News by Matt S. People like to give Ubisoft a lot of heat at times, with a host of its games from Watch Dogs to Assassin’s Creed, and even Rayman and Tetris attracting plenty of criticism. It doesn’t always have to do with the quality of the game, but Ubisoft has…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Swedish startup, Lionbite, clearly has some ambition going for it. Its first title, Rain of Reflections, is looking incredible. Promising to be a noirish cyberpunk RPG, Rain of Reflections is meant to de-emphasise combat to instead focus on the character development and narrative. Across the game’s…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Indie RPGs are a dime a dozen these days, of course, but Some of the stuff that we’re seeing indies do is truly impressive. The latest title that’s looking to make a name for itself in being something different is Gambrinos’ Guild of Dungeoneering. Guild of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Europa Universalis IV is one of the finest strategy games ever produced. Epic in scope, it forms a ridiculously complex but ultimately rewarding balance of diplomatic, economic and military strategy as players look to build and then maintain an empire. Expansions have continued to add real,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. World of Tanks Blitz is easily the best big-budget, serious, free-to-play game on mobile platforms. Despite playing out on a smaller scale than the runaway hit PC and Xbox 360 version, World of Tanks on iOS is a superb action skirmish tank warfare game. After a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s safe to assume that the PlayStation 3 is finally going to be replaced by the PlayStation 4 in terms of sheer quality and quantity of releases this year. It’s been impressive how, through 2014, the console was able to maintain such a high standard of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The developer behind the excellent Demon Gaze is back! NISA has announced that it will publish the exciting Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy in April (April 14 for Americans and April 17 for the rest of us). As with Demon Gaze, Operation Abyss will be a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. SEGA knows how to make us happy. When the PSN weekly releases land (which will have already happened if you’re American) then you’ll be able to grab a bunch of new content for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd. In addition to two new music tracks…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. 2K games and Firaxis have announced a new game – Sid Meier’s Starships. It’s apparently a turn-based adventure strategy game set in the same universe as Civilization: Beyond Earth, and is coming to PC, Mac, and iPad. In the game, you will apparently command a fleet…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NISA, the publishers and localisers of Criminal Girls outside of Japan, have released some new screenshots showing off the combat of the game. Given the controversies over how gender is represented in games such as Dead or Alive 5, Bayonetta 2 and Senran Kagura over the…
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