News by Matt S. Nier: Automata, the absolute surprise of E3 last year (given the original Nier was such a commercial failure that it sent its developer out of business), is inching ever closer. Thanks to E3 this year we now have a launch window; the game lands in early…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. I am yet to talk to a person who hasn’t had the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a part of their lives at some point or another. Capitalising on that, various publishers over the years have released a tonne of merchandise (including video games). No, really,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. This review’s a little late, but that’s okay, because I wanted to use it as an opportunity to explore the response that Star Fox Zero got from quarters of the game criticism community. So it’s going to be an unconventional review, but hey, most of you…
Read MoreMost of this review of Transformers: Devastation is going to be a rant. It’s a rant I have wanted to write for a very long time, because I have needed a game like this to be the catalyst for pointing out every single thing that has gone wrong with the…
Read MoreI think we should rename this E3 “that event where all our gaming dreams came true.” I mean, we’re quite literally talking about an event in which a new Shenmue, Final Fantasy VII Remake and The Last Guardian were announced, and these are all games no one thought would happen.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. A tall, beautiful woman stands in the middle of a circle of angelic beings. With guns in both hands and the heels of her shoes, she is a whirling dervish of death, tearing apart the angels with impunity. The size of these creatures is irrelevant as…
Read MorePlatinum Games’ titles are nothing if not divisive. The Wonderful 101 is no different. In fact, with this specific game my Twitter feed contains comments ranging from “game of the year,” right through to “what the heck is this thing?” Division over the quality of a game isn’t anything new…
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