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GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 92: Sports Games

By Richard Naik on June 9, 2013 - 12:36am.

In the absence of one Brad Gallaway, the GC crew is finally free to delve into our sports fandom and how it relates to gaming. Join us as we discuss traditional sports and video games, our past memories of the genre, and how it suffers from the same "AAA diesease" as the rest of the industry. Featuring Richard Naik, Chi Kong Lui, Mike Bracken, and Michael Cunningham.

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Mars: War Logs Review

By Sparky Clarkson on June 14, 2013 - 1:05am.

Mars War Slog

Mars: War Logs Screenshot

HIGH Killing the blisteringly incompetent leader of the Resistance.

LOW Having to run back and forth through a whole city repeatedly for the serial killer quest.

WTF I'm in a major city, and the best available weapon is still a metal rod with some razor blades riveted to it?

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Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on June 14, 2013 - 12:31am.

Have You Seen the Special Editions, Zach?

Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Screenshot

HIGH Wow, the fighting controls are now on par with Silent Hill from 10 years ago!

LOW Not one technical flaw has been fixed. The framerate is worse.

WTF Who thought adding a terrible framing device was a good idea?

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Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland Review

By Darren Forman on June 13, 2013 - 11:35pm.

Moe as Can Be

Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland Screenshot

HIGH It's beautiful and charming.

LOW The rigidly enforced time limit for getting things done is way too harsh.

WTF Barrel!

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State of Decay and Animal Crossing: New Leaf

By Brad Gallaway on June 9, 2013 - 1:15am.

State of Decay Screenshot

Wow, it feels like forever since I've updated the blog, and now I've become one of those guys who starts off a blog with apologizing for not updating his blog.

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Consoleation: The war on used games—Xbox One, Consumers Zero

By Peter Skerritt on June 8, 2013 - 5:30am.

Xbox One Image

What a shame.

That's about all I can say about Microsoft's game-changing decisions regarding the Xbox One. It could have been worse, but the damage is pretty severe as it stands.

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Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel Review

By Darren Forman on June 8, 2013 - 12:13am.

The Devil's Backside

Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel Screenshot

HIGH Some melee kills are decently animated.

LOW An utter lack of excitement from start to finish.

WTF The Devil doesn't even make an appearance in this game. Liars!

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Interview with Pagoda West's Jared Kasl and Tom Fry

By Christopher Floyd on June 7, 2013 - 11:31pm.

Major Magnet Screenshot

Pagoda West are a small independent studio who rose from the ashes of now defunct fan-game Sonic 2 HD. If that wasn't strange enough, they've just released their first game—poles of attraction platformer Major Magnet. I spent some time talking to two thirds of the team, Jared Kasl and Tom Fry, to hear about the process of making a first game, how magnets work, and why The Ren & Stimpy Show is such an influence.

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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Review

By Darren Forman on June 7, 2013 - 10:49pm.

Checkmate

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Screenshot

HIGH Bitterblack Isle is a great addition, dripping with atmosphere.

LOW The insufferably slow Ox-driven escort quest to Gran Soren returns.

WTF WHAT THE F*** HAPPENED TO DANGAN?

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Defiance Review

By Brad Gallaway on June 7, 2013 - 10:29pm.

You Got Your Multi in My Singleplayer!

Defiance Screenshot

HIGH Getting caught in a jam and getting unexpected backup.

LOW Getting caught in a jam and not getting unexpected backup.

WTF Twenty-five hours and not a single machine gun better than my first one?

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