News by Matt S. Silent Hill is by far the most intelligent “mainstream” horror franchise. Dealing with weighty issues of guilt, loss, mental instability and religion, the series has always gunned for a higher breed of horror storytelling than some of its more straightforward counterparts (I do mean Resident Evil,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Recently we had the good news that NISA is bringing Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection out west. This idol game, from the masters of the genre, gives players the opportunity to manage the singing, dancing career of the weird and wonderful inhabitants of gameindustri as they compete…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 will soon get a major firmware update, and with it will come SHAREfactory; an easy-to-use video editing tool that will allow players to create Let’s Plays, video reviews and the like with complete ease. The current video editing software on the PlayStation 4…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This isn’t precisely gaming or anime news, but I’m a fan of Hatsune Miku, and I’m the editor-in-chief here, so I’m writing it anyway; the vocaloid pop idol, Hatsune Miku, is going to open Lady Gaga concerts in the US. Hatsune Miku has collaborated with other…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. A game that apparently took over 10,000 hours to develop, SanctuaryRPG is an ASCII art RPG that will cost you precisely nothing to download. People who have fond memories of the likes of Zork and Nethack will appreciate the art style of the game. It’s old…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Sony recently published a trailer for Freedom Wars; an uncoming Vita action/ survival game with a strong online multiplayer component. The basic concept of the game is strong. Convicted of a serious crime, the player’s protagonist is forced to live within a desolated, decrepit city, filled…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. FINALLY! As much as we love Civilization (and we really, really do), strategy fans have been waiting for ages and ages for Firaxis to head back to the stars… the same place that served as inspiration for the truly awesome Alpha Centurai. And so I think…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Supergiant Games has announced that its upcoming title, Transistor, will launch both for PC and PlayStation 4 on May 20th, as detailed on the game’s blog. This futuristic turn-based strategy follows Red, a young singer who comes into possession of a mysterious and powerful sword called…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Game Atelier’s Kickstarter campaign for Flying Hamster II, the often-requested sequel to the ever-addicting Flying Hamster (check out our review of the original here) is off to a great start, and now, Game Atelier has sweetened the deal by offering up its catalogue of games for dirt cheap, and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We’re in the habit now of looking forward to a new Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers game each year. These games are a reliably entertaining way of distilling down the Magic the Gathering formula into a fast paced and beautiful card game, liberating people of the…
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