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Edward 1

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THQ rocked by 240 redundancies

February 2nd 2012 09:29

The publisher of Saint's Row The Third and the WWE series will release up to 240 employees in order to survive.

A United States Securities and Exchange Commission filing revealed the extent THQ is going through in order to continue publishing games.

"The restructuring plan involves a realignment of the organizational structure resulting in reductions of up to 240 selling, general and administrative personnel worldwide."

The CEO and President of THQ, Brian Farrell, has received a 50% pay cut from $718,500 to $359,250.

The completion of this restructuring is scheduled for the end of September.






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Happy Early Christmas!

December 7th 2011 16:16
As far as games are concerned, Christmas is already here. All the AAA titles of this year are on store shelves, sporadically sold out and stocked up at all major game stores like EB, Game, Gametraders and Gamesmen. Christmas marks the return of big franchises like Gears of War and Uncharted. And the return to form to mascots of yesteryear.

Mascots returning to the spot light include Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Generations. A revisit to the memorable worlds in the series from the the first game to the present. Each Stage comes in 2 Acts: Act 1 is in 2D as the original Sonic character model from the Genesis days, and Act 2 is in 3D as the green eyed, talkative Sonic from the Dreamcast games and onwards. It all adds up to a fun nostalgia rush and a reminder for long time fans the scope of how far Sonic had traveled since 20 years ago.

Another mascot's return to 2D platforming is Rayman. I remember fond memories of the first game on PlayStation. It was a tough but fun game I was hooked on for many hours. I hadn't played a Rayman game since Rayman Raving Rabbids was released for the Wii. His platforming return in Rayman Origins for the PS3, 360 and Wii had received highly positive reviews, which I'm looking forward to buying if I have any money left after Christmas.

I hope you have a safe Christmas and many hours of game time.

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NEWS FLASH - Diablo 3 Collector's Edition Priced

October 24th 2011 04:08

EBgames.com.au is the first major video game outlet to price and take pre-orders for Blizzard's Diablo 3 Collector's Edition (CE). One of the rare CEs worth called a CE.

Contains the game, a 208 page artbook, a soundtrack packed with 24 tracks, a 2-Disk making-of DVD/Blu-ray, in-game content like another WoW pet and Battle.Net portraits for StarCraft 2.

And a piece of what makes Blizzard's main series Collector's Editions so special: a 4GB USB with Diablo 2 an its Expansion pack, in the shape of a soulstone, and Diablo's skull.

And its priced like the original StarCraft 2 CE for $148.

Yes - a heap of awesome swag including a 20 hour top game and its Expansion Pack for less than most Collector's Editions out there with less or not as awesome stuff - I'm looking at you Uncharted 3, Saint's Row 3, Skyrim and Sonic Generations!
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Betrayal Is The Ultimate Choice

September 28th 2011 04:47

Why buddy? How could you? We fought side by side against axe jugglers, obese men blowing fire from their mouths, women with whips, Macho Man impersonators and countless thugs with our fists and steel pipes. Together we’d beaten them all. After eight levels of nonstop fisticuffs, no one could stop us…

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Be a Man Vincent!

September 25th 2011 20:30

Catherine is more than just a "adult block puzzle game", it is a soap opera dealing with infidelity, coming of age, and relationships. It deals with "real" adult themes and is worth a playthrough once it comes out in Australia.

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Why I like Dead Island

September 24th 2011 20:03

I actually don’t like horror movies because I don’t find getting scared or watching a female getting chased for half the film fun to watch. Yet I love to know the inventive ways a character gets killed off or if the aforementioned female makes it out alive. Dead Island allows me to immerse myself with one of the most iconic creatures in a horror setting and experience clichéd mini horror stories in the form of side missions at my own leisure.

