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Alien Rage is apparently the new name for Alien Fear, although neither game had materialised on my Release Schedule Bioscanner before today. Anyway, it has a trailer which shoes some aliens and some rage. Good thing they dropped that fear malarky, that would have made no sense at all. Anyway, the teaser trailer below makes it look like a game somewhere in the middle of the hilarious/awesome spectrum, so hopefully City will be able to pull off the “arcade FPS” that they are touting. Go look at it! (more…)

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After a 3DS release, Resident Evil: Revelations is back on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in its best HD suit. We were able to play through the PC version of the game and captured a bunch of 1080p videos for you guys. Of course, you can't expect a 3DS port to look on par with titles such as Metro Last Light or Battlefield 3, but the developers have done a pretty good job overall. The controls are still a bit clunky but this episode is actually a lot less frustrating than Resident Evil 6 and it is also very reminiscent of the first games of the series, which is nice. The chapters set on board the Queen Zenobia are by far the most interesting ones and they actually make this new adventure worth playing. Our only problem with the game is its price tag, which will clearly keep players away until it eventually drops.

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I’ve always had this theory: if we accept that video games can have a positive impact on children or teenagers — in education or ethics — we should probably also be prepared for the fact they could also have a negative impact. New research, by Dr Daniel King from University of Adelaide, states that video games that contain gambling could be working as a gateway to real gambling. More »      

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The world does not need any more MOBA (League of Legends, DOTA 2) games, thanks. The ones we've got are more than enough for that crowd. What we do need more of, though, are space combat games, and if they've got to try and bring something fresh to the MOBA genre to do it, then so be it. This is GoD Factory: Wingmen, an unfortunate name for a very promising-looking game. In terms of structure, it's all MOBA. You construct your own "character" (in this case, a starfighter), team up and try to destroy the other team's carrier, all the while protecting your own. In terms of gameplay, though, it couldn't be further from the clickfest LoL or DOTA fans are used to. GoD is a space shooter, and a reasonably serious one at that, going the "realistic" route in that it takes zero-gravity, drift and alignment into account. Developed by Nine Dots Studio, it's currently up for voting on Steam Greenlight. GoD Factory: Wingman [Steam]

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