Red Army as they charge with their T-34s.

You’d think a sport like Tankery would result in fatalities but surprisingly that’s not the case. Girls und Panzer is all about fun, strategy and competition and no crew member is ever hurt when their tank is knocked out. How this is achieved is anyone’s guess but this is a deliberate design decision. The last thing you’d want to see is those girls get hurt!

Miho and her team start with a mismatched assembly of rusty tanks and learn through defeat how to achieve victory against teams that are technologically or numerically superior. They pick up upgrades along the way such as a longer barrel and armour skirts for the Panzer IV and by the end the girls from Oarai Academy are hardened vets with capable equipment. This is essentially a sports anime combining the military strategy and action we see in plot-centric shows with war elements.

Visuals
Girls und Panzer is pleasing to look at during its slice-of-life moments and even better when the action starts. Combining CGI with regular animation the tank battles are visceral, for want of a better word. The tanks are hyper-detailed, down to the individual nuts and bolts. The camera pans around the battlefield impressively and gives us awesome first-person views from the turrets of various tanks.

I actually haven’t seen any other anime use the camera pan quite as much as Girls und Panzer does. It gives us greater scope of the landscape and, more importantly, highlights the chessboard strategy during every intense tank match.

Audio
This is a show about tanks, so you’d expect the tanks to sound good. And they do. Main cannons sound punchy, treads creak and groan across terrain and the occasional machine gun fire sounds realistic complete with tracer rounds. The English dub performs surprisingly well, bar one annoying character, and the military terms used translate well into the English language. This is, after all, a method of warfare pioneered by the English-speaking West.

The music is lovely as well, with the soundtrack featuring military marches and themes remixed with a symphonic orchestra which adds to the authenticity of the show. The opening and ending themes are nice but a bit on the safe side. The opening is uplifting and catchy which is standard fare, but the ending is particularly cute with all the characters sticking out of their tanks in chibi form.

One complaint I have is that the famous Katyusha song which the Japanese voice actors sung so well isn’t even featured in the English dub. Whether it’s due to copyright issues or a decision made by Sentai Filmworks to not record the song with their voice actors. Instead we get traditional-sounding Tetris music which has no vocals while the mouths are edited to not move at all. My advice? Whack on the Japanese track just to hear the song at least once.

Extras
Included on the discs are clean opening and ending songs along with bonus episodes 5.5 and 10.5, which are essentially recaps of the show in case you forget what happens every several episodes.

Overall
Do you know your stalwart Sherman tank from your mighty Tiger tank? Then this is a homage to you, the military otaku. The authenticity alone is enough to send those nerve chills running down the arms of military aficionados.

Even if you don’t know your tanks this has all the qualities of a great sports anime. The competition, the bonding, the strategy and the tactics that are shown in almost every episode is enough to warrant a watch for those that enjoy these sorts of shows.

Also I have to applaud the fact that for once, thankfully, we have girls and weapons together in an anime without the cleavage getting in the way of the hardware. Now if you’ll excuse me I have a pincer maneuver to proceed with. Panzer vor!

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Rambo: The Video Game Review

Andrew Day

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March 18, 2014

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Rambo: The Video Game
Developer: Teyon
Publisher: Reef Entertainment
Platforms: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), PS3, PC
Release Date: Out Now
Price: $69.99 – Available Here

Overview

The Rambo series of movies are one of those cult 1980s action flicks that everybody talks about and remembers fondly. Sylvester Stallone’s John Rambo was the kind of shoot first and ask questions later kind of guy that people love to watch on screen. Now, more than 30 years after the original Rambo film we get; Rambo: The Video Game, a prime example of why many view licensed games as nothing more than cheap cash-ins.

Story

Rambo: The Video Game takes place during the events of the first three Rambo films, and tells the story of John Rambo and his exploits. The premise of the story is tied together as a eulogy at John’s funeral, but it quickly becomes apparent that he isn’t dead, which leads into the game’s final missions, set during Rambo III. The Rambo story is pretty iconic nowdays, and the faux-funeral is a nice way to string them all together, but really you will have a much more enjoyable time if you just go out and buy the Rambo box set.

Gameplay

Rambo: The Video Game is an on-rails shooter that is heavily inspired by the old Time Crisis light gun games that you would have found in the arcade during the mid-90s. The main problem with this is that it doesn’t offer light gun support and instead you have to control your aiming reticule using your controller’s thumb stick (or your mouse if playing on PC). You don’t have any control over Rambo as he ducks and weaves around various obstacles, or you know when he is just standing completely still in the middle of an open area. Your own methods of control are to duck into nearby cover (if there is any), aim and fire.

The game does also offer a co-op experience, but it is almost worse than the single player one. Instead of playing as another character (or even a clone of Rambo), player 2 simply controls a blue aiming reticule. That’s it. No gun on screen, and Player 1 still has total control over when they go into and out of cover while Player 2 is just along for the ride.

