Review by Matt S. I guess it was inevitable that the shining light of quality free-to-play military action would eventually make its way to the platform where $0.99 upfront can be seen as expensive but then people are willing to spend $100 in virtual coins to buy slightly prettier houses…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Today I was shopping at my local EB Games store, and the customer in front of me was a grandfather, who was obviously buying a game for his grandson, who was standing with him at the counter, and was at most 14 years old. The game…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie was originally released in 1999, but it feels so much older than that. In demonstrating just how far animation has come thanks to the increasing role of technology in it, Cardcaptor Sakura feels more like a Disney movie of old than most…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Monster Hunter is a pretty big deal. We all know this by now, but it has been a while since we’ve had a genuinely new Monster Hunter game released in the west. The good news is that Nintendo has confirmed that Monster Hunter 4 is going…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. UPDATE: It looks like the outcry has succeeded in getting the IeSF to completely reverse its decision. Good on the organisation for realising that it screwed up, we say. E-Sports is a new concept. Thanks to the success of games like Starcraft, League of Legends, Street…
Read MoreReview by Rob P. War is brutal. War is a pitiless clash of ideology, a contest of arms, a dreadful reckoning of shattered lives. But war also takes place politely, in turns. One side attacks, then waits patiently while the other side has their go. And when the last shell…
Read MorePreview by Chris I. Nearly two years ago, when Steam Greenlight was in its infancy, several of our team pitched our most anticipated titles that we wanted to see receive the elusive ‘green light’. One of my two picks was Altitude0: Lower and Faster. This air plane racing title looked…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I’m not sure how I missed this announcement, but there’s a live action Fatal Frame film that’s not long away now. Fatal Frame is by far the most effective horror game franchise out there, so its potential to be a truly creepy film is right up…
Read MoreNews by Rob P. Do you remember a time when vampires were evil men in scary cloaks rather than square-jawed teenagers with an iron deficiency? If so, Gothic Doctor could be the game for you. It’s a lighthearted card game with a fabulous theme and some terrific art, and it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Airtight Games, the developer behind Murdered: Soul Suspect, Dark Void and Quantum Conundrum, has closed up shop, according to a report on Gamesindustry.biz. Apparently the shutdown of the Redmond headquarters has advanced quite far down the line, with the office equipment already up for sale. It’s…
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