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‘Fallout 3′ Crowned ‘Ultimate Game of the Year’ at ‘Golden Joystick Awards’

Monkey 1 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:24:56 +0000

Fallout 3 - Ultimate Game of the Year

1.2 million gamers cast their votes for the 27th annual Golden Joystick Awards, and named Fallout 3 as the ultimate game of 2009, whilst awarding a hat-trick of accolades to the Call of Duty series of games. The winners were announced yesterday in London and organizers announced a 47% increase in the number of voters from last year, setting a new record for gamer input into handing out these awards.

In 2008…

Bytejacker – Episode 060

Monkey 1 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:25:04 +0000

So, what are the scariest video games ever made? For Halloween this week Bytejacker viewers voice their opinion on what are the scariest video games of all time.

The show also takes a look at the ins and outs of WiiWare platformer LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias.

Check it out below:

The winner in this week's Indie Countdown is Picma, a flash puzzle game from Moonberry Studios. You can take Picma for a spin here.

The contenders in this…

Bytejacker – Episode 059

Monkey 1 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:48:22 +0000

This week's episode of Bytejacker demos some very cool and creative hacks & mods made in dedication to the original NES, including an electric guitar made of Nintendos. Nice! Viewers also have their say on the best music games of all time, in honor of the newly released Brutal Legend game.

Star Guard comes in at Number 1 in the Free Indie Countdown, which you can play here. Star Guard is a old school style platformer with…

‘Bytejacker’ Ep 058 – ‘Hold On Tight’

Monkey 1 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:29:06 +0000

Bytejacker is my personal favorite gaming web show and I'm completely addicted to it. The show screens weekly, covering the latest in indie games, free games and downloadable games.

Here's the segments and games covered in Episode 058, with links to play or download:

This week's Indie Game Radar: Grappling Hook, a 3D first person platformer. Looks to me like a very interesting game that falls somewhere between Portal and Warsow, with the strategy and planning of Portal, and…

‘Dragon Age: Origins’ Trailer – Epic Fantasy, Dragons, Magic, Monsters & Bloody Battlefields

Monkey 1 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:39:09 +0000

Wow, if this game is anywhere near as good as it looks in the promo material, I expect I'll be sinking a considerable number of hours of my life into playing it. There really hasn't been a top quality epic fantasy game in some time, and this game looks like it could be the one to fill the void.

'Dragon Age: Origins' is your classic good vs mega evil fantasy, complete with all the standard trimmings of…

It’s ‘World of Goo’s Birthday – Pay Whatever You Want To Get a Copy

Monkey 1 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:58:43 +0000

'World of Goo' - pay what you like (image http://klepek.wordpress.com)

Okay now this is super cool. It's one year since the release of the phenomenally popular puzzle game 'World of Goo', and to celebrate, the developers are running an offer till October 19 where you can decide whatever you want to pay for a copy of the game. 1 cent or $100 - whatever you decide. Just a note that they've been hammered with visitors and…

Game Video Review – ‘Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy’

Monkey 1 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:04:20 +0000

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I played "The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy" a while back and loved it, so I put this video together to show you the best bits and what I liked most about it. There's a few small spoilers, but nothing too much - just enough to show you what you get in the game.

So, a few standout features for me were the artwork (obviously) and the game interface. I usually find…