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7Feb/101

Checkmate Arcade 85 – The Spoiler Effect

This week we're still playing Mass Effect 2 and loving every minute of it. Jason gets some easy points in NBA Live 07 for the 360 and puts in a good word about Bad Company 2. Steven's still going strong with Modern Warfare 2. Although, he does find the time to pull out his DS for some Retro Game Challenge action. Plus we have the news of the week and the games Coming Soon for February.

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5Feb/102

The Newb Review Episode 11

This week Braindead_hero and Crofterz are joined by the lovely Spanjj from 7bitarcade to help them in their podcasting duties. Among the topics discussed are;

the iPad,

Exclusive GTA IV DLC no longer exclusive

and the popularity of naked blue aliens.

We also bring you this weeks new releases and site updates as well as giving you the chance to win a fabuous prize in our Bayonetta competition.

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If you want to send us a question, comment or suggestion e-mail podcast@newbreview.com

Tagged as: 7bit arcade, aliens, bayonetta, blue, braindead hero, competiton, crofterz, DLC, GTA IV, ipad, naked, Podcast, spanjj, The Newb Review 2 Comments

5Feb/104

iRate: Annoying Things Non-Gamers Say

GIANT ROBO LASER BEAM ATTACK. DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING.

BE HONEST, YOU DID NOT SEE THAT COMING

We are generally a casual gamer friendly site over here at The Newb Review. However, one thing that really perturbs us is vexatious 'non-gamers' or 'game-muggles' assaulting us with their narrow minded, uneducated comments!

But fret not fellow gaming enthusiasts, for we have compiled a library of witty and wholly appropriate come-backs or 'truth-bombs' to give you an advantage over your foe. Take them to school Joefeesh...line

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4Feb/108

iRate: DLC Exclusivity and Me… A Hate/Hate relationship

iRate Ah the joy of gaming… You finally sit down with the latest multiplatform release and let the gaming goodness wash over you, fully enjoying everything there is on offer. But hang on a second…There are bits missing aren’t there? It’s seems you can’t enjoy the same game as your rival console owners, not because of shoddy porting issues (we’ll save that for another iRate article), but because the developer has decided to sell off their reputation to the highest bidder and screw over around half of us gamers in the process. Oh well, at least they make a bit of extra cash…

The epic war of the consoles between Sony and Microsoft (the Wii isn’t made for gamers; see ‘iRate: Wii never play it really’) seems to have descended into a tit-for-tat squabble; each company sinking to new lows by securing the exclusivity of relatively minute amounts of individual titles. Sure, the Joker maps from Batman: Arkham Asylum are only available to PS3 customers, but does Sony really think that this pathetic half-step is going to incense XBox owners into purchasing the rival console?

3Feb/105

Review: Bayonetta

Game: Bayonetta
Format: XBox 360
Developer: Platinum Games
Publisher: SEGA

This is the game which kicks off the 2010 January to March rush of games. Cast your minds back to near the end of last year; with Modern Warfare 2 looming on the horizon, many game publishers took the decision to push their games into 2010 to 'avoid the busy holiday season'. Now we are in the beginning of 2010 and it feels much more like a November normally would in terms of game releases. So can Bayontta stand out in this 'busy non-holiday season'?

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2Feb/101

Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play – 2. Lucidity

T.U.G.Y.P.S.P EP2 LUCIDITY

Hello! And welcome to the long over due second episode of Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play, a series of articles from The Newb Review where we recommend some bloody good games that have been far over-shadowed, often by games with lower quality, but higher marketing budgets. Episode 1 (an article on the fabulous game Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure, found here: http://rt.nu/9jissu) came out some time ago. However, as something of a new year's resolution, our very own Crofterz has made it his mission in life to unearth these valuable gems for you, our beloved newbs.

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1Feb/103

Preview: Modnation Racers (Beta)

So what happens when Sackboy and Mario have a baby? Modnation Racers, that's what! United Front Games have been putting together what could be the PS3's first decent kart racer. Just last week they launched the European public beta and The Newb Review was quick enough to snag a copy from the PSN Store. So we thought it best to play the game, create a little article and share it with you, our beloved readers.

Can the game live up to its hefty billing: a cross between Little Big Planet and Mario Kart? It's early days yet, but read on for Kamiza's thoughts on the story so far.

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31Jan/101

Checkmate Arcade 84 – Mass Effect Times 2

This week most of the show is dedicated to Mass Effect 2, but we don't spoil anything. We talk about a few other games, as well as the news. This episode is brought to you by the Citadel Travel Agency.

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29Jan/105

The Newb Review: Episode 10

A very special guest joins Braindead_hero, Tom01255 and Crofterz this week, the emperor and owner of newbreview.com Steve 'Kamiza' Garrett to discuss this weeks video gaming news inclding;

Borderlands and Assassin's Creed DLC,

Tony Hawk prepping to ride again

and Nintendo renewing it's licence to print money thanks to New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

As usual we also have the new releases, site updates and (sadly) some amazing voice acting as well as your e-mails. And details on how you can win a fabulous prize.

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If you want to leave us any questions, comments and suggestions as well as enter our competition please e-mail; podcast@newbreview.com

Tagged as: Assassin's Creed 2, Borderlands, braindead_hero, crofterz, DLC, kamiza, Mass Effect 2, New Super Mario Bros, Nintendo, Podcast, ride, The Newb Review, tom01255, tony hawk, Wii 5 Comments

29Jan/100

Review: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Game: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Format: Xbox 360
Developer: LucasArts
Publisher: LucasArts

Hello, newblings. You may remember that last month Crofterz wrote a nice, little review on Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed. Actually, said article was the first in a few (and by a few, we mean two) articles in a series that will now be tentatively known as “Games released ages ago that Crofterz has finally played for free". Here's the second (and final) instalment, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. This was kindly lent to him by another friend (the rest of us at The Newb Review office are just as amazed as you; that cynical, miserable b*stard has more than one friend!).