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A serial killer who preys on young boys in public spaces is still at large. The police have made no progress in their investigation and now another child has gone missing. Can anyone uncover the infamous Origami Killer and save the child from a watery grave? Despite being released almost two years ago, Heavy...
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On this edition of Play It, we look at a sequel to a cannon launch game that sets itself apart with style and execution. Burrito Bison Revenge is a new Adult Swim game from Juicy Beast Studio. It is a sequel to Burrito Bison, a cannon launch game where an evil band of gummi...
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Doctor Who: Worlds in Time is an online puzzle-rpg from the BBC. In it, you become the Doctor’s newest companion. Time shards have been scattered all over the universe, causing massive interruptions in day to day life. The Doctor gives you a sonic screwdriver and sends you out into the various worlds to retrieve...
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Musaic Box is a new music/puzzle/point and click game from Badim at Newgrounds. The concept is quite refreshing for music games. Essentially, you are building music square by square in a music box. Your grandfather has left you clues all over his house that will lead you to your birthday present. He’s a great...
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Kirby’s Return to Dream Land is the first time in a long time that a Kirby game feels like the classic Game Boy games. You jump, float, swallow, transform, and fight your way through detailed side-scrolling environments. The latest Kirby sequel wisely forgoes the control gimmicks that made Kirby’s Epic Yarn on the Nintendo...
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ClickShake Games have done it again. In a new sequel to their game The Visitor, they have completely changed the gameplay mechanics to keep a novel little title fresh and interesting. In The Visitor games, you play as a pink parasite from outer space. You are driven by hunger and eat every living creature...
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On this edition of Play It, we look at a novel spin on a well-worn physics puzzle engine. Words and Physics is a new online puzzle game from Turbo Nuke/keyboi available at Newgrounds. The objective is obvious to online puzzle fans: knock the target object off it’s platform by any means necessary. How Words...
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Sometimes, a video game succeeds in spite of its flaws. On this edition of Play It, we’ll take look at an art game that works so well thematically that it succeeds in its author’s intent. Love’s Cadence is an online platformer/art game from Red Harvest. You play as Cadence, a young woman, pursuing Dirk,...
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Lab of the Dead is an online zombie simulation/mystery game. You play as scientist Allen C. Tyler, a man who wound up in an underground military complex shortly before the zombie apocalypse escalated to nuclear destruction. He has tasked himself with discovering the cause and cure for transformation into a zombie. The gameplay is...
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What you just witnessed was an example of booth promotion at a large fan convention. The three women in the black Just Dance 3 t-shirts will be at NYCC for the next three days, dancing from when the floor opens to when the floor closes. They’ll be taunting and flirting with the audience, daring...
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