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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This weeks Nintendo downloads include The…’The Very Hungry Caterpillar’? (3DS, WII)

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A well-known children’s favourite wiggles its way onto WiiWare this week to help children learn the alphabet. The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s ABCs uses fun and colourful flash cards to help little ones master their ABCs by associating words and pictures with each letter. There are also two add-ons available to download to keep the fun …

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Take the battle one on one with ‘Dynasty Warriors Next’ (PSVITA)

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TECMO KOEI Europe unveils today new screenshots for the upcoming DYNASTY WARRIORS NEXT on the PlayStation� Vita handheld system launching February 22nd.     These new screenshots showcase 1v1 Duels and the Edit Character screen: Duels – When battling certain officers in DYNASTY WARRIORS NEXT, a special kind of Duel takes place. Duels switch to an …

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‘Tongue Tied’ gets a fresh lick of paint (IOS)

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Mojo Bones are pleased to announce the first of their Tongue Tied updates which will be going live tomorrow (24th January 2012). The free update – titled ‘Labrador’ – is set to feature 10 new levels, 3 extra DogHouse challenges (including rewards) and additional in-game animations. Several bug fixes and tweaks have also been made. …

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Celebrate Chinese New Year with ‘Angry Birds’ and vicious dragons (IOS, OTHER)

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Following the success of its Moon Festival campaign, Rovio Entertainment is delighted to release the “Year of the Dragon” update for Angry Birds Seasons. The new update will have a brand new theme featuring traditional elements of Chinese New Year such as fireworks, lanterns, Chinese knots, and red envelopes. For this episode, the Mighty Eagle …

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Become a pirate of the Caribbean in ‘Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle (DS, PC, PS3, WII)

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Wizarbox are well-known for bringing premier adventure games to life. Recently completing Gray Matter and following up So Blonde with Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle on the Playstation 3, PC, Wii and DS, they know what makes a really great game! Teaming up again with BAFTA nominated adventure game writer, Steve Ince, they’ve created a …

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Speculation Investigation: Resident Evil 6 (ARTICLES)

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This will only be the second ‘Speculation Investigation’ I’ve ever done, but already I’m coming across as something of a zombie fanboy. I don’t care though, chuck in viral marketing and high octane trailers and I’m something of a sucker for whatever you’re advertising. I spit in the face of teaser snippets, I want content …

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A time management sim that doesn’t force you to serve burgers on demand? Enter ‘The Lighthouse HD’ (IOS)

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Digital publisher, Kavcom, in partnership with industry veteran, Stuart Burrows, and independent developer, Four Door Lemon, are beaming with the release of atmospheric time management game, The Lighthouse on Apple’s iPad from Thursday, January 19. As darkness falls, the storm rages, and the fog closes in. Only you can save your ships from the night. …

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Creepy viral site linked to ‘Resident Evil 6’? (OTHER)

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A very odd viral website has seeped its way onto the internet, running with one underlying theme; the phrase ‘No Hope Left’. Does someone know something we don’t? Has someone crumbled in panic thanks to the Mayan calender? Has someone found the 24 hour Wikipedia black-out too much to cope with? Maybe, but one clue …

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Dark Horse comics try to lessen the horror of ‘Prototype 2’s’ past with pretty pictures…and plenty of gore (OTHER)

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Radical Entertainment, the creators behind one of 2012’s most anticipated open-world/action games � PROTOTYPE 2 � and Dark Horse Comics, the leading publisher of gaming comics and graphic novels, have joined forces to create an all-new comic series set in the PROTOTYPE universe. With the game due out April 24, 2012 from Activision Publishing, Inc., …

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And the reward for most bizarre PSN title goes to…’Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich Of Time’! (PSN)

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Stickmen Studios, a rapidly growing company from New Zealand focused on creating casual games for the leading consoles and PC has today announced they’re bringing their popular title, Doc Clock™: The Toasted Sandwich of Time to the Playstation Network! Join Doc Clock in his first incredible inventing adventure. Navigate Doc Clock and his sarcastic robot …

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Big chunk torn out of the price of ‘Bloodrayne: Betrayal’ (PSN)

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The critically-acclaimed BloodRayne: Betrayal is receiving a promotional price drop starting today, January 17th, and going through January 24th on the North American PlayStation Network. Now, the blood-sucking, vampire-decapitating 2D action will be available for 30% off! Better yet, PlayStation Plus subscribers get an even bigger discount at 50% off. This deal will also be …

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