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News Judgment – Rare Claims Fans Don't Want Sequels To Classic Games
Rare was one of the most awesome developers in the 90’s, releasing hits like GoldenEye 007, Banjo Kazooie and Diddy Kong Racing amongst others. However, once they were bought by Microsoft, their string of games since then has been nothing all that impressive. Speaking with GameSpot, the head of Rare Craig Duncan is “unsure it’s…
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Reserved Jugment – Amazon's Gaming Console May Stream PC Games?
After the supposed Amazon controller was leaked online very recently, people have been wondering more than ever just what this new console from Amazon is going to be able to do. If sources (unnamed) are to be believed, it may be able to stream PC games along with micro games. TechCrunch was the one who…
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News Judgment – Castlevania Producer Ditches Konami
The man who was a big part in bringing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night to the gaming world, Koji Igarashi, has decided to leave Konami. Igarashi left the studio in order to start something new that his fans will love. He said the following to IGN: “I’ve decided to break out on my own to…
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Trailer Judgment – Angry Birds Epic Gameplay Trailer
It was recently announced that the Angry Birds series would be making its way into the turn-based RPG genre, and now we have our first taste of what that will all look like. Developer Rovio has released a gameplay trailer that is just under a minute long, but shows off a lot of great stuff.…
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Reserved Judgment – Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Release Revealed?
A savy user on Reddit may have revealed just when gamers can finally play the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain. When Reddit user Hitzkolpf registered a copy of the prologue Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, a message was triggered that you can view below. It looks like this game won’t be hitting…
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News Judgment – Watch Dogs' Story Mode Lasts 35-40 Hours
Watch Dogs releases in just a few flippin’ months, and now the game’s creative director Jonathan Morin took to twitter and revealed just how long gamers will be sinking their teeth into the game. Morin tweeted the following: “I would say the average player which does free roam a bit tend to reach the end…
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News Judgment – Grandia Returns In Ragnarok Odyssey Ace DLC?
Grandia is a beloved RPG franchise that has, unfortunately, fallen by the wayside and not had a proper new installment in several years. However, Ragnarok Odyssey Ace is offering players a chance to deck out their heroes via DLC in the upcoming adventure game that releases next month. The “Grandia Set” DLC includes Justin and…
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Reserved Judgment – Rockstar Games On Sale Right Now
If you have Steam and haven’t gotten around to checking out some games from Rockstar, then this weekend you will have a golden opportunity to. Steam is holding a Rockstar Publisher Weekend sale in which many of the publisher/developer’s games are being heavily discounted. The most notable item in this sale is the Grand Theft…
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News Judgment – The Latest Steam Prototype Controller
The steam machine is set to be the latest box of tech that will allow gamers to play steam games without having to have a gaming PC. Though we know that the machine will be updated regularly and will allow gamers access to all things Steam, what we don’t know is what the controller will…
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Deal Judgment – Wii Sports Club Free Trial
Nintendo is giving you the chance to try out their pay-to-play sports game Wii Sports Club for free. Next weekend you will be able to download and play the game for free on the Wii U. To clarify, that is from March 21st to March 23rd. Once the trial has come to a conclusion, the…
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News Judgment – Bound By Flame Release Date
The upcoming fantasy RPG Bound By Flame now has an official release date. The game, which is from developer Spiders, is coming to PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox 360 on May 9th. Bound By Flame puts you in the role of a victim of a demonic influence, and it is your choice on…
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News Judgment – Amazon's Video Game Controller
Rumors have been swirling for a while that Amazon is working on their own video game console, and now some images of the console’s controller have surfaced online. The pics come from blogger Dave Zats. The controller has sort of a boxy appearance, though it does bring to mind the Xbox 360 controller. It looks…
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Reserved Judgment – See How People (Like Me) Are Dying In Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II has finally been released and it’s causing all kinds of mental trauma to all who play it. This game has become even more difficult compared to its already difficult predecessors, and Namco Bandai has a incorporated a stat tracker that records all the ways that people are dying in the game. The…
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News Judgment – Crazy Taxi iOS Game
Sega has announced that a new game in the Crazy Taxi series, titled Crazy Taxi: City Rush, is being released later this year! Unfortunately, it is a free-to-play mobile game. Aww… Crazy Taxi creator Kenji Kanno said the following about the game: “We are delivering a truly fun game that captures everything our fans love…
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News Judgment – Hideo Kojima Interested In Silent Hill Series
Have you ever dreamed that the ingenious game creator Hideo Kojima would take over one of your beloved game series? Well, as a result of a Twitch Q&A, it turns out that Kojima would very much like to take a stab at the Silent Hill series. Kojima was asked what franchise he would like to…
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