Posts By Eric Van Allen
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2.7KPreviewsHyperdevotion Noire: A Preview in Progress
This is the unceremonious “Yes, we have it and are reviewing it” piece about Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart for the Playstation...
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1.9KNewsSource reports new Rock Band title in development for PS4, Xbox One
An unnamed source for Bloomberg reports that development is underway for a new Rock Band from developer Harmonix, and could even be...
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Long list of favorites discounted in Playstation Critic’s Choice sale
Many of 2014’s best are currently discounted in Playstation’s Critic’s Choice Sale, running now until February 23rd. Many of these games featured...
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4.0KEditorialsCrowdthink: On Game Length and The Order: 1886
In 2012, a game called Dishonored launched, and was quickly panned for its supposed “lack of content.” YouTubers and streamers put on...
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1.3KNewsPeter Molyneux says he “will not speak to the press again” after Godus controversy
After repeated controversies over the course of the past decade, Fable creator Peter Molyneux has decided to retreat from press coverage of...
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3.5KNewsDota 2’s Annual New Bloom Event Begins
Dota 2 patches may be few and far between, but when they hit it’s like Christmas for each and every player of...
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1.1KNewsDisco Pixel’s rhythm-puzzler Jungle Rumble hits Vita today
You may remember that back during my Playstation Experience coverage, I got to demo a rhythm-puzzle hybrid called Jungle Rumble. I had...
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4.2KReviewsEnraptured by the thrill of the hunt — Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate review
Few games capture the thrill of the hunt like Monster Hunter. Hours of work, preparation and practicing on lesser mobs, culminating in...
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5.2KImpressionsLife is Strange Episode 1 – A Chrysalis in Bloom
When observing a portrait of her hometown inside her friend’s house, Life is Strange’s protagonist Max internalizes a Thomas Wolfe quote: “You...
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1.6KNewsFebruary PS+ titles include Transistor, Rogue Legacy, Yakuza and more
The games that PS Plus users will receive this February have been announced, and the collection is pretty solid. For PS4 users,...
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2.3KPreviewsSix Titles to Know from PAX South 2015
PAX South is over and done, and there was plenty to see and do. While the show floor might have been a...
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1.3KFeaturesThe Floor Tour of PAX South 2015
2015 is starting off in the best way: by having y’all come on down to the great Lone Star State and celebrate...
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8.1KPodcastSpoilercast: Danganronpa 1 + 2
It’s time for the Spoilercast again, and this one is all about Danganronpa. The hit series of visual novels that became a...
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4.3KEditorialsBitten by the VN Bug: The Rising Tide of Visual Novels
As I’ve grown older, I’ve found that as more responsibilities get tacked on, it gets harder and harder to find time for...
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1.2KNewsAGDQ 2015 Raises Over $1.5 Million in Six Days for Charity
After six days of constant speedrunning, glitching, racing and sometimes singing, Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 turned off the stream and has...
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3.3KReviewsThe Day the Disco Died — Funk of the Titans Review
There are three basic ingredients that make a good platformer: solid controls, challenging levels and engaging design. You can read back through...
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1.6KNewsKingdom Hearts III due for 2015 release, according to series voice actor
Yesterday on Twitter, Bill Farmer took time to respond to fan requests pestering him for Kingdom Hearts III info. Farmer, the voice...
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1.2KNewsAGDQ 2015 hits $150,000 raised and climbing in just over 24 hours
The biannual charity event, Awesome Games Done Quick, has just reached a total of $173,521.22 donated as of 12:44 pm PST, in...
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1.8KPodcastGaming Trend GOTY 2014 Podcast
Game of the year coverage can get a bit repetitive, and reading list after list is interesting, but there’s also other ways...
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2.3KNewsAGDQ 2015 Kicks Off in 3 Days, Gamers Speedrunning for Charity
On January 4, Awesome Games Done Quick will kick off their Winter 2015 event. Over the course of six days, speedrunners will...
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2.3KFeaturesEric Van Allen’s Top 10 Games of 2014
2014 was a crazy year for gaming. It was a year of change, in some ways. New titles forged forward to change...
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2.9KPreviewsHands-on with Halo 5: Guardians’ Multiplayer Beta
Halo 5: Guardians may be one of the most anticipated upcoming exclusives right now for Microsoft. The follow-up to Halo 4 and...
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2.4KPreviewsTaking Battlefield Hardline’s new Hotwire mode for a ride
Electronic Arts debuted its new game mode Hotwire for the upcoming Battlefield Hardline, in demo form, at last weekend’s Playstation Experience. A...
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2.6KPreviewsA few rounds with Mortal Kombat X at PSX
At last weekend’s Playstation Experience, I got the chance to play a few matches of a new installment in a classic franchise,...
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2.0KPreviewsHands-on with a few waves of Dungeon Defenders 2 on PS4
Dungeon Defenders 2 was on showcase at Sony’s Playstation Experience, and we got a chance to play through one of the game’s...
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1.9KPreviewsFirst impressions of Loadout’s console debut at PSX
Loadout, a third-person shooter with a quirky sense of humor and billions of customization options, has already made a splash on PC....
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3.1KPreviewsHands-on with Chroma Squad, the Power Rangers sim-RPG
Some games have you save the world. Some have you rescue the princess, or journey to a foreign land. But how many...
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2.7KPreviewsMonkeyin’ around with Jungle Rumble, a new rhythm-puzzler for Vita
Jungle Rumble, the new Vita title from Disco Pixel, is a fascinating hybrid of puzzle and rhythm, mixed with a perfect amount...
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2.3KPreviewsHands-on with Lost Orbit, a breakneck-speed space adventure
PixelNAUTS, an indie Canadian developer behind the environments in 2013’s Contrast, were at the Playstation Experience with their new space-based speeder, Lost...
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2.1KPreviewsFirst impressions of the sketched-up new shooter Drawn to Death
One of the big announcements at the Playstation Experience was David Jaffe’s newest game, a multiplayer third-person arena shooter called Drawn to...
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1.9KPreviewsAmplitude Impressions — Harmonix brings new life to a classic
Amplitude can be considered a cult classic among rhythm fans, a crazy game involving shooting down notes and gems to clear tracks...
