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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Assassin’s Creed composer on board for ‘Darksiders 2’ (360, PS3)

BAFTA award-winning Danish composer Jesper Kyd, renowned for his iconic musical scores in the Assassin’s Creed and Hitman series, has crafted a thrilling original score for DARKSIDERS� II, the sequel to the critically acclaimed action/adventure title developed by THQ’s in-house studio Vigil Games™. Kyd’s emotionally dynamic score for DARKSIDERS II combines dark ethereal themes and …

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Nabbing some facts on ‘Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3)

The critically-acclaimed Sly Cooper� franchise makes its first original, full-featured debut on the PlayStation�3 system (PS3™) with Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (Working Title), developed by Sanzaru Games, Join Sly Cooper, a sneaky raccoon descendant of a long line of master thieves, and his cohorts, Bentley and Murray, as they embark on this brand new …

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Grab three awesome friends for ‘Awesomenauts’ multi-player (PSN, XBLA)

Did you know that MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena? It’s true! Did you also know the upcoming XBLA and PSN game Awesomenauts actually is a MOBA? It is! In Awesomenauts two teams of three players battle it out for honour, glory and of course experience points! But sometimes those roommates on your couch …

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Risen 2: Dark Waters pre-orderers get a treasure trove of DLC booty (360, PC, PS3)

Deep Silver U.S. (www.deepsilver.com) announced today it has partnered with Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX� interactive entertainment products in the Americas, on a distribution deal for the upcoming pirate-themed role-playing game, Risen 2: Dark Waters, and that the game is now available for pre-order at all major retailers and online. Fans who …

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‘SSX’ finally slides into stores today (360, PS3)

Electronic Arts Inc. announced that EA SPORTS ™ SSX ™ is available in retail stores throughout the UK today. For the first time ever SSX, what IGN� calls “An amazing, exhilarating ride” and “The game this generation has been missing”, is available in high definition on the Xbox 360� videogame and entertainment system and PlayStation�3 …

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‘Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit!’ looks set to defile the Easter bunny… (PC, PSN, XBLA)

SEGA� of America Inc. and SEGA� Europe Ltd. are excited to announce Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead RabbitTM! What’s this? You haven’t heard of it? That’s because it hasn’t been announced yet! Filled with comical gore, plenty of fake blood spatters and a hot-tempered rabbit prone to extreme violence, what more could you ask …

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Take a trek through ‘Kingdoms of Amalur’s’ first story driven DLC pack ; Gallows End (360, PS3)

The quest for glory continues in Amalur! EA, 38 Studios, and Big Huge Games unveiled The Legend of Dead Kel™, the first downloadable content (DLC) pack for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™, the critically acclaimed open-world action role-playing game. Featuring a mysterious tale of intrigue, danger and dark magic on the island of Gallows End, players …

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Don your console with some N7 armour, with Calibur11’s ‘Mass Effect 3’ console vaults (360, PS3)

Calibur11 are pleased to reveal DLC content for their upcoming Mass Effect 3 Collector’s Edition Vault. The current multiplayer section of the Mass Effect™3 demo gives gamers their first look at Calibur11’s exclusive Mass Effect™3 Vault Reinforcement Pack upgrade and customisation system. Calibur11 and EA’s collaboration on the release of the Collector’s Edition Mass Effect™3 …

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Massive ‘Agarest: Generations Of War Zero’ fan? Snag the VERY limited Collector’s Edition for a good cause (PS3)

Ghostlight have today announced that they will be making a very limited run of 15 signed and framed Agarest: Generations of War Zero Collector’s Editions available as Ultimate Collector’s Editions, priced at �499 (not including shipping or insurance). The frames will be handmade and personally signed and authenticated by Mr. Hirano (Art lead) and Mr. …

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Experience the thrills once again of “High Speed Robot Action” (No way that can sound bad) in the ‘Zone Of The Enders HD Collection) (360, PS3)

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. today announced the upcoming Zone of the Enders HD Collection, coming this Fall. Zone of the Enders HD Collection will feature the two main Zone of the Enders games in a special, fully remastered series. The collection will be playable for the PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360� video …

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You don’t have to wait forever for ‘Bioshock: Infinite’-Release date announced! (360, PS3)

2K Games announced today that BioShock� Infinite will be available in North America on October 16, 2012 on the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The title will be available internationally on October 19, 2012. Developed by Irrational Games, BioShock Infinite won more than 75 editorial awards …

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