Hold the fort…for about 5 hours… Bah, I love tower defence games and all, but I’m quite a bitter bastard. No matter how well you annihilate the opposition in such titles, I’ve always wanted to bring the battle to my enemy’s castle in a twisted act of revenge so I can burn down their bedrooms, …
Another week at the top for EA, with FIFA Street. Despite some ‘mixed’ reviews (Averaging just 52% on Metacritic), CAPCOM’s Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City has entered the charts at number two. More proof no one listens to the critics, or is it all down to pre-order hype? The charts will decide. 1 1 FIFA …
Lets Keep Kain sacred! Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen was a turning point in my gaming life. A friend of mine and I went out and bought each other gifts for Christmas one year. With a $10 budget, there wasn’t a huge selection, so I went to best buy and picked out the only game …
The glory days on consoles may be facing their end as games go free on other platforms. Angry Birds Space was a game I hadn’t heard of until today. I played the first one and found it novel enough to enjoy and play on a regular basis. The game stayed consistent on my phone for …
Run by University of Abertay Dundee, Dare to be Digital registration deadline is 10th of April. This is a great opportunity for young games developers to get noticed by the industry and even have the chance of winning a BAFTA for their work. Dare to be Digital, the world’s leading computer game design competition, is …
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Has the block game become distorted? That’s right. Minecraft was released. So, what has the game got to offer from the last review of Minecraft Beta here on YARS? Well, let’s find out… Starting us off now is the enchantment table. Similar to a workbench, requiring rare materials to make it, but the impact after …
Today’s reader is an odd one to us reviewers – it seems that rather than taking an informed and well-explained reasoned article, most readers now expect a review to be a simple marketing piece. Take scoring – any game that gets less than a 9 tends to get horribly derided, and often if a loved …
Getting a little old now, but still holds up well. I started playing with some friends in 2010 and have had loads of fun. Now I will admit, when I first started it was a daunting thing, the controls and concepts are really different for a person coming fresh out of World Of Warcraft and …
Today at the EVE Online Keynote during EVE Fanfest 2012, CCP Games announced that, beginning May 1st, UK players will be able to pay for their EVE Online subscriptions in pounds sterling, which will result in an estimated 20% price reduction versus the current rate. This introduction aims to accommodate requests by the UK community …
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Disney UK today announced the development of “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two”, the sequel to the critically acclaimed and commercially successful “Disney Epic Mickey” video game. In “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two”, gamers will play as Mickey Mouse and for the first time ever, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt …
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Swoop into digital marketplaces this weeks, and you’ll find some pretty impressive deals on ‘Ace Combat: Assault Horizon’ additional content. I mean…yeah, you’re only going to end up blowing it up, but it’s the thought that counts. Starting today, European fans of ACE COMBAT™ ASSAULT HORIZON can bag themselves a feast of premium downloadable content …
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Seems Optimus Prime has some stiff competition coming his way today as ‘Armored Core V’ hits Europe. NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe today announced that ARMORED CORE® V is now available at retailers across Europe and Australasia for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. ARMORED CORE V revolutionizes the series …
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