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No Limits November (and December)!

6/11/2014

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After scaring ourselves half to death in the name of Halloween Horrors, November and December will be a more laid-back month for The Pixel Empire. To round out the year, we wanted the opportunity to review what we've been playing, with genre, era or format ties.

And already this seems like a good plan: LEGO Batman 2, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Edge, Pushing and Risen 2 are among the reviews we'll have coming up over the next few days and weeks. We'll also be aiming to catch up on some request reviews, second opinions (Remember Me, among others) and tidy up some loose ends from earlier in the year. It'll be worth sticking around for, and as ever, we hope you enjoy what we've got in store.
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Pixel Duel Recap

18/11/2013

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With the dust settling on our fifth Pixel Duel, now's a good time to take a first peek at our writer's table. Also, before we get fired-up for a bumper gaming Christmas, there's a few more treats for you all this month: Chris reviews Command & Conquer: Red Alert, whilst Shane and Tom write epitaphs for the X360 & PS3 when their successors land in the UK on the 22nd and 29th.
Also, we'd like to say a quick thank you to our Facebook followers, who recently reached triple figures. The likes, comments, discussions, suggestions and requests we've received are all hugely appreciated and you've helped us build a great community, one that already feels much bigger than it is. We promise to continue to work hard in future to make as complete a Pixel Archive as we can, celebrating games of all ages and backgrounds!

Pixel Hi-Score Table (after 5 Duels):
Name W-L W % Points
Duel Pace
Tom Clare
2-1
66.6 29,955
99.85%
Chris Weatherley 2-1 66.6 29,053 96.84%
Shane Battams 1-1 50 17,931 89.65%
Alan Passingham 0-2 0 18,956 94.78%


PIXEL DUELS:
MotorStorm RC    
    Rez        Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Wip3out        Super Castlevania IV

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Second opinions, Xbox, Columns & the people behind The Pixel Empire... 

26/7/2012

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We've got loads for you this week! Firstly the reviews: some 8-bit puzzling in the form of Columns (1990) for you retro fans, as well XBox and XBox 360 reviews respectively in the form of Conker: Live & Reloaded (2005) and Space Marine (2011) respectively. These are the first Microsoft-format games reviewed on the site, and we've got a whole load more for you to look forward to shortly.

Furthermore, if you visit our MotorStorm RC and BioShock reviews, they now features a second opinion to go with the main review. There will be a fair few of these coming over the next few months, adding to the depth of our coverage.

The Pixel Empire is assembling nicely. It currently consists of three game fanatics in the form of Tom, Alan and Shane. You can learn a tiny bit about the people who make the site tick on the Contributors page...

...Which in turn is situated under Pixel Vault site tab. This is essentially the part of the site bar that holds the non-review/features/news bits - the miscellany if you will. It's well worth visiting; as well as being able to understand TPE's general philosophy when it comes to writing courtesy of the About section, there's also the regularly-updated Pixel Archive, which grants easy, alphabetical access to all the reviews we've so far written, across all formats.

- Tom

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Strategic violence, Sabotage, and new site features

8/7/2012

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This week we have two more reviews for you. Firstly, we cover war-time adventure The Saboteur which pits the player in an attractively-designed Parisian setting and spices up the usual sandbox fare with espionage elements. Secondly, there's the rather less-appetising PSP version of violent sport/strategy hybrid Blood Bowl. The Pixel Empire takes all kinds though, and whether a game succeeds or struggles, we offer an equally in-depth analysis on the state of play.

Elsewhere, there's lots of new bits and bobs on the site - chiefly The Pixel Archive which offers simple access to an A-Z list of all games so far reviewed on the site complete with links to the reviews, and a Contributors page, just so you can have a little insight into the people who make the wheels turn at The Pixel Empire.

- Tom

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    Tom Clare

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