Jul 22, 2011

Imagine LittleBigPlanet was a gorefest featuring all kinds of traps that cause the screen to be filled with blood. Bloody Trapland isn’t far off, but also brings a whole lot more to the table. This fast paced multiplayer platformer made by a couple of students from the Blekinge Institute of Technology recently caught my attention during the Nordic Game...

Jul 21, 2011

Next in line for 3DS re-release treatment is the space fighter classic from 14 years ago, Lylat Wars. Renamed to the slightly less catchy Star Fox 64 3DS, the game has now been confirmed for a September 9 release date in the UK. The game features all of the space and atmosphere bound combat goodness of the original, but spruced up with improved graphics and 3D....

Jul 20, 2011

Some of us here at Critical Gamer are sensible folk, who are easily able to resist the shiny (and expensive) aura of ‘special’ and ‘collector’s’ editions. More than one member of the team however has shelves full of lovingly positioned figures, soundtrack CDs, books, sweets, and replica props; while the carpets are littered with a...

Jul 20, 2011

Award-winning casting director and creative direction consultant Khris Brown is considering a major shift in her career that might just be coming up with a new project she’s working on, but sadly can’t say anything about just yet. What we do know is that with two decades of experience in the game industry and with her own company KBA Voice...

Jul 19, 2011

Gremlin Graphics, the British home computer software developers of the 1980′s and 90′s, are to be resurrected under the name Gremlin Presents (Source: Eurogamer), with several new titles being readied for the iOS platform. The first game being a remake of the well received 1985 classic, Bounder, called Bounder’s World. Talks are currently...