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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XBLA hit ‘Bastion’ coming to PC (PC)

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Supergiant Games are pleased to announce that Bastion, the award-winning indie Action-RPG recently released on Xbox LIVE Arcade, is coming to Windows PC this month on August 16th. Offering high-resolution graphics and an all-new PC control scheme, the game will be available for �14.99 on Steam (currently available for pre-order) …

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25th Anniversary Legend Of Zelda Symphony Orchestra coming to London-Fanboy reporting story goes insane with joy (OTHER)

The HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London is to host a unique The Legend of Zelda inspired concert on 25th October 2011 Nintendo is celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda video game series in style by hosting a unique symphony concert in London. The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert Tour will …

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Hold your pre-orders! Have you considered the limited edition of ‘Battlefield 3’? (360, PS3)

The heat of the battle intensifies today as DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) announces two editions of Battlefield 3TM and the unique pre-order items available at participating retailers in North America. Soldiers and squads looking to claim battlefield superiority this Oct. 25, 2011 have an exciting array of options available when pre-ordering …

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‘Ascendancy’ receives gameplay boosting upgrade (IOS)

California based The Logic Factory today announces Ascendancy 3.0.2, an update to their sci-fi strategy game for iOS devices. New features to Ascendancy include the Ship Design Library, allowing players to create and save their own ship layout and to choose among a list of pre-entered ship classes when building out their space fleet. Additional …

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Liquid based puzzler ‘Vessel’ coming soon. (PC, PSN, XBLA)

indiePub, a subsidiary of Zoo Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: ZOOG), today announced plans to release Vessel, a liquid physics-based puzzle platformer for PC, Xbox LIVE™ Arcade and PlayStation� Network this holiday season. The upcoming indie game is indiePub’s collaboration with independent developer Strange Loop Games. Built on a groundbreaking liquid-physics engine, Vessel will allow players …

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Animated fists will fly in ‘Cartoon Network:Punch Time Explosion’ (3DS)

Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, and Californian developer Papaya Studio today announced that they have concluded a publishing agreement, according to which Deep Silver will release the action adventure Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion for Nintendo 3DS™ in Europe. Cartoon Network Punch Time …

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What better than zombie slaying? Naked zombie slaying! No? Well..here’s some ‘House Of The Dead: Overkill-Extended Cut’ news anyway. (PS3)

Today we are proud to reveal Naked Terror, the first of two exclusive levels from The House of the Dead: OVERKILL™ – Extended Cut. Naked Terror has you fighting your way through a strip club (a real hardship, I know), the dark and dirty streets of Bayou City and a back roads dive bar. Not …

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‘We Dance’ takes to the dancefloor September 2nd (WII)

Nordic Games Publishing has announced today that the eagerly awaited dancing game, We Dance, will be available to buy from September 2nd. The extension of the We Sing brand into ‘We’ dancing games is a natural progression and one that showcases Nordic Games’ talent for releasing easily accessible music games with incredible tracklists. “We are …

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Fluffy coated adventure ‘Furry Legends’ on its way to DSiWare. (3DS, DS)

Gamelion (www.game-lion.com) announces today that Furry Legends will be available soon for purchase from the Nintendo DSi Shop™ on Nintendo DSi™ and from Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS™. Furry Legends for Nintendo DSiWare is a fantasy adventure game based on the same WiiWare™ game. The environment and puzzles in Furry Legends are driven by real-time …

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