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Battlefield, 1.5 million, 3

September 24th 2011 18:22

Battlefield 3's campaign for FPS dominance has taken a step forward as over 1.5 million pre-orders had been made.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Surprises

August 29th 2011 08:23
The first Deus Ex brought back memories of constant quick loads as I strive for that perfect stealth run, which I wouldn't have it any other way.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a return to form for one of the most pivotal game series in gaming history


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Skyrim Collector's Edition Highly Prized

August 9th 2011 16:06

The PC version of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Collector's Edition (CE) pre-order sells out within a day at our two major gaming retailers in Australia.

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Disgaea 4 CE Looks Pimpin

July 20th 2011 05:56

NIS America is investing a significant amount of money into the latest Disgaea game with two collector editions available for preorder on their website.

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Comment by Edward 1
on A Problem With Video-games: Haters gonna hate

September 24th 2011 18:53


EducatedInGames
Gamer Verdict
Nice article. Would you call a person a "footballer" if they only play two games in a season because they feel like it? Or would you call someone a "reader" of books if they only read Harry Potter. I reckon everyone is tied up with the "er" part in gamer and that is fine. What is not fine is the hate. To everyone who hates, I'm giving you the sad face =(

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Comment by Edward 1
on Games games games

April 28th 2011 12:54


EducatedInGames
Gamer Verdict
I've just finished Crysis 2 and currently playing Yakuza 4.

Have you finished Alpha Protocol yet?

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Comment by Edward 1
on Video Game Narrative an art form for women?

March 7th 2011 14:47


EducatedInGames
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Thanks for the reply GeekGrrl, I was referring to Dead Space 2, but the amount of effort made by the developer to make the graphics fit the context of the world they have created, I believe, is an important part in if it will keep me interested and continue playing it.

Like Super Meat Boy, the creators have brought a variety of graphics, which adds to its charm, like the secret levels that throwbacks to the blocky 8-bit era. And the normal levels with all its traps look gorgeous and Meat Boy himself animates so well, from the way he runs to how he splats onto the walls. Despite being 2D, the graphics had charm and it helped immerse me into that world.

The character models in the very first Metal Gear Solid on the Playstation was comprised of shades of blocks to resemble a face. But the mainly dark art direction of the levels help create, in my mind, the seriousness and tone the story is conveying.

WarCraft 3: the blocky character models and art design molded together to create the developer's own take on the fantasy world.

These games showed the hard effort the developers put into making the game look appealing to keep the gamers playing. It doesn't matter if it is 2D or 3D, 8-bit or 128-bit. If Dead Space 2 is set in brightly lit rooms and cuts to lazy comic book cut scenes like in Dead Space: Ignition, I would find it harder to care what is happening to Isaac, or even put me off playing.

Is there other games you found yourself immersed in?

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Comment by Edward 1
on Video Game Narrative an art form for women?

March 2nd 2011 16:21


EducatedInGames
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It isn't one or the other.

Super Mario Bros didn't become an iconic videogame for its narrative. Nor did Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time received such praise from gamers and critics for its graphics. Final Fantasy 13 was gorgeous, but turned out to be a boring experience because of its narrative and game design.

And think about this: Limbo's graphics is mostly the colour black and had barely a hint of storyline, but the gameplay and its game design made it arguably 2010's best downloadable game of the year.

If video game is art as you said, then the quality of a video game isn't judged on just one part of the game, but every part of the game as a whole.

And at the end of the day: how you react to all these parts of the game as a whole shapes your perception on how great the game is.

Dead Space 2 was graphically impressive: the strong use of darkness complemented by the minimal use of lighting and heavily detailed art work all combined to create the tone and believability of the situation on the Sprawl.

The story was engaging and interesting: the story of Isaac trying to survive on the Sprawl, and the interesting characters he meets, like Ellie and Stross, is what allows us to stick till the end of the game and give a damn to what is happening.

Without a high attention to graphics, gamers would find it hard to immerse themselves into the world. And without an interesting story, gamers would not be motivated to continue playing the game.

