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Tash is a self-diagnosed gaming fanatic with a doctorate in Psychology. She's also a self-confessed Mass Effect fangirl and will likely talk your ears off if you ever get her started on the subject. A lover of all things RPG and adventure, she has more gamer related action figures and memorabilia than any 30 something year old professional has a right to own, and has spent more time than she’d like to admit to daydreaming about exactly what she would do should the Zombie Apocalypse actually happen.


Playstation Vita packaging revealed – it’s all about the Blues

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Sony has unveiled the PSVita’s packaging, and whilst I’m usually not a package ogler, I’ll admit I do like the crisp blue shown here. The EU Playstation Blog has full details on just what each of the PS Vita’s Home icons represent, and they include the previously discussed Welcome Park, Music player and Photo capturer, as well as the already well-known to Playstation users trophy and PSN store icons.

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Gears of War Lego Lancer shows fans dedication

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Gamers can definitely be described as both a dedicated and creative lot, but this example of devotion to bringing an iconic in-game weapon to life has to be seen to be believed. PlumBrothers’ 1:1 scale lancer is a very impressive build in and of itself, but when you realise it not only features a working trigger mechanism, loads rubber bands from its very own clip and also has a working chainsaw, it becomes even more of an engineering marvel.

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Mass Effect 3 Collector’s Edition contains “online multiplayer pass”

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Has one of the biggest kept secrets been outed by a gaming retailer? Xbox World is reporting that the latest issue of their magazine (out October 25) will reveal a “killer new feature” for Mass Effect 3. And that killer new feature could well be the inclusion of Multiplayer, with a flyer for the game from a South African retailer surfacing and claiming the Collector’s Edition will include an “online multiplayer pass.”

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Uncharted 3 requires one time activation pass to play online

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Sony has announced that their highly anticipated third person adventure-platformer Uncharted 3 will require a one-time-use PSN pass in order to play the online portion of the game. Speaking in an interview with Spanish gaming website The Vault, Juan Jiménez, Sony Espana’s Software Manager, revealed the game will require an online pass, similar to the pass required for Resistance 3, another recently released exclusive Sony title.

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Final Playable character in Batman: Arkham City revealed as Nightwing

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I’ll admit it, guys. The news that Nightwing is joining Catwoman and Robin as a playable character in the game’s Challenge Mode has me more excited than it probably should. Leaked details of Nightwing specific trophies have surfaced on PS3Trophies.org, practically confirming that Nightwing will be the fourth playable Challenge Mode character.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines ten minute walkthrough

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SEGA have released a new trailer for their upcoming FPS Aliens Colonial Marines which places players firmly in the shoes of space marines as they attempt to survive against the alien xenomorphs (without the addition of the Predators this time).The trailer is narrated by Randy Pitchford, the President of Gearbox software, and whilst the footage shown isn’t exactly new (it’s the same gameplay they showed at E3), it’s at least something to watch to pass the time between the game’s release.

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Bioware caught off guard by Dragon Age 2 player reaction

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Bioware have stated in an interview with Xbox World Magazine that the very polarizing reactions after the release of Dragon Age 2 caught the company “off-guard”. Dragon Age 2 was criticised by fans of the previous game for being being ‘dumbed down’, with the RPG mechanics severely reduced.

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Dead Island DLC delayed

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The previously mentioned Bloodbath Arena DLC for Dead Island has been delayed so that Techland can instead focus on fixing the many bugs which still plague the base game.

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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection now comes in Limited Edition

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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is the latest game to get the Limited Edition treatment – because its title wasn’t already long enough. Konami has announced that their newest re-imagining of an older game series will come in a Limited Edition version. Those gamers who decide to shell out the extra moolah for the edition will receive special packaging by the series’ lead artist, Yoji Shinkawa and a 248 page art book called The Art of Metal Gear Solid. And that’s it.

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Game of Thrones RPG coming 2012

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Holy lover of imps and direwolves – an RPG based around George R. R Martin’s popular A Game of Thones series is heading to a gaming platform near you in 2012. Cyanide – the developers of the just released Game of Thrones: Genesis RTS based on the Game of Thrones universe have re-confirmed they are also working on an RPG style game. Speaking to Kotaku, studio director Yves  Bordeleau revealed some juicy details regarding the upcoming story-heavy RPG.

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