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Snippets for 2008-07-31

Garfield minus Garfield is getting a book, with the original comics alongside the doctored ones: http://tinyurl.com/4ul2wv # PerversionTracker is back, showcasing the very worst of Mac software, concentrating on iPhone dreck. http://perversiontracker.com/ # Judging by comments for some of my recent online articles, the word ‘faff’ isn’t universally known. My mission is to change this [...]

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Posted: July 31, 2008

By Craig Grannell in Snippets

Eugene Jarvis on the reality of clones in the games industry

Recently, I was lucky enough to spend a couple of hours talking to games designer Eugene Jarvis, the chap responsible for, amongst other titles, Robotron: 2084 and Defender. The guy is one of those genius types who’s about as modest as they come. Handily—what with me interviewing him for various magazine articles—he also happens to [...]

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Posted: July 30, 2008

By Craig Grannell in Arcade, Gaming, Opinions, Retro gaming

Review: Civilization Revolution DS

He’s got a whole world in his hands As someone who’s been pining for a DS version of Civilization for a couple of years, I wonder whether the realisation of such a product could ever have been anything other than a disappointment. Unfortunately, after a few weeks’ play, ‘disappointment’ pretty much sums up my opinion [...]

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