Review by Matt S. “Why are you doing this to us?” one of the victims in the film, The Strangers (2008), screams out. It’s a film in which a happy couple are attacked by a gang of mask-wearing sadistic killers for no apparent reason. Of course, that apparent lack of…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. When the news broke that Hotline Miami 2 was to be banned from sale in Australia, I naturally assumed that there would be a general outcry in condemnation by the gaming community. After all, it was the very definition of censorship, and as offensive as the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s always good to know that the Australian Classification Board is out there protecting us from things that no human being would ever want to see. Like a knight in shining armour, the Board is out there shielding us from the evils of nasty game developers…
Read MoreOddball masks, contract hits, and old school neon-drenched gameplay are officially on the way to PlayStation consoles this Spring. Indie developer Dennaton Games has already sold over 300k copies of Hotline Miami on the PC and now they’re poised to extend that success onto the PS3 and the Vita. The…
Read MoreHotline Miami surely is one of the most unique games of 2012. While 2D top-down action games are a dime-a-dozen, rarely are they neon-drenched, hyper-violent, and almost universally well-liked. Hotline Miami definitely has its place among the rest of 2012’s games, with few other contenders challenging to exceed or even…
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