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can bet that we encountered
some pleasant surprises
Typoman was a small indie
game published by Headup
that impressed all of us during
the show. It’s a brilliant little
platform game that uses words
and letters to not only create
the world in which you play, but
also to influence the puzzles and
general mechanics of the game.
Ryan played the game with the
lead developer and enjoyed it
so much he had to force James
to play it on the show floor.
We’ll have a preview up soon
on that one, you can bet. Killing
Floor 2 impressed Jess, who
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wasn’t expecting the game to
be anywhere near as good as it
turned out to be, while James
was staggered by Middle-earth:
Shadow of Mordor - although
we’ll have more on that later.
Most elaborate
booth:
Look, we like World of Tanks and
realise that it’s a very popular
game that provides an excellent
free-to-play gaming experience.
What we didn’t realise however,
is just how bonkers Germany
is for the MMO. Wargaming.
net is clearly raking in the cash,
evidenced by the company’s
enormous public booth that
dwarfed even the Sony and
Microsoft areas! They often
had a large crowd too, with a
rather ridiculous number of
‘free stuff’ moments - you know,
the awkward whooping crowd
kind. Even Wargaming’s press
booth was larger than that of
most other publishers. On the
whole it’s a clear indicator of
the possible success that the
free-to-play model can bring,
and with the Wargaming brand
becoming something of a
service than a mere publisher,
we can only expect the
company to grow from here.
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