News by Matt S. Like Picross? Of course you do. “Number crosswords” as they’re colloquially known, Picross is the kind of puzzle experience that feels immensely rewarding. You finish a Sudoku puzzle and it’s just… done. Same goes for crosswords. But with Picross, you finish the puzzle, you get to…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. We’ve all heard the old adage: “In space, no one can hear you scream”. And while that’s technically true, and while it might be effective in sending viewers to see Ridley Scott’s Alien, it’s not the most accurate way of considering extraterrestial life. You see, “no…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Bless NISA. Even as the world crumbles around us, NISA continues to pump out the announcements and deliver a full year’s schedule of hyper-niche and absolutely delightful artsy games. The latest one is Giraffe and Annika, a rhythm adventure game with a gorgeous art style and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I try not to use the word “hate” much, because it’s an overly emotive word and doesn’t really suit video games – if you genuinely hate a game or games, you’re a little too invested in them. However, the dislike that I feel for collect-a-thon 3D platformers…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. SEGA has announced that the next two DLC packs for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (or Mega39 as it will be known when it finally releases in the west) will release simultaneously on April 13 next week. These two DLC packs are part of the season pass, if…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Horror is one of the more difficult genres to get right. Silent World shows just how wrong things can go. Usually with games that are such significant misfires as this I want to give the developers the benefit of the doubt, and say that a lack…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Vampire: The Masqurade is “the other” Dungeons & Dragons. It’s been kicking around since 1991 in pen-and-paper form, and there have been numerous attempts – unofficial and official – to recreate the game into video game form. The appeal is obvious, in offering a modern Gothic/punk…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I was only vaguely familiar with La Mulana when I first put on my Indiana Jones fedora and dived into the self-proclaimed Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game. As I did, I thought to myself “I’ve played a bunch of Metroidvanias before, what harm could one more…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Space Invaders is my game. In fact, were it not for Space Invaders I may have never become so invested in video games as I am today (though the jury’s out on whether that’s a good thing or not). I had played other games before Space…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Overnight (for us Aussies – we’re always waking up to the good stuff) Nintendo dropped a solid half hour of game announcements and footage reveals for all the stuff we’ve got to look forward to as we suffer through self isolation… it doesn’t seem so bad…
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