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Previously Banned Manhunt 2 Wins Appeal in UK. Release Date 2008

It does seem rather ludicrous that a video game should be banned a rating for being too violent, yet if you take one look at the shelves in any video rental store in the UK, you can see many violent films that easily surpass the realism (the game visuals are computer graphics and not live [...]

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Official Google Easter Video Game! Easter Bunny Catching Eggs

Google have a free Easter video game you can play online, AND there’s your normal google search at the top. Great. So maybe it’s worth bookmarking this at least just for the Easter Break? The Official Google Easter Bunny Game Play it online now in Internet Explorer or Firefox or whatever browser you have, and [...]

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Dizzy – An Eggtrospective

What an appropriate Easter video game… Dizzy Character from the Spectrum and C64 In readiness for Easter, it is high time that we cast an eye back to the wild-west of gaming and gave some thought to Dizzy, the cheery, red-booted star of the eponymous series of hit games released by Codemasters across Europe during [...]

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World of Goo, Tower of Goo and Ants

‘World of Goo’ is a development and logical progression from the free downloadable prototype game / experimental art piece / interactive toy ‘Tower of Goo’. The general gameplay concept is somewhat an ode to the bridge-builder (see 2dboy.com), and obviously highly influenced by Ant society.

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Okami Painting Action Adventure Game on its Way to Nintendo Wii

Okami was originally released on Sony’s PlayStation 2. It received high praise from critics across the board, yet did not sell in numbers reflecting it’s ratings. Obviously, it is a perfect game to port to the Wii as the in-game painting actions will work very well with the Wii’s motion-sensitive controller. You play as a [...]

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Hand Drawn Running Character Animation

This hand drawn walk cycle animation is for use in a platform game I’m developing. The next animations will be posted soon, including jumping, landing, idle, and more. My animation process starts with concept sketches using the most advanced technology available… pencil and paper! Next I rough out a 6 to 12 frame line drawing [...]

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