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Honest Gamers: UP Review

Honest Gamers writes: "The final verdict is this: Up is a proficient adventure game based on a movie that kids will probably love. If you find yourself begged to buy it, you might want to check out the rental store first. Unless you have a lot of young gamers coming through your house, the adventure is too short to and too repetitive to keep any one person engaged for long. Pick it up if your family loved the film and you find the game for a steal of a deal, but otherwise hold out for something more substantial".

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A Look Back at Disney Games on PlayStation Handhelds

VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "There are few brands out there that have anything like the appeal and recognition of Disney. Thanks to decades of beautiful and critically acclaimed animated films, the company is a household name that has expanded beyond just movies to include a variety of other ventures, including videogames. Disney has also grown its lineup considerably in recent years by acquiring Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars (although for the purposes of this article, I’ll only be covering Disney/Pixar output).

Thanks to their broad audience, Disney games usually show up on every viable platform out there, meaning that despite the brand’s affinity with Nintendo’s younger-skewing audience, both the PSP and Vita received a number of titles throughout their lives. Some of this was through Disney's own developer/publisher (Disney Interactive Studios), but the firm also licensed out its IPs for other companies to try their hand at – with somewhat mixed results."

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Videogames and the Oscars Part II

gamrReview's Xavier Griffiths: "We continue with our article series examining the outcome of videogames based on Oscar nominated films by looking at those tie-ins produced by the videogame industry after its revival (and despite E.T.'s best attempts to kill it)."

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The Fall of THQ

In case you’ve been living under a rock the last few months, then you’d no doubt be aware that THQ is in a bit of a financial mess right now. Actually saying it’s a financial mess is like saying the Hindenburg only had one small leak. Just a few days ago, THQ announced their stock dropped a massive 50%. This of course comes after announcing delays for Metro Last Light, South Park: Stick of Truth, and Company of Heroes 2, as well as admitting Darksiders II didn’t meet projected sales quotas. Maybe you’re living under a rock because you’re a THQ employee?

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KingWilly1054182d ago

That is a pretty dramatic loss.

RivetCityGhoul4181d ago

personally i don't think THQ will be around next year to even put out Metro: Last Light or South Park TSoT. i mean its pretty apparent after ubisoft publicly stated they would want to buy IP's off THQ. i mean you don't really see publishers come out and say stuff like that to the media about another publisher.