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• Live: Sony E3 2013 Conference

• amplifiedAnt 11/06/2013

  Gah, said I definitely wouldn't stay up this year, yet circumstances have dictated I am anyway. Might as well now! In the same boat RE: being up for work... Reply 0

• GamesMaster: The Inside Story

• amplifiedAnt 04/06/2013

  Jane Hewland got this so, so right. Reply +5

• Madden NFL 25 the latest EA game to skip Wii U - what now for FIFA 14?

• amplifiedAnt 03/05/2013

  So the next title in the series will be Madden NFL 25? That'll confuse videogame historians. Reply +2

• Thomas Was Alone review

• amplifiedAnt 01/05/2013

  Every time I see some uninformed fanboy claiming that the Vita has "no good games" I just smirk, turn mine on and start playing something like this. Reply +7

• Sony announces Zeus and Isaac Clarke for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

• amplifiedAnt 28/02/2013

  @illage2 Who ever said they had to be exclusives?
  
  Why is Big Daddy on the roster? Dante? Heihachi? Raiden?
  
  They're all characters that have featured prominently on PlayStation consoles and as such deserve their inclusion. Reply +8

• amplifiedAnt 28/02/2013

  If you're using Isaac Clarke does the game pause and take you to the PlayStation Store every time you try to use a Special move? Reply +20

• Real Racing 3 review

• amplifiedAnt 28/02/2013

  Also in answer to the final paragraph, assuming you continue to achieve only 3500 credits for a win:
  
  Time to reach 44,000 credits = Time to complete 304 races + (Number of oil changes x 20 minutes)
  
  Would need to know how regular oil changes are, but you're going to end up with a staggering answer no matter the figure. Reply +18

• amplifiedAnt 28/02/2013

  One price, then play. Is that really too much to ask for? Reply +27

• HMV pins hope on FIFA 13 and Skylanders as it battles through winter

• amplifiedAnt 14/12/2012

  Sometimes I like the ability to walk to the shops and pick something up to play/listen to straight away. With the postal system being the way it is, buying stuff online isn't without its minor annoyances.
  
  I also still thoroughly enjoy browsing the CDs in HMV and often find music that I missed due to the general noise of the Internet. Of course the high street needs to adapt or offer something that online retailers cannot, but I hope that it doesn't disappear altogether.
  
  Best wishes to the HMV staff especially, fingers crossed. Reply +3

• Ratchet & Clank: QForce review

• amplifiedAnt 27/11/2012

  It seems that in trying to find a wider audience, Insomniac are appealing to even fewer of us. I genuinely enjoyed parts of All 4 One when taken on face value, but it never felt like a 'proper' or complete Ratchet & Clank game in the manner that A Crack in Time did.
  
  Additional elements or genre mash-ups should be a natural part of the gameplay, not shoe-horned in. Reply +4

• GoldenEye Reloaded, 007 Legends dev Eurocom hit by job losses

• amplifiedAnt 23/11/2012

  I have some fond memories of 40 Winks, Crash Bash and Dead Space: Extraction. They were solidly dependable developers pushed from pillar to post by publishers. Shame that the tale essentially ended with Activision.
  
  It's never nice to see people out of a job - especially so when it impacts the UK games industry. Reply +4

• PS Vita firmware 2.0 speeds up web browser, makes it a "small app"

• amplifiedAnt 19/11/2012

  @Dismiss Can't you just be happy for those of us that will make use of this?
  
  Great addition to the update - will improve the Vita user experience and I'll always welcome features with the ability to do that.
  
  I severely doubt that the firmware team would ever have anything to do with developing games so it's hardly a waste of time. Reply +8

• Nintendo Land review

• amplifiedAnt 15/11/2012

  They did make us tea though.

