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Electronic Theatre In-depth Review: Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
Available now for both PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation Vita, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows is an unusual proposition. The sequel to 2008’s Corpse Party (which in itself was a remake of a 1996 release) Corpse Party: Book of Shadows has less in common with a traditional videogame and more with a novel. This is ... Read More»
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Posted: Apr 24, 2013 at 6:51am
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PlayStation Store update (4/23/13, North America)
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is as follows: PS3 Full Game Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII ($19.99) You are the leader of Operation Wildcard, an undercover and elite squad of pilots secretly created by the American government. Your mission is to sabotage and destroy the Third Reich’s evil plans to create a ... Read More»
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EGM Reader Response: What Series Needs a Reboot?
Question: What Series Needs a Reboot? Reboots have become all the rage over the last few years with many high-profile franchises, such as Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider, all getting a face lift, but if you had a choice what franchise would you put under the knife? It could be a long forgotten game from days ... Read More»
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PlayStation Plus: Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny Free for Members
This week, PS Plus members can download one of the most full-featured portable fighters in history: Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny. It’s also week 3 of Spring Fever, which means a new indie title -- Thomas Was Alone (with a launch week discount for PS Plus members) and a Resident Evil franchise sale. Read on, and let us know what you think in the comments... Read More»
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EGM Weekly: April 20, 2013 Edition
Welcome to EGM Weekly, a round up of the top news, reviews, and features from the past seven days. There’s been quite a few gems this week, but Nintendo takes the cake with their deluge of 3DS-centric news—chief among them the announcement of a Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past sequel for the 3DS. ... Read More»
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Weekend Play: Going Back to The Island
Welcome to EGM’s Weekend Play, a weekly account of what games the editors of EGM are currently playing, and an open conversation with you, the reader, about what you’ve been playing. After reading what we’re playing, let us know what games you’ve been playing and what games, if any, you’ll be escaping to this weekend in the comments below! Even though ... Read More»
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Capcom Lowers Predicted Profits by Over 50%, Cites Outsourcing as Contributing Factor
Capcom’s latest financial report reveals the company has cut their predicted profits for their 2012 fiscal year by over 50 percent. Their analysis of sales issues lists a “concentration of AAA titles in the hands of few foreign competitors” and a “decline in quality of titles outsourced to overseas developers” as a contributing factor. The ... Read More»
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PlayStation Store update (4/17/13, North America)
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is as follows: Pre-Order Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen ($39.99) An epitaph speaks of another’s demise…A mysterious island known as Bitterblack Isle appears off the coast of Gransys. Its depths have claimed the lives of many Arisen their voices still haunt the labyrinth that lies deep beneath its surface–a labyrinth ... Read More»
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Media Create software sales (4/8 – 4/14)
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows: 01./01. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 56.562 / 515.975 (-17%) 02./00. [3DS] Card Fight!! Vanguard: Ride to Victory!! (FuRyu) {2013.04.11} (¥5.229) – 44.538 / NEW 03./02. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 36.709 / 3.062.077 (-25%) 04./03. [PS3] One ... Read More»
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David Jaffe Rejects the Notion that Developers Are Restricted by Publishers
According to Twisted Metal and God of War developer David Jaffe, the idea that publishers are hurting videogame development—or stifling it—is completely untrue. Responding to an anonymously authored article that appeared on Kotaku about the stranglehold publishers have over developers and how much their supposed inept management hurts games, David Jaffe launched into his own rant on ... Read More»
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EGM Weekly: April 13, 2013 Edition
Welcome to EGM Weekly, a round up of the top news, reviews, and features from the past seven days. Now that we’re back from our hiatus, we’re ready to report to your this week’s biggest news, which includes Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Batman: Arkham Origins’ reveals, the latest crop of Xbox rumors, and the discovery ... Read More»
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Weekend Play: Infinite Riptide
Welcome to EGM’s Weekend Play, a weekly account of what games the editors of EGM are currently playing, and an open conversation with you, the reader, about what you’ve been playing. After reading what we’re playing, let us know what games you’ve been playing and what games, if any, you’ll be escaping to this weekend in the comments below! After the ... Read More»
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EA Chief Creative Officer Says Videogames Not Yet Mass Market
Speaking to Games Industry, EA CCO Richard Hilleman declared that while video games might be more mainstream then ever, they by no means have mass market appeal. “We have to make sure that game companies know what a mass market really is,” Hilleman told Games Industry. “We’re not one yet. The closest thing we’ve had ... Read More»