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5 Things Sony Should do to Try and Keep the Vita Alive

November 27th 2012

February was an exciting month for me; I started working for RPI, my Nephew was born and the PlayStation Vita: Sony’s successor to the PSP was launched on UK shores. It was great! The hardware was powerful, the launch line up for the Vita was unlike any other with titles such as Uncharted, FIFA and WipEout all being available on Day [...]

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What ever happened to 3D Pokemon Titles?

October 6th 2012

Since the days of Pokemon Colleseum and Pokemon XD on the Nintendo Gamecube, we really haven’t seen a fully fledged 3D Pokemon game. The Wii certainly could have done it, but for some reason it wasn’t done – much to our dismay. We had Pokemon Battle Revolution, but that was more like the old Pokemon [...]

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RPI’s Top 5 Games of Eurogamer Expo

October 1st 2012

At London’s Earls Court, Eurogamer hosted the Eurogamer Expo which has been growing ever more in popularity since it’s first year. I went down there on the Thursday and Sunday to try out many of the upcoming titles and this is the list of the top 5 games I was able to play during the [...]

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Video Game BAFTA’s Winners & Reaction

March 16th 2012

On the 16th March, stars and game’s designers alike went to London for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. Unlike the Golden Joysticks where all the awards are decided by us gamers, the BAFTA’s are judged by a panel with the exception of the GAME award which is still voted by the public. Once [...]

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Assassin’s Creed III Debut Trailer Analysis

March 5th 2012

Ubisoft today released the first ever trailer for Assassin’s Creed III, which can be viewed below, here are a few things you could of missed. First thing is the patrols. They aren’t a new thing to Assassin’s Creed, they have been in every game in the series. However they haven’t been patrolling alone, there has [...]

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Top 5: Worst Consoles Of All Time

March 4th 2012

Since the dawn of gaming there has been a lot of consoles that have been launched. Some have gone on to be major successes such as the PS2 which is still to date the highest selling console ever with over 154 million consoles sold worldwide. But for every great games console, you’re going to get a few [...]

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Playstation Vita vs 3DS – Launch Comparison

February 21st 2012

Once the clock strikes midnight tonight Sony will unleash their latest creation on the highly expecting residents of the UK, but how does the Playstation Vita launch compare to that of its closest rival, Nintendo’s 3DS? Pre-launch Events PS Vita The Playstation Vita Rooms made for the perfect event, if a little limited by location. [...]

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Mario Kart through the Ages; What about the Wii U?

February 19th 2012

Mario Kart has been with us for a very long time. The original game ‘Super Mario Kart’ was released for the SNES in 1992, featuring 8 playable characters and the fundamental gameplay we still see in the recent titles. In total, there have been four home console and three handheld versions of Mario Kart for [...]

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Five games that were made to be on Vita

February 18th 2012

When thinking about the Vita launch being a week away, I start thinking about what could eventually happen with the games. There are 5 Playstation Vita games that I really want to come into existence, because I think they would work like a boss. Crash Team Racing Not a massive title, I know, but a [...]

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Is The Handheld Doomed to Smartphones?

February 10th 2012

With the PS Vita just under 2 weeks away, many are debating whether dedicated handheld consoles still have their place or are they at risk of extinction due to the rise of the ’69p smartphone game’. Well lets have a closer look at what each can bring to the table. We might as well start with the [...]

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