Grumpy Gurevitz: 2011, the year hardcore gaming fought back!

Grumpy Gurevitz: 2011, the year hardcore gaming fought back!

Jan 2, 2012

It’s been a year of worry for the traditional gamer. Whilst gaming might seem to be an ever growing past-time, some of the traditional elements which make up the industry have seemed fragile. Publishers have been busy shutting down traditional developers, especially those famed for 3D racers, but beyond too. We have seen shops such as Gamestop starting to...

V5 Play Studio on bringing their first DS game to market

V5 Play Studio on bringing their first DS game to market

Aug 4, 2011

May’s Mysteries: The Secret of Dragonville will be hitting shop shelves very, very soon (12th August in fact). We tracked down developer V5 Play Studio to ask some questions; but not before solving puzzles for complete strangers we met along the way, and looking for a fork hidden in a paddling pool full of spoons. CG: Why release your first game on DS?...

Nintendo DS development preferable to “iTunes lottery”

Nintendo DS development preferable to “iTunes lottery”

Aug 3, 2011

With Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime not long ago railing against the cheapness of mobile games (how dare they offer entertainment at pocket money prices!), an unofficial rivalry between Android/iTunes gaming and Nintendo handheld gaming has arisen. But where’s the best place to start if you’re bringing your first portable title to market?...

Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar PAL release announced with screenshots

Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar PAL release announced with screenshots

Jul 13, 2011

                          The latest entry in popular farm ‘em up series Harvest Moon is coming to PAL territories. The DS title Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar will be published by Rising Star Games, one of the few publishers Nintendo can still count on for a regular stream of exclusive...

Duke Nukem: Critical Mass: review

Duke Nukem: Critical Mass: review

Apr 14, 2011

Format: DS Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Deep Silver/Apogee Software Developer: Frontline Studios Players: 1-2 Site: http://www.apogeesoftware.com/products/duketrilogy/criticalmass/ While everyone was busy pretending to be surprised at the latest Duke Nukem Forever delay, Apogee Software (who first birthed Mr Nukem) and Deep Silver snuck a brand new...