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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‘Company Of Heroes 2’ strikes Eurogamer this year (OTHER)

Eurogamer Expo, the UK’s biggest and best gaming festival, and THQ Inc., are pleased to announce that Company of Heroes� 2 will be playable by the public for the first time anywhere in the world at this year’s Eurogamer Expo. Not only that, but developer Relic Entertainment will be taking to the developer session stage …

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‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow-Mirror of Fate’ sinks its teeth into 3DS’s early next year (3DS)

3DSs’ quake in fear at the arrival of ‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow-Mirror of Fate’ early 2013. “It’s been two years since the enormous success of Castlevania Lords of Shadow, and with this next installment, we want to take the necessary time needed to give fans a handheld title unlike any other,” said Dave Cox, Producer …

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‘Worms Collection’ wiggles onto store shelves (360, PS3)

A classic dose of Worms will soon be invading your local games store in the form of the ‘Worms Collection’ come August 31st for Xbox 360 and September 7th for Playstation 3. Worms™ Collection is the definitive gathering of everyone’s favourite garden-dwelling grenadiers. Consisting of Worms™, Worms™ 2 Armageddon and Worms™ Ultimate Mayhem, Worms™ Collection …

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‘Trainz Driver’ steams onto iOS devices…steamy steam steam (IOS)

Steam is something of a running theme in the new iOS rendition of ‘Trainz Driver’, with Steam Locomotives and a ‘Steam Introduction Pack’ The Steam Introduction pack will take players on a journey via an additional 3 new tutorial scenarios, new gameplay sessions, and a brand new steam locomotive known as the ‘482 Mountain’. Once …

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All the Raiden you can handle with ‘Raiden Legacy’ (IOS)

Popular shoot ’em up ‘Raiden’, ‘Raiden Fighters’, ‘Raiden Fighters II’ and ‘Raiden Fighters Jet’ come in one neat little package with iOS’s ‘Raiden Legacy’. Raiden devotees will well remember the storyline: an invasion of Earth by an alien race known as the Cranassians threatens humanity’s very existence. To repel the onslaught, the World Alliance Military launches …

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‘Say What You See: Music Edition’ sighted on App Store. (IOS)

The sequel to the free hit app ‘Say What You See: The Collection’ hits the app store today; ‘Say What You See: Music Edition’. The app the iPad was made for, Say What You See: Music Edition HD™ is an all new hidden object game in the style of Where’s Waldo™/Where’s Wally™ and Dingbats™/Whatzit?™ but with a …

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Play ‘Blacklight: Retribution’, get the chance to win a grand. Simple means to profit. (PC)

‘Blacklight: Retributions’s ’30 days Of Fight’ campaign kicks off today, giving players the chance to win a collective mass of $30,000. The 30 Days of Fight promotion awards $1,000 each day for 30 days to luckyBlacklight: Retribution players. Shooter enthusiasts can enter the sweepstakes by signing up on the official Blacklight: Retribution site and completing in-game matches. Completing a match …

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‘Madden NFL 13’ demo kicks off on Xbox Live and PSN (PSN, XBLA)

Football season starts early as fans can now download the free Madden NFL 13 demo through Xbox LIVE � and PlayStation Network �. Revisit the dramatic 2012 NFC Championship game as the New York Giants take on the San Francisco 49ers, featuring brand new Nike uniforms, or opt for a bicoastal matchup with the Seattle …

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‘Ludorum Studios’ announce interesting FPS mix-up ‘Ascension: Arenas Of War’ (PC)

New studio ‘Ludorum Studios’ have announced their first title ‘Ascension: Arenas Of War’for Windows PC’s. “We are looking forward to finally showing people what we have been working on for the past few months” About Ludorum StudiosLudorum Studios is a brand new studio based in Stafford, UK. Set up by 5 students from Staffordshire University, …

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