News by Matt S. Scarlet Nexus is one of the more interesting next gen games that has been announced to date. Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as PS4, Xbox One and PC (so I’m not sure it’s worth the console upgrade in itself) it’s being developed…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Softstar Entertainment has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Xuan-Yuan VII. It’s due for release this year, and while this action-RPG does look a little clumsy in places, I am really digging the aesthetics and premise of the thing. As the game’s description goes:…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Gather around, folks, because it’s storytime, and I need to explain to you why Pathfinder is such a big deal. A fair few years ago now, Dungeons & Dragons (the tabletop RPG) was in its third edition, and there were to magazines that the publisher, Wizards…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. World of Tanks is a game that we have a complex relationship with. On the one hand, it is very much a military action game with all the connotations that comes with it. On the other hand, because it’s purely multiplayer-focused and doesn’t try to tell…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Earlier this year, NISA announced that it would be publishing a pack of the two Prinny platfomers on Nintendo Switch. For those that aren’t familiar with the Prinny games, they were originally PSP titles, and are famous for being hilarious, charming games… and infamous for being…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Ever wanted to see Nep-Nep follow in Ai Kizuna’s footsteps and become a virtual YouTuber? I think we’ve all wanted that, but in fairness to Nep-Nep, the girl has got a busy schedule. We do get a taste of it from this new trailer, though. Neptunia…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Desperados III is just around the corner now, and it is looking very sharp. To give players a taste of the decision-driven nature of the game, the developers have released an “interactive trailer” where you’ll be able to make a couple of decisions and watch a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of my lesser-known passions is racing games. People tend to assume I only play JRPGs and weird pervy things, but no, I do love a good racing game as well. Project Cars has been a series that I have a lot of time for, and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. SEGA has announced that the next in the long-running Total War series – A Total War Saga: TROY – will be completely free for the first 24 hours. This is part of the deal that it has formed with Epic Games Store whereby the game will…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Ever wanted to play a game about “intimacy, idealization, and abusive relationships”? Yeah, me neither. It’s not exactly the material that makes for a wildly entertaining ride. But, games are art, and that means that games should explore difficult material. How it’s handled is critically important,…
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