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Award-Winning Anomaly Warzone Earth Coming to XBLA

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Yes, you read that right – the best tower offense game EVER is coming to XBLA in spring 2012 from the fine folks at 11 bit studios. Winner of the prestigious Apple Design Award at WWDC, Anomaly’s unique twist on tower defense — which puts you on the attacking side — will soon be available [...]

Gunshine.net, The First Real-Time Multiplayer RPG for Facebook, Launches Today

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We’re pretty pumped to be the ones announcing the first real Facebook RPG for hardcore gamers. Gunshine.net launches today, and if you haven’t checked it out, you owe it to yourself to glimpse the future of gaming on Facebook. Clicking on lil’ farm plots is totally passe as of right now. Check out the trailer: [...]

Announcing Hard Reset, a Case Study in Shortened PR Campaigns

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We teased it two weeks ago, and now it’s finally a real thing: Flying Wild Hog‘s debut title, Hard Reset, has been announced via an exclusive with PCGamer.com, and there’s a nice interviewy-type thing over at Beefjack.com for those interested in a bit more info. Hit those links to find out more about what sort [...]

The True Cost of Selling Your Soul

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I applied for this job, but I can honestly say that it is not a position that I actively sought. Like many of my former colleagues in games journalism who’ve moved on, personal and financial pressures pushed me out and I applied to Evolve almost on a whim. I was genuinely surprised to be hired [...]

How to Get Media Coverage For Your Game

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We get a lot of emails from people who want some advice about video game PR. Here’s a tip: hire us, you cheap jerk! Sorry, sorry… it’s Monday, and I may be a bit cranky. Admittedly, we do like getting paid to dispense advice, but I guess there’s some value in sharing years and years [...]

The Case of the Great Game Nobody Saw

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The games industry is a massive beast that churns out billions of dollars in revenue each year, much of which is generated by big-budget titles that become torchbearers for the medium itself: Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Mass Effect and so on. These games exude quality, with top-notch production values and extensive marketing budgets [...]

People seem to like The Witcher 2

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

I’ve been working on The Witcher franchise for ages. It’s rare that I’m so attached to a project, but I guess that’s what happens when you get to build a really close bond with clients. Hell, the guys at CDP don’t even feel like clients anymore; they respect our opinions and treat us like an [...]

Section 8: Prejudice blasting off this week

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We’ve had a great time working with the TimeGate team over the past few months to bring Section 8: Prejudice to the masses. It’s getting so damn close now… game’s releasing on April 20 (4/20 yyyyeah boi!)… watch this space for reviews! Should be wicked.