News by Lindsay M. Spiders’ The Technomancer is set to to release (July 28 in North America, July 30 in Australia) courtesy of the developer’s usual partner, Focus Home Interactive. I’m not going to lie, normally a game with a name like The Technomancer would have me running in the…
Read MoreImpressions by Matt S. I’m just so completely happy. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone has launched via the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 4 in Japan. And it’s perfect. Related reading: Also new is Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X. Matt’s import review of that game. Mind you, this is just…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I had my qualms about Guilty Gear Xrd when it was first announced. After years of updates for Guilty Gear XX, this would be Arc System Work’s next generation for their flagship fighter. When the first entry of Xrd, -SIGN-, came out, it was met with…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’m always wary of games that try to offer completely different control schemes; especially when more traditional inputs work just as well. There Came An Echo is a squad-based tactical strategy game, and other than being in real time (on console they’re generally turn based), it…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. The first thing that struck me about Soul Axiom is what a beautiful game it is. Set within a “digital afterlife”, it blends surreal, Tron-like neon mesh effects with with more realistic locations, to great effect. There’s something oddly captivating about the contrast of, say, a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Grand Kingdom is an odd game in some ways. It’s a premium priced title, but it has features that behave like a free-to-play one. It’s got a bright, airy art style, but an almost ridiculous amount of depth. It’s got the most irritating lead protagonist in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Another of the endless stream of JRPGs that we have to look forward to is Akiba’s Beat, the follow up to Akiba’s Trip that is different in every single way imaginable. Related reading: Nick’s review of Akiba’s Trip. That game was a lighthearted brawler that was…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of Compile Heart’s more under appreciated games, Fairy Fencer F on the PlayStation 3, was a genuine attempt to do something a little more serious than the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, while not losing the fanbase that Compile Heart games have carefully cultivated over the years.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. There are a bunch of really good looking games that have been shown off at E3 this year that missed out on getting a showing in Sony’s show. But Sony has been busy promoting the games through other means, and we felt that it would be…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Sony had a truly great showing with its E3 showcase this year, with blockbuster after blockbuster managing to delight audiences for almost 90 minutes, with barely a moment of people on stage talking about stuff as filler. But I had issues with it nonetheless, which I’ll…
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