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Chrome does Bastion

Chrome does Bastion

Word comes via RPS that Google’s web browser, Chrome, is now supporting the lovely indie game Bastion. You can launch the game right from your browser, I just had a quick play with the trial, and it feels very smooth and efficient, more so than when playing Bastion through OnLive. Will Chrome start growing to challenge platforms like OnLive? Too early to tell right now, but my experience of playing Bastion through Chrome was more enjoyable than playing it through OnLive. What do Google have up their sleeve I wonder?

OnLiving in the past with Arkham City

OnLiving in the past with Arkham City

I was part of that masochistic dial-up brigade who persisted in trying to play online even though pings around the 300 mark were common. Back when LPB and HPB were abbreviations that people still used. Back when in-game voice communication wasn’t widespread and you didn’t have to listen to strangers threaten to interfere with your relatives.

Eurogamer Expo – Day One

Eurogamer Expo – Day One

So the first day of the Eurogamer Expo is over for me, I am back in my hotel waiting for my girlfriend to arrive before we have a day of sightseeing. No fear though, Michael will be at the event tomorrow to keep us up to date. Three things have caught my eye, and I want to quickly talk about them before I go into more detail over the next few days. They are OnLive, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Battlefield…

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Games Consoles Dying Now?

Games Consoles Dying Now?

It seems we’re all too familiar these days with people hailing these days those of a dying PC gaming platform. Interestingly however, industry analyst Michael Pachter has in more words said that it’s consoles that are going through their retirement. Meanwhile, with news of PC actually being the biggest market, and WoW on track to make 2bn by 2013, things are looking significantly better for the PC, that’s certain. That Empire: Total War managed to knock Killzone 2 off the…

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