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Anime review: Bakemonogatari (DVD)

August 18, 2014

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Review by Matt S. This anime could not have been easy to localise. In fact, I’m surprised that anyone even tried. Bakemonogatari comes to us from Nisio Isin, the young Japanese wordsmith who is rapidly developing a reputation for being something well beyond his peers in the light novel space.…

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August 18, 2014

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Preview by Matt S. Who remembers Goldeneye? Everyone who was playing games when the Nintendo 64 was the big Nintendo console does, I assume. And as good as the game’s single player mode was it was truly something special for its split screen multiplayer. How I remember having night after…

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August 18, 2014

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Opinion by Jedediah H. I had a pretty good childhood. With parents who nurtured me with all the necessities plus a few luxuries (love, support… and video games, baby!), friends with whom I could share my illogical thoughts and misadventures with, and a body tempered in muscular steel plating that…

Gadget Review: Energizer 2X Charging System for Xbox One

August 17, 2014

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Review by Nick H. The controller is one of the most important parts of a console gaming experience. I know a lot of people worry about how the console looks, and there are some aspects to the console (how well it is built, whether it stays cool or not) that…

Pathfinder coming to videogames courtesy of Obsidian

August 17, 2014

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News by Matt S. Amongst all the craziness of Gamescom this year (surely a future rival to E3 in terms of importance), there was one little bit of news that we missed but absolutely must report on: RPG legend, Obsidian, has picked up the rights to the brilliant Pathfinder pen-and-paper…

The Friday 10: My ten favourite games ever

August 15, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…

Anime Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (Blu-Ray)

August 15, 2014

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Review by Clark A. In an industry that often produces movies that directly adapt their TV show equivalents, Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time is ambitious. Originally released in 2010 as an anniversary movie of sorts, it plucks its four protagonists from the franchise’s first three long-running anime spin-offs. That’s a lot…

Review: Table Top Racing (Sony PlayStation Vita)

August 15, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Ripstone is a publisher that knows a good casual game when it sees one. From Pure Chess to Men’s Room Mayhem, the publisher has again and again picked up simple, entertaining games and brought them to the PlayStation Vita without excessive fanfare. But they’ve always been…

What is the point of timed exclusives?

August 15, 2014

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Opinion by Sam M. Like many watching the Microsoft conference at Gamescom this week, I was surprised of the announcement that Rise of the Tomb Raider would be exclusive to Xbox One. The reboot of the franchise, Tomb Raider, was released on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Then in…

Gadget Review: Afterglow PL-3792 Wired Headset for Xbox 360

August 14, 2014

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Review by Nick H. I did not even know Afterglow made headsets, let alone produced so many of them. I have seen and used its controllers in the past (often with very good results), but not headphones. The PL-3792 is flashy (literally) and comfortable, but also surprised me in providing…

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