By Marty Mulrooney
Killing Them Softly is a crime film directed by Andrew Dominik, based on George V. Higgins’ 1974 novel Cogan’s Trade. It stars Brad Pitt as Jackie Cogan, a professional enforcer who is called in to investigate the heist of a high-stakes, mob-protected poker game in New Orleans. James Gandolfini and Ray Liotta co-star.
By Marty Mulrooney
Machinarium is an award-winning indie point-and-click adventure game created by Amanita Design, a small independent game developing studio based in the Czech Republic. Originally released in 2009 on PC (AMO’s original review described it as “a unique, original adventure”), the game has since been released for iPad 2, BlackBerry PlayBook and Android devices. On the 6th September 2012, Machinarium was finally released on the PlayStation Network in Europe.
By Daniel Wallace
Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to 2009’s cult video game hit, Demon’s Souls. Another quiet success delivered by From Software for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a PC port containing the additional content Artorias of the Abyss was recently released in August 2012.
By Marty Mulrooney
Anna’s Quest Vol. 1: Winfriede’s Tower is an indie point-and-click adventure game created by Krams Design, an independent Game Design & Development Company based in Brisbane, Australia. It tells the story of Anna, a little girl who sets out on a quest to find a cure for her ailing Grandpa. Venturing into the nearby dark woods, she is captured by an evil witch and entrapped in a fortified tower. Winfriede intends to perform experiments on Anna to steal her hidden telekinetic powers – but Anna has no intention of remaining the witch’s prisoner…
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