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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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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‘Soul Calibur V’ emblazoning London walls with graffiti (360, PS3)

The Great Eastern Street wall in London’s East End received a facelift last week, a brand new paint job for 2012, celebrating the release of SOULCALIBUR V. The visual masterpiece in the heart of Shoreditch took three long days and was painted by the East End’s infamous painter decorator extraordinaire, JIM ROCKWELL: Graffiti artist & Creative Director of …

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Get ready for filthy face-offs in ‘DiRT Showdown (360, PS3)

Codemasters� today launched the first gameplay video for DiRT� Showdown™, a brand new dive-in-and-drive rush of speed, style and destruction. DiRT Showdown, an action packed extension of the award-winning DiRT off-road racing series, will debut May 2012 for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft�, PLAYSTATION�3 computer entertainment system and PC. The …

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360 gamers can finally prepare for ‘The Witcher 2’ (360)

Countless Xbox 360� role-playing fans came an important step closer to the reality of playing one of the most lauded role-playing games in history today, as CD Projekt RED confirmed the street date for The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings Enhanced Edition. At its press conference today in Warsaw, Poland, CD Projekt RED announced that …

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Bikini clad combat awaits in ‘Soul Calibur V’ (PSN, XBLA)

There’s no rest for the team at Project Soul. Even though development ended on SOULCALIBUR V a few weeks ago, there’s been plenty of work for to do preparing a wealth of downloadable content (DLC) to keep fans fighting. Three packs of DLC are scheduled for February 2012, each priced at €1.99 or 160 MS …

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Not enough dancing games for your boogie needs? Bring on ‘Rhythm Party’ (XBLA)

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH today announced an all-new dance title for Xbox 360, entitled Rhythm Party. The game will be available on February 1st via the Xbox LIVE� Arcade service, and has been designed exclusively for use with Kinect™ for Xbox 360. The key to Rhythm Party is a total freedom of movement in front of the …

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‘From Dust’ sets new record as highest grossing 2011 title (OTHER)

As per the Research & Analysis division of analyst firm Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC (FADE), Microsoft set a new record in 2011, as Xbox Live Arcade grew to an estimated $144 million USD in revenues through the year. As Microsoft set new records for hardware sales during the year, they also saw an …

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Amy Review (PSN)

A digital nightmare Ho ho, you rascals at Vectorcell, trying to alter my psychopathic hermit perspective of humanity. I frequently rage at A.I. partners, usually for around about 27 minutes before grabbing their metaphorical leash, Indy-whipping a high structure and watching them suffocate to make up for the mental anguish I’ve just been through. Amy, …

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‘Gotham City Imposters’ console beta is no fake (PSN, XBLA)

Today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced that the Gotham City Impostors public console beta is now available in the Xbox LIVE� Marketplace for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation�Network. Those interested in joining the Xbox 360 version of the beta can go towww.gothamcityimpostors.com/beta/ to register for a …

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‘Alan Wake’ finally shines on the PC, with DLC packages included (PC)

Nordic Games, part of the Nordic Games Holding AB group, today announced the signing of the publishing deal for the boxed PC version of Remedy’s critically acclaimed Psychological Action Thriller “Alan Wake”. The boxed PC version will include both XBLA DLCs “The Signal” and “The Writer”. Further information on the exact release date will follow …

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‘Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space’ investigates iOS platforms (IOS)

Telltale Games brings the gaming world’s favorite dog and hyperkinetic lagormorph duo, Sam & Max tothe iOS once again! The first episode of the classic Telltale saga Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space, ‘Ice Station Santa’, is now available in the App Store as a universal app. As an extra incentive to gamers, Telltale …

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