Denis Dyack and Shadow of the Eternals- Trial By Internet

Posted on 20 May, 2013 by dkpatriarch

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Denis Dyack and Shadow of the Eternals- Trial By Internet

How reputations are made and destroyed in the modern world

by David Hilton

© 2013 David Hilton

ShadowOfTheEternals_oxcgn1.5There is a trial going on right now in cyberspace.  And we are the jury.

At stake is the reputation of the man largely credited for the cult favourite Gamecube game Eternal Darkness and the future of the ‘spiritual successor’ to that title which is struggling for backers on Kickstarter, Shadow of the Eternals.

But the question is if the trial by the internet community is even valid or right, or simply a case of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbel’s ‘if you repeat a lie often enough it will become the truth’.

Trials and Tribulation here

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OXCGN’s Anno Online Closed Beta Preview

Posted on 14 May, 2013 by dkpatriarch

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OXCGN’s Anno Online Closed Beta Preview

Conquering the social frontier?

by Alex Hilton

© 2013 Alex Hilton

anno_online_screenshot1_oxcgnThe Age of Colonisation is an age of trade, exploration and settling on new and unknown islands.

Anno Online captures this essence and presents you with a browser-based massively multiplayer online (MMO) game that allows you to establish your own civilisation from its very roots.

OXCGN was given the opportunity to ‘explore’ the closed beta of the game as the developer, Ubisoft Blue Byte, puts on the finishing touches.

I had one question going in: will it be the same traditional Anno game in a new format, or something completely different?

Anno Online Preview here

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The Field Hockey Game: OXCGN’s Exclusive Interview

Posted on 7 May, 2013 by dkpatriarch

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The Field Hockey Game: OXCGN’s Exclusive Interview

The devs trying to bring that ‘other’ hockey into video gaming

by David Hilton

© 2013 David Hilton

942578_10151610161390081_1797352273_nIce hockey is known as the fast, furious, and sometimes violent game that Canadians and Europeans are fond of.  EA has made a successful NHL game franchise out of its fame.

However, there is another hockey that is played by many more nations and also features in Olympic challenges, yet has never been brought to video gaming.

Sometimes called ‘field’ hockey, this hockey used to be a slow, plodding grass sport that was played largely in schools as an extra sport elective.  But the game has evolved dramatically, much to most people who take the time to find out’s surprise.

Now more often played on high quality artificial water or hybrid turf, the game is fast and skilful like ice hockey, but tactical and engrossing like soccer/football.  With changes to rules to get rid of offsides and most of the whistle calls, the ploddy grass game has become much more exciting to watch and play.

fieldhockeygame_oxcgn1A group of hockey players and game developers have decided to get a video game version of the sport onto the market.  After all, if AFL football, a game exclusively played in only a small portion of Australia, can have a video game, a sport played by millions around the world should get one too.

I asked Simon Buckley, founding member of Urbanwarfare Studios and team lead for the FHG project, a few key questions to see how they planned to get this game made, considering most people in the big spending markets (eg. USA) still don’t know much about the ‘new’ field hockey.

Here’s what they had to say.

The Field Hockey Game interview

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OXCGN’s Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Review

Posted on 6 May, 2013 by exterminat

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OXCGN’s Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Review

Dogma 2.0 or just more dogma for your buck

by Alex Baldwin

©2013 Alex Baldwin

mKydTp3Is9q8NbHJZLszLVA(1)A bit less than a year ago, Capcom surprised gamers with a new Japanese-developed RPG using a distinctly westernised fantasy setting.

Upon reviewing Dragon’s Dogma, I was surprised to find so many excellent new ideas lurking beneath a relatively unassuming aesthetic hampered by a barely acceptable number of technical issues.

In spite of that, Dragon’s Dogma was a sleeper hit with gamers and has developed cult following.

Now, a year later, Capcom has followed their tradition of releasing an upgraded version of a previous game.

Dark Arisen adds new high-level content and enemies, a few tweaks to usability, an optional HD texture pack and the complete original game and DLC all for a budget price.

So is it worth getting this time if you skipped the original? And more importantly, is there enough here to justify a second purchase from existing fans?

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arising review here

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