Denis Dyack and Shadow of the Eternals- Trial By Internet

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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

OXCGN’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Review

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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

The fastest thing alive

by Chris Fox

©2013 Chris Fox

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed screenshots oxcgn #11Nearly three years ago an underrated little racer known as Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing was released to give 360 and PS3 owners their very own kart racer to break out at parties.

It featured a range of characters, tracks and music from the SEGA universe and while it was a lot of fun, it never quite reached the heights or acclaim of its peers.

While Alex Kidd may not be anywhere near as recognisable as Mario, the SEGA fan base are a hardcore, passionate bunch and they definitely deserve an excellent kart racer of their own.

It’s a good thing, therefore, that Sumo Digital have now delivered one. (more…)

OXCGN’s New Super Mario Bros. U Review

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OXCGN’s New Super Mario Bros. U Review

Hooked on the brothers

by Chris Fox

©2013 Chris Fox

new super mario bros u screenshots oxcgn #13It’s been a while since we’ve had another console side scrolling Mario title, but Mario has finally burst onto our screens in [near] full HD in the Wii U launch title New Super Mario Bros. U.

While the formula on display here is anything but new, this side scrolling platformer maintains the high standard set by its predecessors all those years ago and is a must buy for all Wii U owners.

Is it any good? Read here

OXCGN’s Game of the Year Awards for 2012

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OXCGN’s Game of the Year Awards for 2012

The world did not end this year 

by David Hilton

©2012 David Hilton

game of the year award smlWith all the attention on the impending Mayan apocalypse it would have been fitting to look at the state of gaming at the end of 2011 and wonder if the gaming world might also end.

While there was initially some optimism that new major next gen consoles would be announced at this year’s E3, only the Wii U actually was a next gen certainty and the limits of current gen consoles had seemingly been reached.

On top of that, gaming sequels continued to dominate game releases.

It looked like the end could be nigh for big release gaming of the AAA variety in the near future.

However the quality of this year’s titles shows that gaming is very much alive and though many studios and franchises faltered this year, more succeeded with some of the best games this gaming generation.

With a huge renaissance gaming year promised for 2013 in the form of new generation consoles, let’s look at 2012 as the last big battle of this current console generation for top gaming honours.

We gave our readers a chance in a poll to decide their 2012 Game of the Year, and the results came in with the beautiful and clever Playstation exclusive downloadable title, Journey. Now it’s our turn.

OXCGN GOTY here

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