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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‘Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II’ speeding into the new year (IOS, OTHER, PSN, XBLA)

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SEGA� of America, Inc. and SEGA� Europe Ltd. today announced a New Year’s resolution that’s sure to please gamers worldwide: the iconic blue hedgehog will be making his 2D return in Sonic the Hedgehog™ 4 Episode II in 2012. Following the award-winning success of Episode I, which took the world by storm in 2010, Sonic …

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‘Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]’ hogs headline (3DS)

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Square Enix, Inc. and Square Enix Ltd., the publishers of SQUARE ENIX� interactive entertainment products in the Americas, Europe and across PAL territories, today announced fans of the popular KINGDOM HEARTS series will be able to experience a new 3-D adventure next year with the North American and European release of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream …

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‘Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land’ crying out for the iPhone (IOS)

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After much chanting and summoning of dark forces, indie developer Red Wasp Design announced that the stars will be right for the release of Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land on the 30th January 2012. To seal this pact with expectant gamers they have accompanied the date announcement with a slew of never-before released High-Definition …

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‘Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle’ setting sail soon (PS3)

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Ahoy there land-lubbers! Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle, the new adventure game from Wizarbox and Reef Entertainment on Playstation 3, PC, Wii and DS, is about to set sail and is seeking new shipmates to help find the mysterious treasure of the Golden Turtle! Will you be able to guide Morgane Castillo, the feisty …

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New MMO ‘Call Of Gods’ blends RPG and SLG (PC)

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Wondershare Games & Entertainment announced that it has operated Call of Gods (COG) on Wondershare Games Portal. COG is a free-to-play MMORPG Browser Game based on magic subject, combined with Castle Construction, Hero Recruitment System. Call of Gods has three races for choice-Human, Elves and the Undead. Players can select one of them and learn …

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‘Dungeon Defenders’ DLC unleashed on Steam, spreading to XBLA and PSN soon after (PC, PSN, XBLA)

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Trendy Entertainment, Reverb Publishing, and D3Publisher are about to unleash the first part of downloadable content (DLC) for its exceedingly addictive and successful downloadable title, Dungeon Defenders. The DLC will be available on PlayStation�Network, Xbox LIVE� Arcade for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on December 21st, and Steam today for …

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I’m dreaming of a white ‘Demon’s Souls’ event (PS3)

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ATLUS today announced plans to celebrate the holiday season with a Pure White World Tendency event for the award-winning hardcore multiplayer action RPG Demon’s Souls™ for PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system. Starting today until January 2, 2012, the world of Boletaria will shift to Pure White World Tendency, easing the game’s difficulty and unlocking otherwise inaccessible …

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Yes there are tons of landmark game releases for Christmas…but there’s also ‘Forklift Challenge’…for free (PC)

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Ready? Set! GO! Drive your way through the mobile forklift truck driving game ‘Forklift Challenge’ and learn about the benefits of the Toyota System of Active Stability (Toyota SAS). Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) today launches ‘Forklift Challenge’ – TMHE´s first external mobile application in the material handling industry, specially created to raise awareness about …

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‘Crossfire Europe’ warfare bonuses…because it’s the holidays (PC)

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The countdown to the launch of Crossfire: Europe is finally over and the battlegrounds are officially open for intense gunfights! Mercenaries were busy in the days leading up to the game’s launch, putting more than 17,500,000 bodies on ice. Now, to kick off the intense first-person shooter’s live launch, SG Interactive is releasing a new …

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‘World Of Tanks’ rolls out update (PC)

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Wargaming.net, the award-winning videogame publisher and developer, announced today the release of the highly anticipated 7.0 update for their free-to-play MMO World of Tanks. World of Tanks is the first and only team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare. Command more than 150 armored vehicles from America, Germany, and the Soviet Union, carefully detailed with …

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