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• Phil Harrison: The Real Next Generation

• Prox 10/04/2012

  Harrison is a divisive figure. His replacement as Worldwide Studios boss at Sony, Shuhei Yoshida, has maintained a lower profile but is almost universally liked - he's seen by journalists, gamers and industry types alike as honest, enthusiastic and open. Harrison, though, still gets a mixed response

  Disagree! Phil H had a far keener eye for innovation and his "first or best" mantra helped Sony internally guide itself. He was a great talent spotter within Sony and in terms of 3rd party relationships. He nurtured and built a great roster of games and game makers for Sony.
  
  Sony first party is much weaker for having been under Shuhei's watch; many internal studios have withered, been gutted or closed altogether. Reply +3

• How PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS are doing in Japan

• Prox 27/02/2012

  Now that's how to do a news article, great work. Reply +20

• The Best Deus Ex Augmentations

• Prox 29/08/2011

  Awesome article: I'm in the early game, overwhelmed by choices from which I know I wont have enough praxis and not enough context to work out the best to get. So a spoiler-free aug recommendation article is perfect! Reply +2

• Epic confirms Infinity Blade date

• Prox 30/11/2010

  video caption reads:
  Infinity Blade is due to be released 2011 on iPhone
  which seems at odds with the content of the story ...! Reply 0

• Mafia II

• Prox 24/08/2010

  Why such nasty catiness in the writing style? It reads as if the writer has a personal grudge against the developer. I believe your quality judgements, but by going well beyond the usual Eurogamer 'sharp tongue & healthy cynicism' the reviews credibility is undermined. Reply +21

• Rocket Knight - first two levels

• Prox 13/05/2010

  Cool game ;)
  
  I definitely recommend playing it on Hard difficulty as the early levels on 'normal' will feel easy if you're an experienced platform gamer. This video is the standard 'normal' difficulty. Reply +2

• ModNation Racers

• Prox 05/05/2010

  "... the ease with which they can be shared or downloaded is a testament to the PS3's improving online structure"
  
  Surely its actually a testament to the developer's interface design & network code, and little to do with the console or PSN itself?? Reply +12

• New Rocket Knight trailer

• Prox 16/04/2010

  Can't wait for this!! Reply 0

• Sony "did not" confirm LittleBigPlanet 2

• Prox 25/03/2010

  quick, row back! Reply +1

• Joe Danger heading to PS3 first

• Prox 05/03/2010

  I expect one of the reasons for the PS3 choice is that as long as you've touched-base with SCEE you can self-publish, whereas Microsoft have an absolute requirement for an established publisher to be involved and cut in (which can include themselves), otherwise you can only go into the almost-invisible indie games section. Reply +8

• Aliens vs. Predator

• Prox 19/02/2010

  Paragraph 3 - "For nearly 20 five years".
  Is there a joke here I'm missing or is it simply an editing mistake?
  
  Reply +2

• VVVVVV

• Prox 21/01/2010

  I know it's decent but there's a lot of good will and nostalgia helping out that score IMO! Reply +3

• Blue Toad Murder Files: The Mysteries of Little Riddle

• Prox 17/12/2009

  Excellent review. Reply 0

• Rocket Knight Adventures to return

• Prox 06/10/2009

  Wow, I loved this game back in the day. Reply +1

• Guitar Hero 5

• Prox 11/09/2009

  I have the original Rock Band instruments on PS3 - will they work with GH5? Reply +1

• More Assassin's Creed II to drool over

• Prox 03/09/2009

  Which ever person edited that together at Ubisoft Marketing should be ashamed: that really doesn't show the game well - poor dramatic editing, bad judgement of what to showcase and inappropriate music.
  
  Good thing most of us have the sense to see passed a bad trailer through to what looks like a great game. Reply +1

• Buy ChampMan 2010 for only £2.51

• Prox 18/08/2009

  How does this compare to Football Manager? Is FM significantly better i.e. £20 better? Reply 0

• 'Splosion Man

• Prox 22/07/2009

  What time do XBLA games normally go live? I can't wait to play this game. Reply 0

• PS Eye has facial recognition capability

• Prox 17/07/2009

  This sort of controller needs to ship with the console if it's going to get any decent uptake. EyeToy PS2 is a perfect example of where having the device only available separately seriously curtailed consumer uptake and 3rd party support. Natal is apparently going to be a replacement SKU for the 360, so that has a strong chance of getting widespread acceptance, technology issue withstanding.
  
  However I doubt Sony will include their motion controller in the console box - they've not even included a voice headset so far, which is a far more accepted device, and the different SCE territory divisions have a fractious history in supporting each other's initiatives (See previous Eyetoy, Singstar etc). Reply +2

• Carmack was "tired" of publisher deals

• Prox 24/06/2009

  Seems like Brink would overlap with id's shooters, no? Reply +1

• Overlord: Dark Legend

• Prox 22/06/2009

  I'd also be interested in seeing a review of the DS Overlord game. Reply +2

• Overlord: Dark Legend

• Prox 22/05/2009

  Three cheers for games that let you both skip and pause cutscenes! :)
  
  The Pikmin comparison that gets mentioned a lot is interesting but not quite accurate: the Overlord games are action adventure / light RPGs... you're hitting stuff with the player character, casting spells, looting cash, forging new armour, weapons, upgrades etc.
  
  Pikmin is much more of a strategy / puzzle game that uses a player character to hold it all together. Reply 0

• Overlord's Dean Scott

• Prox 15/05/2009

  Sounds like they took the right route, can't wait to play this. Reply 0

• Overlord: Dark Legend, Overlord: Minions

• Prox 06/05/2009

  Wow these look awesome! Reply 0

• The Lord of the Rings Online

• Prox 25/04/2009

  Similar situation here - I had LOTRO on my COG account from played it a couple of years ago briefly. Wanting to play again using my EG giveaway key and it accepted the key but didnt activate a subscription. What a waste :( Reply 0