Review by Chris I. If there’s any question whether the gaming industry has lost some of its forward progression momentum into a viable artistic medium, you can point to the debacle now known as ‘Gamer Gate,’ and the fallout of that across the entire industry. Thankfully, the appropriately named developer,…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Greetings, detective. Futuristic Tokyo’s in a bit of a snafu: genetically engineered monsters known as Variants threaten the city. If that weren’t enough of a cluster bomb, portals that lead to a strange dimension called the Abyss are emerging in the most inconvenient of locations. So…
Read MoreAwards by Matt S. It is safe to say that 2014 has been a good year for games. It’s not just that we’ve seen spectacular blockbusters released almost from the start of the year, across all game consoles; 2014 has been a spectacular year for game creativity as we’ve seen…
Read MoreWe’re counting down to Christmas! There is a long history in Christmas in counting down the days from the first of December to the big day – after all, who hasn’t had an Advent Calendar at some point? So we’re celebrating the silly season with a countdown of our own.…
Read MoreReview by Patrick B. Another year means another Assassion’s Creed game, and this time a new protagonist and setting is introduced. The stage has moved from the sunny Caribbean in last year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and this year’s cold north in Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, taking privateer-turned-pirate Edward Kenway…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. This holiday season has given me a chance to go back and play some games that I missed the first time around. The Phoenix Wright titles have always been interesting, but just never quite made their way onto my ‘must play’ list. However, the opportunity to…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, the sixth home console entry to the series that did for grinding as old-school Raiden did for naked cartwheels (he made them cool again, right?), is coming to show us the nuances of vengeance in fall of 2015, exclusively for the…
Read MoreAwards by Matt S. It is safe to say that 2014 has been a good year for games. It’s not just that we’ve seen spectacular blockbusters released almost from the start of the year, across all game consoles; 2014 has been a spectacular year for game creativity as we’ve seen…
Read MoreWe’re counting down to Christmas! There is a long history in Christmas in counting down the days from the first of December to the big day – after all, who hasn’t had an Advent Calendar at some point? So we’re celebrating the silly season with a countdown of our own.…
Read MoreReview by Patrick B. Persona 4 Arena in 2012 showed that the 2D fighting genre is not quite dead yet. The detailed HD sprites and backgrounds were a visual treat, while a well-balanced fighting engine holding the combat together. The game now gets a second lease of life with the…
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