List by Matt S. Nintendo surprised us all recently when it announced that its big Christmas this year was a “new” console. Although it’s less a “new” console and more a rerelease of its very first console. That’s right, we’re getting a “new” Nintendo Entertainment System. At first we thought…
Read MoreList by Matt S. Since picking up Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone a couple of weeks ago, it’s been very difficult to actually tear myself away from the game to do anything else. It’s mammoth in size, with 220 different music tracks, and the standard Project Diva difficulty means…
Read MoreList by Lindsay M. To round out a wonderful day of Canadian content, we would like to take the time to discuss our favourite Canadian games to date. Considering many AAA companies work out of the country — including Ubisoft and Square Enix — and there is a blossoming indie…
Read MoreList by Matt S. So, the first half of the year is now done. And, to be honest, it has been one of the best starts to a year for games that we’ve ever seen. From the most niche of Japanese otaku games, through to the biggest blockbusters you can…
Read MoreList by Matt S. We’ve seen a lot of PlayStation 3 remasters already, and yet there are indeed many more games that we’d like to see packaged up for a PlayStation 4 re-release. So this week we’ve come up with a ridiculously simple Friday Ten – the ten PlayStation 3…
Read MoreList by Matt S. and Nick H. So that’s basically it, then. Another E3 has wrapped, complete with its own share of celebrations and controversies. We saw a whole bunch of games announced or given full new trailers, and by the looks of things, the rest of this year, and…
Read MoreList by Matt C. Next week at E3, Koei Tecmo will announce a new Musou (or Warriors, if you prefer) game, and it’s looking likely that it’ll be another crossover – like Dragon Quest Heroes, One Piece Pirate Warriors, and Hyrule Warriors – but with a “prominent overseas IP”. In…
Read MoreList by Matt S. The PlayStation Vita still has some games in it, let’s get that out of the way from outset. The release schedule isn’t massive, but there’s a steady trickle of releases that should keep us going through the console’s twilight. But we are at the point where…
Read MoreList by Matt S. If we can have Smash Bros, which brings together all of our favourite Nintendo characters and throw them into a battle royale, and if we can have Smite, which brings together our favourite characters from mythology into a battle royale, why not have a JRPG that…
Read MoreList by Matt S. The Nintendo 3DS has been an absolute powerhouse for the JRPG genre. After a shaky launch, many years ago now, the console rapidly developed into a real home for the genre, with everything from major games from major publishers through to very niche, indie stuff. Why…
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