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IWG Character Study - Phoenix Wright

9/26/2014

By Jamie Lambert

The Phoenix Wright games are packed with interesting and unique characters, from the rookie spirit medium Maya Fey to the horribly unlucky MaggeyByrde. Throughout the series, the deepest and most intricate characters might be the titular Phoenix Wright himself, as well as his rival Miles Edgeworth. Through his interactions with other characters and with flashbacks and references to his earlier life, we see how this confident and talented attorney became how we see him now. When we first meet our protagonist, he’s a nervous rookie attorney taking on his first case. Relying heavily on his mentor, he gets through the case and his childhood friend Larry Butz is found not guilty...

Disclaimer: This article only covers the “Ace Attorney”, “Trials and tribulations” and “Justice for all” games.

Super Smash Bros (3DS) - Demo

9/22/2014

By Jamie Lambert

On Friday the 12th of September, under very specific circumstances, a small portion of Nintendo Club members received a number of download codes for the Super Smash Bros 3DS demo a week before public release. Though I was not personally one of those to receive codes, I was lucky enough to have 'Links' with people who were.

News just in - Microsoft purchases Mojang

9/15/2014

By John Philip Jennings

After a week or two of speculation and rumours floating around the internet that Microsoft was in talks to buy Mojang, the company behind hit video game Minecraft, we can now put those rumours to rest as it's now been made official.

Anticipated Games - Hyrule Warriors

9/14/2014

By Ben Mapp

This Friday finally sees the western release of the hotly-anticipated Hyrule Warriors for the Wii U, which features the hack n' slash gameplay style of the popular Dynasty Warriors series, mixed in with characters, weapons and settings from the iconic Legend of Zelda franchise.

The game has already enjoyed moderate success over in Japan where it released last month, but will it help the Wii U get ready to sell this Christmas?

IWG's seven most anticipated games

9/11/2014

The IWG Games Team

As the last generation of gaming moves sluggishly towards its ultimate end and allows the eras of the PlayStation 4, Wii U and Xbox One to truly begin, some of our writers have banded together to provide you their thoughts on some of our most anticipated games across all platforms.

Check 'em out!

Microsoft might be buying Mojang

9/10/2014

The IWG Games Team

Microsoft created some controversial waves last month when they announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider would be a 'holiday exclusive' for Xbox One when it releases in Christmas 2015. At first the announcement received a mixed reaction, but eventually the company gave in and revealed that the exclusivity of the title was timed (and that the game would eventually see the expected multiple platform release). That puts Microsoft toe-to-toe with Sony once again, only Sony have Uncharted 4: A Thief's End in the wings, which is a complete exclusive (since Sony owns the developer Naughty Dog). So to get ahead, Microsoft certainly need to get some more exclusives. Halo and Gears of War simply won't cut it anymore.

Thoughts on The Walking Dead Season Two (Spoiler-free!)

9/8/2014

By Luke Kirby

As the title of this article suggests there will be no spoilers when it comes to my thoughts of Telltale’s Games The Walking Dead Season Two, but before I do say anything and if (for some reason) you’re yet to play or complete the first season go away and do that now because the ending for Season One will be spoiler for you otherwise.

Nintendo announces new DLC, new franchises and new 3DS

9/1/2014

By Luke Kirby

The folks at Nintendo have been rather busy recently so I thought it would be nice to accumulate all this information into one place so you lovely people don’t have to go anywhere else. To start off we were told recently about a new Pokémon project in the works and we were given Pokken, a cross between Pokémon and Tekken (naturally), however this seems to only be available in Japanese arcades next year. I must admit I felt foolish for getting my hopes up for a home console Pokémon game, oh well I can still dream.

Delving into the Dragon World: A Dragonball Z Budokai Retrospective

8/27/2014

By Daniel Lamb

‘Dragon, Dragon! Rock the Dragon! Dragon Ball Z! Dragon, Dragon! Rock the Dragon! Come get me!’

Alright, so lyrically speaking it’s not exactly William Blake, but this was the theme song of a generation. It’s the year 2000, it’s 5:30pm, you’ve just come home from a long day at school learning about Vikings, and now you’re tuned into Cartoon Network. Of course, you are; you don’t want to miss the next exciting episode of Dragon Ball Z!

From TV to Console - A handful of TV shows which would make awesome games!

7/16/2014

By Reece Merryweather-Brown

TV is becoming a bigger and bigger medium than it ever was back in the day, and as time goes on it’s quickly gaining more and more credibility. And, like films, ambitious video game companies have already turned some TV shows into (if not successful) video games.

And so with Telltale’s interpretation of HBO's Game of Thrones on the horizon, I decided to take a look at some other TV shows that I think are deserving of a video game.

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