News by Jedediah H. Most people in developed cultures don’t acknowledge death as a prospect. The thought of one day losing our existence, our accidental privilege to experience worldly occurrences through our tailored perspective, terrifies the optimism right out of our trembling vertebrae. And because of this fear, we avoid…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Until the release of Dynasty Warriors 8, Warriors Orochi 3 was my all-around favourite Warriors title. Because of the 120+ characters, which included my BFF Ryu Hayabusa, and a story free from the restraints of the Three Kingdoms’ narrative that allowed said characters from the Dynasty…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Plenty of video games have managed to jump to another medium; games are occasionally adapted into movies, and less commonly TV shows. And occasionally, video games make it onto the big stage (I personally will always regret missing out on the Ace Attorney musical). The Last of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The FIFA World Cup might be over (congrats to Germany, by the way), but soccer/ football fans won’t have to wait long, for the newest instalment of the FIFA franchise is just around the corner, and it’s looking good indeed. People often accuse this series of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Thanks to DDNet reader, Astor, for this news tip. Bladestorm: The Hundred Years war is easily the most underrated game that Koei Tecmo has produced for the PlayStation 3. Released before trophies were even a thing, this game has been all but forgotten in the years…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Fairy Fencer f comes to us from Compile Heart; the same fine folks that produced the excellent Hyperdimension Neptunia series. It’s being billed as a somewhat more serious take on the JRPG genre, while maintaining elements of the same entertaining combat system. It’s being localised by…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Defenders of Eorzea, the patch 2.3 update for FF XIV: ARR, has been released from the gates of Square Enix, carrying with it a wealth of adventurous content – free for the weekend. In addition to the main scenario, you can test the sharpness of your…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Rising Star Games, having teamed up with German studio Rat King Entertainment, continues to honour its objective of bringing the best of indie development to gamers around the globe with TRI, an artful first-person puzzle adventure with brains and beauty.In the world of the Old Gods,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Dungeons & Dragons will forever be respected as the grandfather of pen-and-paper RPGs. Heck, it’ll be remembered as the creator of the RPG genre in its entirety. Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy would never have happened were it not for Dungeons & Dragons. Every RPG you…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. It takes guts to be a trooper. Zombies, aliens, giant spiders (eeeek!): they’re par for the position, and rush at you with visceral malice in overwhelming waves. So you do the only thing you can to keep your torso intact – shoot ’em in the face…
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