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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Dexter musical mastermind set to tune up ‘Dishonored’ (360, PS3)

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Famed composer Daniel Licht is scoring ‘Dishonored’, hoping to add some more shiny awards to the already critically acclaimed title. Dishonored is set in the industrial city of Dunwall reminiscing England during the late 1800’s-early 1900’s, following Corvo Atano a legendary bodyguard who was framed for murder. Each design was hand drawn instead of procedurally reproduced. …

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‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ makes his trading card debut…digitally (OTHER)

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Sonic fans will be trading like mental with the new range of digital collectible cards with even more coming out later in the year. The Sonic the Hedgehog collection consist of 90 unique digital cards each containing a wide selection of images, videos and information related to the Sonic universe.  Not only will the cards …

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Street Fighter fans salivating in goodie based preperation for the 25th Anniversary Collector’s Set (OTHER)

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Capcom have announced the release of a rather substantial and glorious looking Collector’s bundle, filled to the brim with purdy prizes to celebrate the series’ 25th Anniversary. Honoring one of the most popular videogame franchises of all time, the  Street Fighter 25thAnniversary Collector’s Set is a must-have for  Street Fighter® video game aficionados. Created as a celebration and …

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Rayman gets legless in the tropics in ‘Rayman: Jungle Run (IOS, OTHER)

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The iOS App Store is now home to Rayman’s new adventure ‘Jungle Run’ with Android soon to follow. Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and Pasta Games, Rayman Jungle Run is powered by the same UbiArt framework engine that brought players Rayman Origins, winner of multiple Game of the year and Platformer of the Year awards. Featuring …

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Playstation 3 gets more style conscious with an even slimmer model coming soon (PS3)

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Sony have announced a slimmer yet bigger model of their Playstation 3 console. The newly trimmed powerhouse will hit UK shores in two different forms, a 500GB Hard Disk drive model (launching September 28th) and a 12GB Flash Memory Model (launching October 12th)      Completely  redesigning the internal design architecture,  the internal volume and weight …

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A new era arrives in ‘Dragon Age 3: Inquisition’ (360, PC, PS3)

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The next chapter in the ‘Dragon Age’ is on its way, by the means of ‘Inquisition’. ‘Dragon Age 3: Inquisition’ will hit shores late 2013 and will flaunt all the epic story telling Bioware is known for with EA’s critically-acclaimed Frostbite™ 2 technology. “The Dragon Age team has been working on Dragon Age 3: Inquisition for almost two years …

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Sega fans get a double dose of Saturn goodness with ‘Sonic Adventure 2’ and ‘NiGHT into dreams’ coming October (PSN, XBLA)

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SEGA®of America Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that the HD remakes of both NiGHTS into dreams…™ and Sonic Adventure 2™ will be coming to digital download platforms this October. On the PlayStation®Network, NiGHTS and Sonic Adventure 2 will be available on October 2 for $9.99 / �6.49 / �7.99 and available on October …

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‘Borderlands 2’ mini-game ‘Mount Jackmore’ promising tons of goodies to the lucky (OTHER)

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Want one of those illusive insta-extinct Borderlands 2 Limited Edition Loot Lockers? Gearbox’s new mini-game Mount Jackmore may be your final chance to nab one. Handsome Jack, the ultimate villain of Gearbox Software’s upcoming release,Borderlands 2, has kicked his arrogance and douchebaggery up a notch by carving his face into Pandora’s rocky landscape. ‘Mount Jackmore’ …

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Eliminate Wonderland from your 100 fictional places to visit before you die list with ‘Zombie Panic in Wonderland’ (OTHER)

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Wii Marketplace hit ‘Zombie Panic in Wonderland’ will be getting added contents with a ‘Plus’ upgrade on Android. Zombie Panic in Wonderland Plus for Android is an improved and extendedversion of the popular videogame created for Nintendo’s Wii by Akaoni Studio in 2010. The renewed version includes boosting graphics that support HD screens and has been tuned up even more if possible to increase its …

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Today’s news seems to concern a lot of gaming facelifts. Next up for the HD treatment: ‘Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath’ (PC)

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PC goer’s finally receive the HD overhaul of ‘Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath’ today. Re-hauled on Steam, those who take the plunge in the crisper oddity will get 30% off for the next couple of days, whereas those who have the standard version get it for free! Tons of updates for the PC version include the following: …

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‘SpaceOff’ gets the HD treatment (IOS)

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Ipad flaunters will be able to take advantage of retro mash-up homage ‘SpaceOff’ as it heads to iOS devices in glorious HD. Two players can battle it out on a single iPad, SpaceOff delivers a unique and intense retro gaming experience to hand-held devices. SpaceOff is a retro gaming fan’s dream, mixing classic games Pong, Breakout and Asteroids, with …

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Grim yet fun times ahead for the Wii U as ‘Darksiders 2’ heads its way (WIIU)

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‘Darkisders 2’ will be striking Wii U consoles on launch, with even more lootlicious content than its last gen brethren. The Wii U edition of Darksiders II will feature additional bonus-content not included with other formats. Included on the disc will be the first DLC expansion, Argul’s Tomb, as well as all pre-order bonuses from other editions, …

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