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

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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Hundreds of befuddling questions coming to ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?: Special Editions’ (PSN, XBLA)

Deep Silver and doublesix digital today announced the new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Special Editions Music and Football for PlayStation�3 and Xbox LIVE� Arcade for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Whether you are the ultimate football fan or music is just your thing, these two booster packs will …

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Play ‘Grand Theft Auto III’, on the run (IOS, OTHER)

We are proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is now available for select new generation iOS and Android devices on the App Store and Android Marketplace for �2.99. Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is the complete console experience of the award-winning open world original, enhanced and …

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‘Lost Adventures’ DLC discovered for ‘Orcs Must Die!’ (XBLA)

Robot Entertainment has announced that the Lost Adventures DLC pack for their critically acclaimed action strategy game Orcs Must Die!™ on Xbox LIVE Arcade is now available. The new pack of fortresses, weapons, traps, and enemies is available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 400 Microsoft Points. Return to the dead world beyond the rifts and …

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Christmas sale on Telltale Games for your iPhone and iPad! (IOS)

Happy Holidays from Telltale Games! What better way to celebrate the “most wonderful time of year” full of long airplane flights to see relatives, or even better/worse, snow-ins at the airport than with a sale from your friends at Telltale on most of extensive catalog of Telltale iOS games! From now until January 2, grab …

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Come in from the cold…to some more adrenalin pumped cold with ‘Winter Sports 2012’ (3DS, PC, WII)

Winter Sports 2012 gives you the opportunity to experience the thrill and excitement of some of the most high octane, adrenaline filled events on snow and ice! Everybody knows that winter sports are for the true adrenaline junkies – nothing can compare to plummeting down a mountain side at over 120mph on nothing but a …

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Deck the halls with apple entrails with free ‘Fruit Ninja Kinect’ DLC (XBLA)

Halfbrick today announced that the new Christmas DLC pack for Fruit Ninja Kinect – featuring heart-warming holiday themed new content – is now available for free on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade. Bringing the holidays to the dojo, the Christmas DLC pack includes the snow-dusted “Santa’s Workshop,” the joyful “Snow Globe” silhouette and the sugary sweet …

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PC version of ‘Alan Wake’ to finally spend some time in the flashlight (PC)

Remedy Entertainment is proud to announce the PC release of Alan Wake. Coming in early 2012, the game will give PC gamers the Alan Wake experience they have been patiently waiting for. Remedy is a developer with deep roots in the PC space (Death Rally and Max Payne 1 and 2), so the game will …

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See how Metal Sonic began with ‘Sonic CD’ (PSN, XBLA)

SEGA� of America, Inc. and SEGA� Europe Ltd. today announced that fan favorite Sonic CD™ will be released on multiple platforms starting tomorrow, December 14. Relive the story of the 1993 original, which sees Dr. Eggman again attempting to take control of time by stealing the Time Stones from Little Planet. Sonic must speed through …

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Seeing double DLC for ‘Duke Nukem: Forever’? (360, PS3)

2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that The Doctor Who Cloned Me*, a brand new downloadable expansion pack for Duke Nukem Forever� that includes a wealth of single- and multi-player content,is now available for $9.99 via PlayStation� Network for the PlayStation� 3 computer entertainment system and for 800 Microsoft Points via Xbox LIVE� Marketplace …

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