News by Lindsay M. Germany has strict laws about the use of Nazi imagery, and who could blame it? That means that until now, video games containing Nazi symbolism or characters could not be sold in the country. Last month, the Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body (USK) announced that this decision…
Read MoreTravel by Matt S. As a big (big) fan of Koei Tecmo’s Nioh, over the past year or so, I’ve become quite fascinated with the central character in that game – William Adams, or “Samurai Bill”, as I like to refer to him. Nioh is only very loosely based on…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Mitsuhide Akechi is well known as being the one that pulled off the biggest blindside (i.e. betrayal) through the Sengoku period, ultimately leading to the death of his lord, Nobunaga Oda. This video looks at who Akechi is, and why he was willing to do such…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Just to get this out of the way first; if you haven’t played the first Hakuoki (Kyoto Winds – my review here) first, don’t think about jumping in with Edo Blossoms. This sequel does give you the briefest of introductions and background as a refresher, so…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The latest in my series of videos looking at the real history behind Koei Tecmo’s Warriors games! As it was International Women’s Day this week, I felt it would be only appropriate to do a video focused on women in Warriors games. Sadly, the real history…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The Battle of Chibi, or Battle of Red Cliffs, is one of the most important battles in ancient Chinese history, and really was the catalyst for the entire Three Kingdoms era. Related reading: Matt’s review of Dynasty Warriors 9. As such, it’s a big part of…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt has been pitched as an educational resource. In the very headline of the press release it makes it clear that Ubisoft want this to be seen as something from which people will learn: “The discovery tour by Assassin’s Creed…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the most dense, lengthy, weighty books written in any language. It’s 2,339 pages long. For context, War and Peace, the historical novel that people always love to reference as being a massive slog of a read, is barely…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. The Roman invasion of Britain in the early turn of the century was a bloody one, with scars left across the isles even today – and Wulverblade takes this period and uses it as a setting for one of the most violent beat-em-ups on the market.…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I’m a big fan of reading. I recommend it to all people. As much as the world seems to be moving away from the written word and books in favour of “in-depth” tweets at a whopping 280 characters, video games, YouTube videos of tasering rats, and…
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