Ben Taylor

Well, after 4 years lurking in the darkest corners of YARS, it's probably about time I updated this profile. I'm Ben, one of the senior editors here, and outside of scribbling on here, editing and finding pwetty pics to put in reviews, I'm studying 'Game Cultures' at uni. That's...that's game development in simpler terms, I don't spend my time analysing pixelated toes to determine whether they're 'art' or not. Anyway, I generally write to either save people money on utter crud or at least make them smile in some wry way with my bitterness and general disdain. If you're not laughing with me, you're laughing at me, and hey, that's progress in my books. :)

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Link makes himself a legend again on the Virtual Console (WII)

Every Monday for two and a half years, Nintendo has introduced new downloadable games and applications for the Wii™ console. Today marks a milestone for the Virtual Console™ section of the Wii Shop Channel, home of some of the greatest titles in video game history. The classic The Legend of Zelda™: Majora’s Mask™ becomes the …

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‘Age Of Conan’ saga celebrates its first year. (PC)

This week Funcom and a worldwide community of gamers celebrate the one year anniversary of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. One year after the mighty barbarian burst onto the online gaming market, shipping over 1.2 million copies around the world, Funcom is seeing a significant increase in players and …

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‘Rock Band Unplugged’ soundtrack released (PSP)

Take Rock Band On-the-Go With Tracks From Mega Artists Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Police, Jackson 5, Tenacious D and More! Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the full setlist for …

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Star Trek D-A-C beams onto the Xbox Live Arcade (360)

Boldly Go into Deep Space Warfare in the New Xbox LIVE Arcade Title From Paramount Digital Entertainment. Paramount Digital Entertainment, Bad Robot Interactive, CBS Consumer Products and Naked Sky Entertainment today announced that Star Trek�: D-A-C is now available for download on Xbox LIVE� Arcade for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from …

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‘Spore’ set to populate Nintendo platforms (WII)

Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena Immerse Players into All-New Worlds of Action and Adventure on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS The Spore™ franchise continues to evolve as Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today revealed details about Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena – two games built from the ground up exclusively …

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Peggle mania spreads to the iPhone and iPod Touch (IOS)

Custom Adaptation of Peg-Popping Classic Now Available on iPhone and iPod� Touch PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced the launch of Peggle™ for the iPhone™ and iPod� touch. The game is available now for US $4.99 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch. One of the most …

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Family and friends can take a shot at the Bullseye in PDC World Championship Darts 2009 (WII)

PDC World Championship Darts 2009 on Wii™ gives you the opportunity to play darts with your family & friends without leaving any holes in the lounge wall. In the game’s Tournament Mode you can play with up to eight friends challenging each other for the top spot in the PDC Order of Merit, playing as …

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