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Torchlight Wins Big

Runic Games has had a busy day as Torchlight takes not one but two gaming awards. From the Game Developer Choice (GDC) awards the team picked up the trophy for Best Debut Game, while at the Game Industry News (GiN) awards they got the sought after RPG of the Year trophy. “To win both of these awards is absolutely incredible, and means so much coming... [Read more of this]

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The Last Story artwork revealed

Mistwalker Studio Producer Yumo Ozaki got in touch with Critical Gamer to let us know that the first in a series of teasers, to be periodically released over the coming months, about the upcoming Wii exclusive RPG The Last Story has gone live. The Last Story is the latest RPG to be produced by the studio, founded by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi,... [Read more of this]

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Sony reveals Playstation Move, Motion Support for Little Big Planet and SOCOM 4

At Sony’s GDC 2010 press conference the final name of their motion controller was revealed along with a slew of games. The aptly named Playstation Move will retail later this year for under $100 and will include one controller unit, one Playstation Eye, and an unannounced game. The Move will also be sold without the Playstation Eye and in an... [Read more of this]

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Final Fantasy XIII: massive screen tearing for PS3 SDTV gamers

Final Fantasy XIII has been the source of much sniping between Sony and Microsoft fanboys, long before the English language release. Those in the Sony camp may have recently thought that they had ‘won’, now that it is generally accepted that the Xbox 360 version is inferior on a technical level. This includes the fact that the PS3 version... [Read more of this]

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Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands: First Look video with gameplay footage

The poor ol’ Prince has had a rough time of it. The original Prince of Persia is widely considered to be a solid gold classic, nobody liked the 3D one much, there was the godawful decision to turn him into a murderous emo in Warrior Within, there have been a string of mediocre spin – offs and sequels, and the most recent cel – shaded instalment... [Read more of this]

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LittleBigPlanet 2 rumoured for 2010 release

The grinding stones of the rumour mill have started churning out the crushed wheatiness of not entirely confirmed information again, this time with news of the possible release (and existence) of LittleBigPlanet 2 later this year. The good people over at VG247 are reporting that their source of this information was ‘cast iron’ about a 2010 shipping... [Read more of this]

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David Braben: “Casual gamers are smart”

Give 'em a few weeks, and they'll all be fourth prestige pwning your a$$ on Modern Warfare 2. What does the phrase ‘casual gamer’ mean to you? Are you indifferent to it? Do you consider yourself to be one? Or perhaps the mere mention of this creature fills you with rage as it conjures up an image of a talentless, dumb nobody who... [Read more of this]

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