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Kotaku: Puzzle Quest: Galactrix Has Me Sold On Space

Kotaku writes:

"D3's Dorks, Dealers and Double-Ds event made much of Galactrix, even if they did designate it as the "dork" portion of the evening.

Two PCs and four DS stations were set up for gamers to go head-to-head in multiplayer or take a stab at story mode.

The PC demo had already dropped earlier that day, so I went straight to the DS and loaded up story mode. I'm not sure how I feel about the "two-faced bad guy calling himself a god" plot, but the cut scenes were at least rendered decently on the DS – and I didn't even have to strain to read the text."

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Puzzle Quest Galactrix and Challenge of the Warlords $1 on Steam Until Jan. 15

Hardcore Gamer: The Puzzle Quest games have been big hits in the digital era and have breathed new life into puzzle games by applying some RPG gameplay mechanics to the genre. Now, instead of spending $10 for the Galactrix and Challenge of the Warlords entries, you can get them both for only $1 each.

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Luck In Video Games Part 2 - The Reason Gambling is Illegal

In this second of four parts, we discuss how games based purely on luck are little more than immoral cash cows for the people who produce them - and represent some of the worst design choices out there.

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Pixelated Radio #36: Quantum Conundrum, DayZ, Rainbow Moon, Heroes of Ruin, & much more

In this episode the guys talk about Quantum Conundrum, DayZ, Rainbow Moon, Heroes of Ruin, SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance, Sushi Castle, About To Blow Up Part 1, Wushi, Grand Slam Tennis 2, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, some news and plenty more.

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