Preview by Matt S. Last week, following the first Nintendo Direct for the year, the publisher sent out codes for a demo for Monster Hunter 4 to select 3DS owners. That demo was surprisingly comprehensive, offering three monsters to fight as well as offering a taste of the multiplayer play. …
Read MorePreview by Shaan J. The video game industry, and the people involved with it, is slowly moving in a direction that I can more easily relate to. Sure, we still have our problems (last year was riddled with controversies, scandals, and more broken games than needed), but it’s hard to…
Read MorePreview by Jedediah H. When The Order: 1886 was announced around the same time the news of the PS4 broke, I was neither impressed nor disappointed. My reaction to the first teaser, despite the title being developed by Ready at Dawn, was a monotonous shrug followed by a response equivalent…
Read MorePreview by Pierre-Yves L. I know a few people that have comfort games instead of food for when things aren’t going the greatest. I’m one of them, and I have three: Tales of Vesperia, Torchlight II, and Dungeon Defenders. The latter got me through a relatively hard holiday season a…
Read MorePreview by Shaan J. Even before I picked up an Xbox One for myself, I’d seen trailers for Project Totem, a twin platformer of sorts from Danish studio Press Play, which also developed the Xbox exclusive title Max: The Curse of Brotherhood that released last year. Having gone under the radar for…
Read MorePreview by Nick H. Soul Axiom is the latest project by Wales Interactive, the same team that brought Master Reboot. At this point it is hard to say if Soul Axiom is meant to be an actual sequel in storyline or if this is more of a spiritual successor, but the…
Read MorePreview by Pierre-Yves L. Second chances are not something that come around everyday. Unfortunately earlier this year, Neverland had to close its doors even after the release of the successful Rune Factory 4. Within the same year, Two Tribes almost suffered the same fate. Thankfully Two Tribes was one of…
Read MoreImpressions by Sam M. The Order: 1886 is a different game. Rather than presenting itself in full screen, developer Ready at Dawn has chosen for a cinematic resolution, resulting in two horizontal black bars appearing at the top and bottom of the screen. This aesthetic decision is complemented by the…
Read MoreImpressions by Brad L. Wrestling has been a huge part of my life over the past 20 or so years. I’ve witnessed the highs of Hulkamania (through VHS tapes from my local video store), Stone Cold and The Rock rising from nothingness, and The Undertaker winning 21 Wrestlemanias in a…
Read MorePreview by Sam M. Randal’s Monday begins with a fellow called Randal celebrating with newly engaged Matt and Sally. As the night escalates, as does the bar tab, and Randal somehow ends up in possession of a magical ring, the same ring Matt was going to give to Sally. The…
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