  Are you certain that none of the Nintendo PR monsters dropped a tab of ecstasy in? ;-) Reply 0

• EA boots out FIFA 13 invisible ball bug

• amplifiedAnt 09/11/2012

  This article could do with another update - the invisible ball glitch is not fixed. Playing the online Seasons mode last night it happened to me three matches in a row. I'm a persistent so-and-so but even I gave up trying after that.
  
  Tweeted the official EASPORTSFIFA account and they replied saying: "We're aware of the trending concern, and we assure you we're looking into the matter. Stay tuned for more updates."
  
  Here we go again... Reply 0

• The Walking Dead, Doom 3 BFG Edition on EU PlayStation Store

• amplifiedAnt 17/10/2012

  @f0nZ CS:GO is available on PS3, just not on the EU region store. I got bored of waiting and bought US credit in order to play it. Reply 0

• An audience with Syndicate

• amplifiedAnt 11/10/2012

  Isn't it a bit worrying if publishers are starting to take such note of the opinion of a single demographic? I mean I'm only 25 but this guy definitely doesn't represent my interests.
  
  Also I know for a fact that Syndicate was paid an obscene amount of money to publicise Game's BAFTA award last year. Seems like a bit of a puppet to me...
  
  It's a bit like that episode of 'The Thick of It' where they create a focus group consisting of one woman (and she turns out to be an actor). Reply +12

• EA Sports' new season ticket detailed

• amplifiedAnt 07/09/2012

  On the one hand this actually works out at reasonable value; however part of me is crying inside because it means another year of FIFA Ultimate Team becoming even more 'pay to win' focused :(
  
  If you start playing UT more than a week after release you're going to be hopelessly behind. Reply +3

• The Walking Dead Episode 3 hits PSN Store

• amplifiedAnt 07/09/2012

  'Long Road Ahead' sounds like an apt description for the experience that episode subscribers have received. Reply +5

• Crytek: TimeSplitters 4 fan interest "not high enough yet"

• amplifiedAnt 07/08/2012

  At time of writing 29,013 people 'like' that Timesplitters 4 campaign page, with Crytek amassing 29,312.
  
  So by their logic, 'not enough interest' for TS4 equates to 99% of the interest in their entire company.
  
  Please stop using Facebook as a metric :( Reply +17

• Codemasters announces F1 Race Stars

• amplifiedAnt 13/07/2012

  Amazed that the FIA gave this one the "Go, Go, Go"! Could be fantastic though as an antidote to the more staid (if excellent) main series. Reply +3

• Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor Review

• amplifiedAnt 25/06/2012

  Armour not touching this. Reply +53

• Online shop PlanetAxel.com goes bust

• amplifiedAnt 19/06/2012

  Damn, this is pretty gutting as they've been my favourite importer of the last few years. Their warehouses are based in Europe, so they sorted the import (usually from the US) and then dispatched to you from within the EU. In other words there was always piece of mind that you'd avoid being hit with heavy import taxes on your purchases.
  
  I did wonder why they recently put free shipping on everything. Last-ditch attempt to increase sales and get some cash in?
  
  Anybody know of alternative companies that provide a similar service?
  
  [EDIT] Ah yeah, have used Video Games Plus before (God of War Collection springs to mind). Believe they're Canadian-based though, so still a risk of having to pay extra. Reply +2

• Sony's E3 2012 Conference

• amplifiedAnt 05/06/2012

  It was about an hour and a half last year wasn't it? Most of the interesting stuff will probably be within the first 60 mins though, unless there's surprises at the end. Reply 0

• Activision vs. No Doubt Band Hero argument will go to trial

• amplifiedAnt 30/05/2012

  I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-Guitar friend. Reply +4

• Datura Review

• amplifiedAnt 10/05/2012

  This definitely appears worth supporting, even if flawed. £6.49 doesn't seem extortionate at the current going rate and it always feels nice to reward innovation.
  
  Plastic's last 'game' was Linger in Shadows, so they're certainly moving in the right direction! That said even as a demoscene project LiS had a decent atmosphere, look forward to seeing whether it carries into this. Reply +9