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Amazon acquires Double Helix, “Firebox” getting ready to Ignite?

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Android Articles Features Mobile | 0 Comments | 06 Feb 2014

Online retail giant, Amazon, just announced the acquisition of Killer Instinct developer Double Helix Games. This isn’t Amazon’s first foray into gaming, however. Amazon Game Studios was formed in 2012, but so far the only thing to come of that…

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Filippo’s Top 10 Games of 2013

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Features PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 31 Dec 2013

Picking my ten favorite games of the year was a challenge. A lot of really great titles came out this year, both from the big publishers and from the growing indie scene. It’s great to see that our industry is…

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HowTo: Get YouTube on your PS4

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Features PlayStation 4 | 0 Comments | 23 Dec 2013

While the PlayStation 4 has a lot to offer, at the moment it lacks a native YouTube app. By following these steps, you’ll be able to use the YouTube TV Interface. If you’re familiar with the PlayStation 3 or Xbox…

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“The Pinball Arcade” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PlayStation 4 Reviews | 0 Comments | 23 Dec 2013

With the PlayStation 4 just a little over a month old, early adopters are looking for great games to play. Unfortunately, at the moment there is a dearth of titles available. The big franchises are present and accounted for, but…

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Upgrading the PS4 hard drive. It’s easy.

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Features PlayStation 4 | 0 Comments | 18 Dec 2013

The PlayStation 4 is a nicely designed console. Some might not like its italicized looks, but it’s hard to deny that a lot of smart engineering went into creating the system. One of the more user-focused features is the ability…

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“Gran Turismo 6” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PlayStation 3 Reviews | 0 Comments | 13 Dec 2013

At a time when racing games were mainly unrealistic arcade conversions, Gran Turismo came along and defined what a console racing simulation could be. For the past 16 years, the series has remained the definition of console sim-racing games. Part…

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Looking Back at the Xbox 360

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Features Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 09 Nov 2013

As this console generation draws to a close, we thought it might be fun to look back at console launches of the past, and tell our stories of what it was like on launch day. Jumping In November 22nd, 2005…

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The Real Big Picture

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Reviews | 0 Comments | 29 Sep 2013

Valve wrapped up a week of announcements detailing their plan to move Steam out of the home office and into the living room.  Let’s recap the announcements themselves and have a little fun speculating on what Valve is thinking. On…

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“Diablo III Console” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PlayStation 3 Reviews Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 20 Sep 2013

To say that last spring’s release of Diablo III went without a hitch would be an outright lie. While players and critics alike praised the game for its addicting gameplay, it did stir up a fair amount of fecal precipitation…

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Wrapping Up The Big Three

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Features Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Wii U PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Xbox One | 0 Comments | 13 Jun 2013

The conferences are over and people are running from appointment to appointment at E3. If you didn't follow the craziness of the first day, here is a brief recap, along with some commentary from our staff of the key events…

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Zen Pinball 2 Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Reviews | 0 Comments | 20 Sep 2012

Over the past several years, Zen Studios have been making a name for themselves with their series of Zen Pinball and Pinball FX titles. The PS3 has seen two of their titles already, the original Zen Pinball and Marvel Pinball,…

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Diablo III Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PC Reviews | 0 Comments | 10 Jun 2012

It's hard to believe that it's been more than a decade since Diablo II came out for the PC. I have been playing that game for years now, and it has been an almost permanent fixture on my hard drive…

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