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Paul Izod reviews Cyanide Games Action RPG Of Orcs Men and gives his verdict on this surprising game.

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Adam Orth may no longer be with Microsoft, but the controversy he raised regarding always connected gaming devices is still a major talking point in the industry.

Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat is the latest to weigh in on the issue, claiming that consumers are, in all likelihood, ready for the jump to always online consoles. "I would say that a lot of people are already always online through other devices - I would suspect that the audience is ready," Mallat told The Guardian.

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Yannis Mallat says consoles with network requirement need to provide "clear benefits" if gamers are to adopt them.

Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat has weighed in on the possibility of an always-online requirement for next-generation platforms. Speaking ), Mallat said he believes most gamers are already prepared for such a mandate.

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We're living in an age where connectivity and communication has never been easier nor more widespread and accessible than ever before. The supercomputers in our pockets present an enormous virtual tapestry filled with thoughts, concepts, notions, and ideas. Consuming information has never been more immediate, and presenting it has never been easier. Yet in spite of this, there've been a number of gaffes, controversies, issues, spats, dramas, and follies to have emerged over the past couple of months, and one factor that has contributed to them all has been a failure to successfully communicate. Of course, most of the little issues have centred around one topic: the concept of a game or console requiring a permanent connection to the internet. Then there was the little drama with Microsoft Studios' Adam Orth playfully tweeting the following: "Sorry, I dont get the drama around having an always on console. Every device now is always on. Thats the world we live in. #deal...

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This week on Gamertag Radio: *Parris Lily aka Vicious696 joins Gamertag Radio *Next Xbox drama *Following Twitter Tirade, Creative Director Adam Orth No Longer With Microsoft *Next Xbox takes over your TV *No Backwards Compatibility MS moving to AMD possible price? *True or False *Custom Soundtrack of the week: Cocaine 80s ft. Common James Fauntleroy Congratulations

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EDGE: "There was no single off-on moment, no switch that flipped. No particular number between one and 499 indicated the six months of sleepless nights spent in Pacific City thereafter, scouring every rooftop, every gangway, pipe and outcrop for that final 500th glowing Agility Orb. Even those who are usually unmoved by the frivolous, timewasting allure of collectibles found their resolve eroded by Crackdowns method of subtle, gradual ingratiation a self-destructive habit formed almost without perception during the course of play. Collecting Agility Orbs may have begun as a distraction from decimating drug cartels one of a number of side dishes in the buffet meal of Crackdowns crime-ridden open world but by the time the murderous main course was being cleared away we were licking the plates, fervently gathering up the remaining morsels. Finding Agility Orbs was now the games sole function, the crime bosses having been months in the ground as we tracked down the remaining fe...