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Review: Xblaze Code: Embryo (Sony PlayStation 3)

July 9, 2014

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Review by Matt S. I’m not really surprised that someone, somewhere had the idea to build a visual novel around the BlazBlue franchise. After all, in between the brief and furious combat in these fighting games there’s so much dialogue that the “Story” mode might as well be a visual…

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July 9, 2014

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News by Jedediah H. For those of you who continue to surmount legions of suicidal infantrymen as a nearly invincible general in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, further prepare your flashy swordsmanship with these PS4 screen shots of the upcoming Samurai Warriors 4: Celebrating 10 glorious years and 34 million…

Anime Impressions: Tokyo Ghoul

July 9, 2014

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Impressions by Matt S. A young boy has a crush on a girl, who he feels is out of his league. But they share an interest in the works of a specific author, and that gives the kid the confidence to talk to the girl. Next thing he knows he’s…

Gadget Review: Divoom Voombox Travel portable wireless speaker

July 9, 2014

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Review by Rob P. What do you look for in an everyday Bluetooth speaker? Decent build quality? Definitely. Good value? Absolutely. Long battery life? Of course. Incredible sound? Whoa, hold on there for a minute. The fact is, great sound doesn’t come cheap. Bluetooth speakers do a good job of…

Review: Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 9, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Transformers is clearly the perfect material for games, but as we’ve seen from the films, potential and execution are very different things. The franchise has been around for decades now, and so effectively taps into that warm sense of nostalgia that is so appealing to adults.…

Review: Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube (PC)

July 8, 2014

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Review by Trent P. Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube is an atmospheric game, if nothing else. Set in a world based in the sky players need to complete block-style puzzles in order to progress. At first I found myself bewildered by the experience. The first few levels were designed as tutorials,…

Early Access Preview: FortressCraft Evolved (PC)

July 8, 2014

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Preview by Pierre-Yves L. By taking a casual look at FortressCraft Evolved, you might mistake it for Minecraft. After all, they both share a similar visual style and basic gameplay mechanics. But that is where all the similarity ends. FortressCraft is an early access game on Steam that shows a…

Square Enix rubs Dragon Quest X in our faces again with a 3DS release

July 8, 2014

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News by Matt S. You would think after the success of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn that Square Enix would have a new level of confidence in its MMO games in the west. But, no, we still have no announcement of a western localisation for Dragon Quest X, despite…

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July 8, 2014

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Opinion by Jedediah H. Like how a brooding, reverent vampire has a preference for a particular blood type (as well as the shape and heft of the chalice from which she sips it), gamers, when forced to choose, have strict preferences regarding the strength of particular components that make up…

One Piece: Unlimited World Red (Sony PlayStation 3)

July 7, 2014

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Review by Matt S. One Piece deserves better than the games it typically gets. There’s been a few that have been quite a lot of fun (such as the Warriors games), but for the most part One Piece’s games have been little better than generic license tie-in, despite being one…

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