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Originally Posted by wraggster

An interactive Pokemon encyclopaedia called Pokemon Zukan has been launched on the Japanese Apple App Store.
It’s the second Pokemon-themed release on Apple’s portal following the arrival of Pokemon Say Tap last year. This new title, however, is the first paid-for Nintendo iOS app, though purists will argue that it’s a Pokemon Company production which if of course a Nintendo subsidiary.
The app offers a visual guide to 650 different Pokemon characters and is only available in Japan.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Grand Theft Auto Vice City has been removed from Steam and other digital retailers.
The only official comment on the matter comes from a Rockstar rep speaking on the Steam forums, who confirmed: “Due to some music licensing issues, we’ve had to temporarily remove Vice City PC from digital stores. We’ll make it available again as soon as possible.”
The game can still be downloaded from Steam by those who have previously purchased it. Rockstar presumably intends to release an altered version

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Anyone who makes the erroneous claim that videogames are all about ‘escapism’ probably hasn’t powered on their game console in several years. We’re always online now, our activities broadcast to whoever cares to look. The theory is that we want to be social, that we’re entirely happy with being reachable no matter where we are or what we’re doing. Why else would we carry mobile phones with us at

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Originally Posted by wraggster

London-based casual gaming company King.com launched an iOS version of its match-three Facebook game Candy Crush Saga yesterday – and it’s already at the summit of the Free chart on the App Store in several countries, including the UK and US.
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Originally Posted by wraggster

One of the more popular iOS games of late has been forced to drop its free-to-play model and instead ask players to pay up front.
Punch Quest was a hit with critics not only for its gameplay but also for its generous freemium model that allowed players to choose between coughing up for extras or earning them in-game.
At a time when the increasing demands of freemium games on players is attracting growing criticism, Punch Quest felt like a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately the generosity

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