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It’s A Tense, Fast-Paced Sneaking Simulation Extravaganza
On the E3 show floor, Kotaku’s Jason Schreier managed to get a hands-on with the Vita version of Curve Studios’ Stealth Bastard, re-dubbed Stealth Inc. for its console release. By the looks of it, the stealth-platformer hybrid made the jump to handhelds quite well. Stealth Inc. hits PS3 and the Vita this month
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Yep, Cube World Still Looks Adorable
The developers of upcoming voxel-based sandbox RPG Cube World, Picroma, are posting a series of updates to their website discussing the many weapon skills each class will use in the game, starting with the Warrior. I want a plushie of that green thing. I don’t even know what it is but I want to give…
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Mario’s Creator Likens Game Ownership to Toy Ownership
It’s clear what Microsoft thinks of game ownership—the Xbox One’s policies don’t communicate much of a belief in it. Sony scored a lot of points on Monday, but to be fair, it was a defense of the status quo. Where does Nintendo come down on the subject? Shigeru Miyamoto, the creative face of the company,…
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The “World’s First Speed MOBA” Spawns On The App Store
Crafted by former members of A Bit Lucky and some folks from Trion Worlds, Solstice Arena is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game that Zynga is calling the “world’s first speed MOBA.” What does that mean, exactly? Well, it means 3-on-3 matches last for 5-12 minutes, making it a very mobile-friendly. They’ve gotten rid…
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The Best Moments of Nintendo’s E3 Direct, Mixed With Attack on Titan
If an anime with Nintendo characters existed, the powerful opening theme of Attack on Titan series would be a perfect cover song for it. It sums up Nintendo’s E3 direct rather well. The video, by demoncry54 is similar to one made for the Sony event. I have a strange feeling we won’t see an Xbox…
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That Other XCOM Game Snuck Into E3
The folks over at Twitch have been streaming live gameplay demos from E3 all week. I know this, becuase every now and then over the course of the past few days I’d completely cut-off contact with my coworkers to enjoy a particularly compelling segment, like this one for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. I’ve been intrigued…
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StreetPass Has Problems In The West. Nintendo Is Fixing Them.
At their E3 analyst briefing yesterday, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed the company’s plans to revitalize sales of its handheld 3DS system in the US and Europe by fundamentally changing the way its StreetPass feature works. Currently, StreetPass operates by exchanging game data between 3DS consoles in close proximity to each other. Iwata explained that…
By András Neltz
