Review by Matt S. Your favourite Warriors title is going to depend on the theme of that game. If you’re a fan of Japanese history, it’s going to be Samurai Warriors. If you’re a Nintendo fan, then it will almost certainly be Hyrule Warriors. And if you’re a fan of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NAtURAL DOCtRINE (there should be a law against titles with horrible grammar) is an upcoming tactics RPG that we a really, really looking forward to. Not least because the game will be the first tactics RPG coming to a next-gen platform as it’s being released on…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. Shovel Knight might just be my favourite “NES” game of all time, and that’s saying a lot. As much as I love to play new releases, I always enjoy revisiting older titles, even if it’s a game I’ve played to death. But booting up a decidedly…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. So Atelier Rorona lands itself an R18+ rating in Australia, but take the (amusingly) oversexualisation of Senran Kagura, mix it with cooking and dancing(!) and release it in the same country, and it gets by with an MA15+ rating instead. Let’s all remind ourselves just how…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. After watching the movie-length anime, Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust, I needed to hit up the Wikipedia in order to understand what happened in the previous “episodes.” This is a complex anime, to be sure, and while I wouldn’t advise anyone to start with this “episode,”…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Shenandoah Studios is the ultimate example of what a specialist studio can do with the tablet and smartphone platform to create deep, engaging experiences. Focusing entirely on classical wargames, the studio is on to its third game with Desert Fox: The Battle of El Alamein, and…
Read MoreList by Jim S. July is typically the quietest month of the year when it comes to game releases. As everyone recovers from the excitement of E3, publishers take the time to prepare themselves for the end of year release cycle. That said, there’s a couple of notable game releases…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Having the audacity to try and come up with a sequel to the (literally) ancient game of chess takes gonads. And yet that is exactly what David Sirlin is doing with the straightforwardly-named Chess 2. Sirlin might not be a name that is instantly recognisable, but…
Read MorePlenty to talk about this past week on BG including Crytek’s possible bankruptcy woes, the emergence of a possible release date for Batman: Arkham Knight, more Phil Fish nuttiness, and tha announcement of a new The Settlers game. Crytek in Crisis talks over bankruptcy claims Although things have stabilized somewhat in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Alien: Isolation went down well at E3 2014, it seems. SEGA’s put together a short trailer to show off just how popular it was at the show. This is a game that promises to be a very frighting experience indeed. True to the atmosphere of Ridley…
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