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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Blazblue churns out a fighter with an even longer title than normal; ‘Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend’ (360, PS3, PSVITA)

Arc System Works Europe and PQube are pleased to announce that BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend, coming soon to PlayStation� 3, PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360�, will include the original ‘Calamity Trigger’ storyline – giving Extend the complete BlazBlue story to date. This re-telling of the original story will include new and remastered scenes for both …

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Trophy/achievement whore? Extend your addiction to reality with ‘Achievement Life’! (IOS, OTHER)

Don’t let the World ignore any of your personal achievements and make your life becomes the adventure to follow with this new “social game” from Naoplay: Achievement Life! Gamers can now extend their achievement hunt to real life and share the fun!  Using your phone camera to illustrate it, you can submit your real life …

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‘Mortal Kombat:Komplete Edition’ koming to konsoles with loads of DL…K (360, PS3)

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, a content-rich version of 2011’s award-winning Mortal Kombat videogame. The 2011 iteration of the legendary fighting franchise sold more than three million units worldwide and was recently named Fighting Game of the Year by Spike TV’s 2011 Video Game Awards. Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition delivers …

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Prepare for an unhealthy diet this February with ‘Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D’ (3DS)

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. today announced METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D Nintendo 3DS™ will be released on February 21, 2012. METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D is a reworked update of the original best-selling PlayStation�2 title, bringing the immersive jungle setting to life using the Nintendo 3DS glasses-free 3D imaging system. KONAMI has also …

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Stick it to the soul with the ‘Soul Calibur V’ Soul Edition Fightstick (360, PS3)

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (AMEX/TSX: MCZ) announced today the shipping of the SOULCALIBUR™V Arcade FightStick Soul Edition, a Tournament Edition fighting game controller designed for use with the upcoming SOULCALIBUR V videogame from Namco Bandai Games Inc�. The Soul Edition FightStick features the Namco� Noir button and stick layout along with custom artwork …

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Rockstar Research: The Weapon-Wielding Gangsters and Special Police Commandos of Max Payne 3 (OTHER)

Escaping the traumatic events of Max Payne 2 and all of the corruption, betrayal, peril and pain of his existence as an NYPD detective, Max Payne breaks south – way south, to S�o Paulo, Brazil where he takes up a new gig working private security for a wealthy local family in Max Payne 3. As …

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Watch your head, tons of content drops incoming for ‘Modern Warfare 3’ (360, PS3)

Modern Warfare� 3 blazes into 2012 with the debut of all-new multiplayer maps Liberation and Piazza, the front line of the Modern Warfare� 3 Content Season for Call of Duty� Elite, nine consecutive months of epic downloadable content that commences on 24th January for Xbox Live users. Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of …

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‘Run Like Hell!’ towards the Android store!? (OTHER)

After leaving that dreadful island, full of cannibals and unfriendly locals, our brave archeologist went to Himalayas searching for an ancient artifact. Close to the Mount Everest, being in artifact’s cave, his senses told him he’s being watched. Large, white, vicious, breath smelling and loudly roaring creature came out of nowhere. ‘Not again’ – was …

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No he’s not a space marine, he’s a ‘Star Marine’ (IOS)

Independent developer, GlitchSoft, is proud to announce their latest action packed iOS game ‘Star Marine: Infinite Ammo’ for the Apple iPhone� & Apple iPod touch�, recently approved by Apple�, is set to be released in the App Store on January 12th. With its fast and furious gameplay, ‘Star Marine: Infinite Ammo’ has already gained popularity …

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Are you a PS3 player angered at the extra dosh to shell out on ‘Amy’? Price difference explained, plus a chance to have your say on scrimping (PSN)

Yesterday, VectorCell and Lexis Num�rique announced the upcoming release of AMY along with the price of the game in the different territories. While the feedback was really positive on the date and the reasonable price level of the game, some questions arose about the difference of prices in the US between the XBLA version (800 …

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‘Street Fighter X Tekken’ invites others to battle it out for prizes (360, PS3)

If Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger has popped in to your head then STOP! The incoherent mumbling sounds of Sylvester Stallone are nowhere to be heard, all we can hear are the familiar sounds of the Street Fighter and Tekken characters doing what they do best – fighting! Capcom has pitted the icons of the …

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Slice and dice some ‘Soul Calibur V’ facts (360, PS3)

The world’s legions of SOULCALIBUR fans came an important step closer to fight glory today, as NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe announced that Project Soul has completed development on SOULCALIBUR™V for PlayStation�3 and Xbox 360�. Set in a new era 17 years on from its predecessor and loaded with new game features, including the guest appearance …

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