Gender has nothing to do with what you think makes a great game. It is how all the elements in a game impresses and dissappoints you.

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Comment by Edward 1
on A use for the polenta in the cupboard

October 23rd 2010 02:15


EducatedInGames
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Mmmmm your post is making me hungry =)

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Comment by Edward 1
on Trailer of the Day is a Goodie: UNKNOWN Starring Liam Neeson

October 23rd 2010 02:08


EducatedInGames
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Man I'm looking forward to this!

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Comment by Edward 1
on The 10 Best Video Games of All Time

October 22nd 2010 03:09


EducatedInGames
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Yeah, it’s a big call and its a quality list of classic games, but the bloody hard part of making such a list is the multitude of genres and games churned out since the SNES days.

And the term "best" is ambiguous. Doom wasn't the best FPS of all time due to the development of more sophisticated hardware and software. BioShock, Modern Warfare and Halo are technically superior in tone, gameplay and features.

But I do understand Doom as one of the most influential FPS titles of all time, as it popularised 3D gaming.

Then if we want to start talking about influential games, then there are some key games that needed to be mentioned. Like Resident Evil 4 popularising the new over-the-shoulder camera commonly used in other games now.

Modern Warfare 2 has popularised loadouts and singlehandly took the popularity crown for online FPS multiplayer off PC for consoles.

Halo introduced regenerative health, which is in every FPS and action titles these days.

Super Mario 64 is widely considered the base of all 3D platformers ever made.

Grand Theft Auto 3 created the sandbox genre.

If best means the hightest rank, then Zelda: Ocarina of Time should be on the list. Super Mario Galaxy and Grand Theft Auto 4 should be on the list. And Uncharted 2 had won over 100 awards.

Plus the nature of video games is relative to the times it was created. Like the cartoon Transformers between 1984 and 1993, it was great when I watched during my primary school days, but watching it now looks totally different to what I remember, and in a bad way.

I’m going to list the influential games that impacted me instead of making a list of games I think people would think are the best of all time.

In no particular order:

Deus Ex
BioShock
Metal Gear Solid
Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus
Grand Theft Auto 3
Resident Evil 4
Super Street Fighter 4
Persona 4
Mass Effect 1 & 2 (I would have said just Mass Effect 2, but it wouldn’t be part of the top 10 if I couldn’t transfer my save from the first game.)

I hope I didn't give you grief from this comment

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Comment by Edward 1
on WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011

October 21st 2010 03:45


EducatedInGames
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I would have picked Bret Hart as well! But the other 2 in my top three is Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit.

Chris Jericho is one of those special wrestlers who has the gift of the gabb and can wrestle, the highest point I've seen him talk to talk on equal is against The Rock; the King of Talk in the ring.

He can wrestle too, he has been in Japan with Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero at one time, and can handle himself against the best technical wrestlers of all time, Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle in particular. But he really shines when he wrestles against Shelton Benjamin. And he his intro is my favourite since he debuted with it on RAW in front of ... you guessed it, The Rock.

Chris Benoit is my second pick. It is really sad how he murdered his family because of roid-rage. Pound for pound, he is the 2nd best technical wrestler of all time below Bret Hart. His matches with him at Nitro and Mayhem is one of his main highlights. However the match of his career was in WWE: against Kurt Angle at Royal Rumble 2003. It was so good that the crowd clapped in appreciation to Benoit after he lost.

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Comment by Edward 1
on Is this the greatest moment

September 23rd 2010 09:36


EducatedInGames
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The twist near the end of BioShock stands out for me.

And finding out who Archangel is in Mass Effect 2.

One of the more heart breaking moments that stands out is what happens to your horse in Shadow of the Colossus.

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Comment by Edward 1
on What are the best wrestling games?

September 23rd 2010 09:25


EducatedInGames
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WWF Smackdown! Here comes the Pain. It was the last innovative Smackdown game before it franchised itself as "Smackdown vs Raw".

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