When you aren’t aiming a reticule at wave after wave of shooting-gallery targets disguised as soldiers, Rambo has you partaking in quick time events. No, you read correctly – Rambo: The Video Game is a mixture of 90s styled shooting gallery, and quick time events. Worse than that, you can unlock a perk that allows you to automatically succeed any QTE section, meaning that you can just simply watch the game play itself right in front of you.

The game also has a meager 2.5 hour play time. There are extra difficulty options and the chance to replay missions at your leisure once you have unlocked them, but many players wont find any desire to do this.

Visuals & Audio

Ok, I want to say something good about Rambo: The Video Game. It takes some impressive set pieces straight of the films and faithfully recreates them for use in the game, either in cinematics or actual gameplay sections. However, it becomes a wonder as to why these cinematics aren’t just the clips from the movies themselves, as the visuals used in this game are way below what was expected.

Honestly, Rambo looks like it is a game that was made for the PS2 era of gaming. Environments are blocky and lack textures, and character models are not only ugly, but are repeated over and over again. Areas would often be littered with a bunch of enemy clones. Worst of all is the fact that Rambo himself has probably the worst character model in the game. He looks little like a young Sylvester Stallone, and the model that makes up his limbs looks a lot like sausages all joined together. During the actual gameplay this isn’t a problem as it is a first person experience, but during any kind of cut scene that has John moving around, it is really unsettling to watch.

The voice work in this game is… well it is unique to say the least. Sylvester Stallone didn’t record any lines for the game, so instead all of his dialogue are just audio snippets from the films that are played whenever he is speaking. This should add a sense of authenticity to the package, but it just ends up sounding dry and forced – especially when everyone else has been recast and has actual voice work. Rambo’s voice isn’t the only one that has problems. Characters will repeat the same snippets of audio over and over and over again. Whenever you beat a level you hear the same speech, whenever you lose you hear the colonel yelling “John!” It all adds up with the poor visuals and lackluster gameplay to create a package that gets less and less appealing by the second.

One last thing about the audio; you know that iconic Rambo musical flourish? Well I hope you enjoy it, because you will hear it… a LOT. Much like the character and enemy voices, the same string of music is played ad infinitum to the point of exhaustion.

Overall

Licensed games have copped a bad rap for years for being cheap, lazy productions that often poorly made in an attempt to garner a few extra dollars from a popular franchise. Rambo: The Video game is the absolute epitome of why people everywhere have this notion, and it seems to wear that fact proudly on its chest. Cheaply made, poorly programmed, nonsensical, and just plain unfun, Rambo: The Video Game really is your worst nightmare.

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Tick Tack! hard copies now available for purchase

Travis Bruno

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March 18, 2014

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Tick Tack! hard copies now available for purchase

As some of you may already know, MangaGamer has begun offering hard copies of a number of their titles and earlier this month the company had revealed that hard copies of Tick Tack! would be available for purchase later in the month. Well that time has come and copies are already being shipped out to those who have pre-ordered this version and there are still copies available for purchase right now at a price tag of $34.95 here. (18+ Only)

Now for those who are unfamiliar with Tick Tack!, it is a sequel spin-off of the Shuffle! PC eroge and follows Nerine’s story route past the original game. In this title players will follow Nerine back into the World of the Devils to spend some time with her family, only for Rin, Nerine, Mayumi, and Itsuki to be thrown back in time right before Nerine’s parents ended up marrying one another. When their appearance begins to mess with the timeline, players have the option to try and fix things or make them even worse than before, causing fluctuations with Nerine’s appearance and personality or even following a different route altogether.

Watch_Dogs Now Rated R18+ in Australia, Takes 35-40 Hours to “Finish”

Zac Elawar

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March 18, 2014

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Watch_Dogs Now Rated R18+ in Australia, Takes 35-40 Hours to “Finish”

Via its Australian Classification Board listing, it has been confirmed that Watch_Dogs will be rated R18+ upon release in Australia this May 27th.

It now references “sexual violence and sex scenes”, which seems to be referring to additional content added since the delay and is the apparent reason for the MA15+ to R18+ re-classification. Ubisoft wrote up a new entry in their UbiBlog that discusses why the highly anticipated title was delayed in the first place, what exactly “extra polish” entails in this exasperated instance, and how different the final product will be due to the extended development time with a few specific answers. Creative Designer Jonathan Morin also revealed the length of the title, answering a curious fan on Twitter:

@vytla102 I would say the average player which does free roam a bit tend to reach the end within 35-40h. But doing everything is close 100h.
— JMorin (@Design_Cave) March 15, 2014

So although it may take the average player around 35-40 hours to “complete” the game (main story and a bit of free roaming), it would seem there is a ton more for true completionists to look forward to. I, for one, am extremely happy about that as open worlds deserve to be explored. And that doesn’t even take into consideration the multiplayer aspect, for which we might possibly see a beta. I’m interested to know whether the 6 month delay has diminished your excitement for Watch_Dogs at all? Let us know.