When Card Hunter was pointed out to me, the idea of a web browser collectible card game with strategy elements held immediate appeal for me. I really did not know what to expect – some sort of a Magic: The Gathering Tactics game? That was what I was hoping for,…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. For someone so often referred to as ‘outspoken,’ French-born game designer and the mind behind Heavy Rain and the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls, David Cage, is remarkably softly spoken. Sitting in a small conference room with nothing but the air conditioning humming in the background his…
Read MoreWe are big fans of Soul Sacrifice, but I admit when I saw the additional word ‘Delta’ added to the title, I thought we were in for an updated version of the game, like Raganok Odyssey added Ace to its proper title and is planning to update for the Vita.…
Read MoreDark Souls and its predecessor Demon’s Souls were dark, grim affairs that led to many, many player deaths. Dark Souls II promises to offer up more of the same, and the visuals continue to impress with every new batch of screenshots that get released. The character models in the first…
Read MoreNBA 2K14 is gaining a head of steam as we inch closer to the start of the NBA season. One of the features of NBA 2K is the emphasis on being able to create a player of your own, and that tends to lend itself to all kinds of accessories…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. “Why am I reviewing this game now?”, many of our readers will ask. After all, it’s been available in the US and Japan for quite some time. Unfortunately Shim Megami Tensei: Devil Summoners: Soul Hackers took its sweet time to hit Aussie and European shelves. But…
Read MoreThis has been a really good year for the Nintendo 3DS – doubly so if you are a fan of RPG titles. Shin Megami Tensei IV is still fresh in my mind as I had a chance to play another dungeon crawling RPG. In fact, it was not that long…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. $60. If you’re going to buy the complete set of optional downloadable costumes available for Dead or Alive 5 (that being all the costumes released for the previous versions of the games, Dead or Alive 5 and Dead or Alive 5 + on the Vita), you’re…
Read MoreHave you ever played Harpoon? Possibly not, it’s a rather old game and even when it was new it was a niche within a niche. But if you’re a fan of strategy games then Harpoon, even now, is an accurate simulation of real military strategy and conflict. It’s also clearly…
Read MoreOver the last couple of weeks Disney has released a few “companion apps” to its rather wonderful Disney Infinity console game. The first of these was a little throwaway. Action! Was clearly designed for kids who have been dragged away on a trip and whose parents didn’t want to spend…
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