News by Matt S. It’s a tough battle in the digital CCG market right now. Magic the Gathering remains a permanent presence, of course, but from Hearthstone to Ubisoft’s Might & Magic: Duel of Champions and right through to indie productions such as Infinity Wars, there are plenty of others…
Read MoreI shall now refrain from making any 7/11 jokes as we dig into some news about Uncharted ‘HD’ remakes, the Dead Island 2 swagalicious fan vote, Microsoft’s Flight Simulator getting a new lease on life, and Grim Fandango making its way to the PC and Mac. Uncharted remakes might be heading…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Child of Light blew us away when it was released on the various home consoles not long ago. Beyond the fact it was visually beautiful, the game featured a breathtaking soundtrack and an intelligent, articulate, and creative approach to storytelling. Short of having a gaming laptop,…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. It takes only a handful of screenshots to ascertain End of Serenity’s role as a retro-style, Final Fantasy clone. As yet another JRPG being released late in the aging PSP’s life, it doesn’t exactly have grand expectations riding on its shoulders. That lack of hype is…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Aliens: Colonial Marines was an incredibly underdeveloped shooter. Some would even leap so far as to call it an interactive abomination, one which made them consider jumping from the highest piece of furniture to gain enough momentum so that a well-placed elbow drop would forever free…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Forever in my favourable graces for bringing us the multifaceted, atypical comedic murder mystery Deadly Premonition, Rising Star Games celebrates its 10 year milestone with upcoming announcements for every 10th day of the month for the remainder of 2014. An expression of gratitude to the fans…
Read MoreImpressions by Clark A. Despite its popularity, the first season of Sword Art Online was met with rather mixed critical reception. Popular points of contention included a central protagonist deemed to be a Gary Stu, the show’s uneven pacing, and a second story arc deemed wholly inconsequential. Much as I…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Sniper Elite series is not for everyone. It presents a slower, more tactical side to shooters than the popular quick twitch Call of Duty or Battlefield games. But the series has its fans. The previous Sniper Elite often felt stifled, to the point where it…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Inou-Battle in the Usually Daze (Inou-Battle wa Nichijo-kei no Naka de) is an upcoming anime about superpowers…with a twist. Five members of Senkou High’s literary club are bestowed with various abilities ranging from healing living things to manipulating time and controlling the five elements. Rather than…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Game Theory is a regular column in which I take the opportunity to take a truly great game, and discuss some of its more philosophical underpinnings which are, to my mind, what truly separates these games from their peers.Please note that the Game Theory columns do…
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