There is a killer piece over at Destructoid today that backs up a truism that pundits often seem to forget; playing games – even loving them – does not always entitle fans to know what is a good game. The brief Destructoid piece highlights some commentary from a Marvellous executive,…
Read MoreSly Cooper Thieves in Time was a little worrying as a project. Sly is one of the more interesting game industry personalities and there was no guarantee that a new developer (Sanzaru) would be able to recreate that character to the same beloved standard for the fans. A quick look…
Read MoreI’m going to come out and admit it from the outset; the only reason I’m reviewing Nekomimimusumega Sekainohatemade Sanmawotabeniikuno DADADA is because I’m a sadist and I want to make you read the title as often as possible in a couple hundred words. Nekomimimusumega Sekainohatemade Sanmawotabeniikuno DADADA is a completely…
Read MoreEditor’s note: For reasons that the entire games industry is aware of, SimCity has had a controversial and very poorly executed launch. While we understand the frustration behind that launch and certainly agree that it was unacceptable on EA’s part, we also believe that as people might be reading this…
Read More… probably this summer. So actually, not too long after its Japanese release. There are a handful of classes that have been broken down by Atlus, ranging from sorceress, elf, wizard, fighter, dwarf and amazon. Slated for both Sony systems, Vita owners can purchase it for $40 while PlayStation 3…
Read MoreThe existence of Battlefield 4 will surprise no one. It was as inevitable as a new Call of Duty announcement. But I think people will enjoy this anyway. So I’ll let the trailer do the talking – 17 minutes of FPS bliss. Enjoy!…
Read MoreIf you’re on the hunt for some cheap games for your consoles, Play-Asia rotates around weekly specials, and there are often some really great bargains to be picked up. So what’s on for this week? Mickey, Batman and girls in bikinis. Kingdom Hearts 3D – Drop Dream Distance is one…
Read MoreDriving back onto the fairway after last year’s shot in the rough. With each year’s new Tiger Woods release, we usually get minor updates to the previous year’s outing. Last year, EA Tiburon rocked the boat by completely overhauling the swing mechanics that fans had grown so accustomed to over…
Read MorePocket Rocket Tecmo Koei has given us a download code for the excellent Dead or Alive 5 Plus to give to one of our loyal readers! It’s for the European/ Australian PSN (sorry, American readers), and to be in the running it is very simple – answer the following survey…
Read MoreFollowing yesterday’s revelation that Square Enix’s CEO is stepping down and the company is reporting very disappointing results comes the revelation that the critical darling, Tomb Raider, has crashed and burned as a commercial venture. The sales numbers look great, of course – Square Enix is expecting to sell 3.4…
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