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by | 19/12/2011 · 8:25 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Katie Hallahan and Cesar Bittar (Phoenix Online Studios)

By Marty Mulrooney

Cognition - An Erica Reed Thriller

Phoenix Online Studios (creators of freeware King’s Quest fangame The Silver Lining) recently announced that they had partnered with Khaeon Gamestudio and would be collaborating with renowned game designer Jane Jensen (Gabriel Knight, Gray Matter) and art director Romano Molenaar (X-Men, Tomb Raider) to launch their first commercial game – Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller. Alternative Magazine Online is therefore delighted to present an interview with two members of the Phoenix Online team: Katie Hallahan (PR Director for Phoenix Online) and Cesar Bittar (CEO of Phoenix Online)!

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by | 14/12/2011 · 5:15 pm

GAME REVIEW – Metroid: Other M (Nintendo Wii)

By Stewart Sutherland

Metroid Other M

Released in 2010, Metroid: Other M is an exclusive title for the Nintendo Wii. Following the success that Retro Studios had with the Metroid Prime series, Nintendo and Team Ninja worked together to make a game with the classic Metroid navigational feel, while still featuring the graphics and first-person mode of the last trilogy.

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by | 08/12/2011 · 8:35 pm

GAME REVIEW – To The Moon (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

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To The Moon is an indie RPG/adventure game created by Freebird Games. Set at an unspecified point in the near future, the player controls two doctors – Dr. Eva Rosalene and Dr. Neil Watts – whose job it is to traverse through the memories of dying clients and fulfil their final requests. Their latest assignment: rewrite the memory of an elderly man named Johnny before he draws his final breath. His last wish: to go to the moon…

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by | 02/12/2011 · 2:40 pm

GAME REVIEW – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (PlayStation 3)

By Marty Mulrooney

 The Adventures of Tintin The Secret of the Unicorn PlayStation 3

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is a video game based on the film of the same name (reviewed here), developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft. Tintin and Snowy must team up with Captain Haddock as they travel the world in search of the secret of the Unicorn, in a loose retelling of the film.

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