Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play – 3. Ninjatown
Hello and welcome to the third edition of Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play; a series of articles in which we attempt to transform you mindless drones into cultured, well informed gamers by introducing you to some under-appreciated gaming goodness. This time we bring to you a lovely little tower defence game (they are mostly rubbish but stick with this, this one is really good!) for the Nintendo DS. Take it away Crofterz.
iRate: DLC Exclusivity and Me… A Hate/Hate relationship
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?
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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Newb Flash Episode 6
This weeks Newb Flash with Tom01255 and Joefeesh as well as an additional extra special guest. This week's news including; Reggie Fils-amie talking about the next Wii, Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY edition and Dragon Age: Origins DLC released and then withdrawn as well as much more.
Check back each week for the run-down of each weeks video gaming news.
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Headlines of 2010
Lavalampbamboo takes a look forward in time and has a crack at predicting the big headlines of this year.
DISCLAIMER: Any resemblance to actual headlines are entirely coincidental, but would also be entirely awesome.
Half Life 2: Episode 3 is finally released in July, and the reason for the delay is made clear: the game is exactly as long as the production time, with around 23,880 hours worth of gameplay. Notable sequences include constructing a supercollider using the gravity gun and waiting for an INCREDIBLY long lift. Critics are upset with the conclusion of the game... it turns out Gordon had dreamt the whole thing on the train ride into Black Mesa.
Newb Flash Episode 5
The latest, Streets of Rage 2 themed, episode of Newb Flash, our weekly bitesized news update brought to you by Tom01255 and JoeFeesh. This week in the news; Call of Duty: Vietnam this holiday season, GreenPeace having a good old shout at Nintendo and Natal losing it's brain among many more stories.
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Lessons From The Past: Motion Controllers
So as we all know, 2010 is when the future starts. Of course, we also know the future of gaming is motion sensing technology. For too long the controller has been a barrier to entry for new people to interact with their games. Finally we can see a new dawn in gaming where anyone can get involved and the only controller required is you. People, the future is now... the future is 1993 and it's name is the Sega Activator.
A Very Merry Newb Christmas!
To celebrate The Newb Review's first Christmas we thought we'd put together a little seasonal article for your reading pleasure during these frosty evenings. The Newbs have gathered to give you a little insight into their own experiences and wishes with 3 festive questions. So get under a blanket or sit in front of the fireplace (not too close) with a hot cup of tea and enjoy.
The Newb Review Episode 4
This week Braindead_hero, Crofterz, Lavalampbamboo and Tom01255 get together to talk about the latest in the video gaming world such as calling Nintendo nazis, suggesting a new direction for the Call of Duty franchise and give our thoughts on the Sony Motion Controller and Natal as well as the latest news, site updates and of course, Stephen Fry.
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Newb Flash Episode 1
Welcome to the first edition of our new micro-podcast "Newb Flash" where we get together to give you a very quick blast of news and information from the video gaming world. Bitesized news update with Joefeesh and Tom01255 including info about Assassin's Creed 2 glitch, Nintendo court case, Medal of Honour update and an Uncharted 2 multiplayer experiment.
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