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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‘Gaia’s Moon’ shines on DSiWare (DS)

EnjoyUp Games today announces that Gaia�s Moon will be released on Thursday 9th February 2012 by Nintendo of Europe on the Nintendo DSiWare™ service and Nintendo eShop Pricing: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™. The Nintendo DSi™ Shop  is accessible through the Nintendo DSi™ system. The Nintendo eShop is accessible through the Nintendo 3DS™ system. Download Trailer …

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‘Dance Dance Revolution: Classroom Edition hitting assemblies in the name of health (OTHER)

The California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (CAHPERD) will be highlighting physical education excellence and promoting healthy, active lifestyles at the upcoming 2012 CAHPERD State Conference! Scheduled for February 23-26, 2012, at the Pasadena Convention Center, California, the 2012 CAHPERD Conference theme is, “Professional Excellence on Parade,” and will feature an impressive …

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Steam infests ‘Dungeon Defenders’ and gets some DLC to boot (PC)

Dungeon Defenders is getting even more love in the way of Steam DLC with today’s Assault Mission Pack and Barbarian character class! The Assault Mission pack is a steal at $1.99 that includes three assault missions, a new map and a super awesome unicorn familiar to top things off. The new Barabarian character class changes …

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‘Lollipop Chainsaw’ antics to be backede up by the…wonderfully named Jimmy Urine. (360, PS3)

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment announces the electrifying video game soundtrack of Lollipop Chainsaw with music by Jimmy Euringer (a.k.a. Little Jimmy Urine). Jimmy is the front-man, songwriter and programmer for the band Mindless Self Indulgence. He is also part of the duo known as The Left Rights, a musical side project in collaboration with fellow …

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‘King of Fighters XIII’ patches up some nasty bruises (PSN, XBLA)

ATLUS and developer SNK PLAYMORE today released the a highly anticipated patch intended to address various issues for THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII, the latest in the legendary fighting franchise, for PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system (PS3™) and Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game update, now available on PlayStation®Network and coming …

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Student debt certainly won’t be a problem at ‘Brainiversity’ (OTHER)

Red Sprite Studios today announced that their brain training game, Brainiversity, is available on the Mac App Store for USD $3.99. Brainiversity is a brain-training game designed to stimulate your brain and keep the mind active with 24 different games covering Language, Math, Memory and Analysis. “We’re excited to release Brainiversity on the Mac App …

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Pre-order ‘Risen 2: Dark Waters’ for some fine ‘Treasure Isle’ booty

Deep Silver today announced a special pre-order bonus that will be available for free for everyone who buys the engrossing pirate RPG Risen 2: Dark Waters before its release at the end of April. The DLC with the fitting name “Treasure Isle” offers exclusive additional content for the intrepid adventurer. The player will embark on …

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‘Final Fantasy XIII-2’ graces shelves alongside post DLC content (PS3)

Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX� interactive entertainment products in Europe and across PAL territories, today confirms that FINAL FANTASY� XIII-2 will be on sale from today in North American territories, and on Friday 3rd February 2012 in European and PAL territories for Xbox 360 and PlayStation� 3. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is created …

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‘Dragon’s Dogma’ arriving at our shores bundled with ‘Resident Evil 6’ demo (360, PS3)

Capcom�, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games today confirmed that Dragon’s Dogma™, its highly anticipated open world action title, will be released for the Xbox 360 � video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system in North America on May 22, 2012 and across Europe on May 25, …

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Earth defending cast of ‘Mass Effect 3’ revealed (360, PS3)

In a series known for delivering one of the most cinematic experiences in all of interactive entertainment with an emphasis on high quality digital acting, BioWare is aiming to once again set a new bar with Mass Effect™ 3. Today, BioWare, a Label of Electronic Arts Inc., unveiled the cast for 2012’s first blockbuster game, …

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‘Prototype 2’ RADNET codes offering up a wealth of content (360, PC, PS3)

Radical Entertainment once again ramps up the studio’s signature over-the-top mayhem with the announcement of PROTOTYPE� 2’s RADNET Edition content. Planned to launch on 24th April, 2012 from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), a limited number of the launch quantities of PROTOTYPE 2 on PlayStation�3 computer entertainment …

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‘Sine Mora’ bosses designed by famed anime creator ‘Mahiro Maeda’ (XBLA)

Sine Mora, the beautiful dieselpunk shmup by Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture, is one of the most visually stunning titles coming to Xbox Live to date. Beyond its thrilling, high-flying gameplay, much of Sine Mora’s greatness is thanks to the intricately designed boss battles derived from the very concept work of Mahiro Maeda, the famous …

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