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Murdered: Soul Suspect’s developer sees the white light itself

July 2, 2014

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News by Matt S. Airtight Games, the developer behind Murdered: Soul Suspect, Dark Void and Quantum Conundrum, has closed up shop, according to a report on Gamesindustry.biz. Apparently the shutdown of the Redmond headquarters has advanced quite far down the line, with the office equipment already up for sale. It’s…

DLC Review: Peggle 2 Jimmy Lightning (Xbox One)

July 2, 2014

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Review by Nick H. Peggle 2 has seen the introduction of another character to its zany roster of Masters, or in this case it might be considered more of a reintroduction as Jimmy Lightning from the original Peggle is back. By now it is no secret that I am a…

Anime review: Robotics;Notes Collection 1 (DVD)

July 1, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Robotics;Notes goes weird places halfway through its first season. It’s almost like some anime company noticed that the slice of life genre is popular, and decided to trick people into thinking this anime is also an example of slice of life, only to swap over to…

Review: Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland (PlayStation Vita)

July 1, 2014

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Review by Matt S. I’ve already reviewed Atelier Rorona Plus’ PlayStation 3 release, and I’m sure if you have a read of that review you’ll get a sense of just how much I love this game. The game is the same on the PlayStation Vita. In fact, it’s really quite…

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July 1, 2014

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News by Clark A. It might not be as outlandish as last week’s announcement that Twitter graphic novel Ninja Slayer is receiving an anime adaptation, but another comic will be making its transition into the anime medium. This time it’s Gold Ring, a children’s series that originates from the United…

Early access preview: Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (PC)

July 1, 2014

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Preview by Harvard L. If there’s one trend which I don’t like about modern Western RPGs, it’s the increasing amount of darkness and moral ambiguity which developers are gravitating towards. It just so happens that games like The Witcher, Dragon Age, and Diablo, embrace the themes of gothic fantasy with…

Review: Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn (Sony PlayStation 3)

June 30, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Your favourite Warriors title is going to depend on the theme of that game. If you’re a fan of Japanese history, it’s going to be Samurai Warriors. If you’re a Nintendo fan, then it will almost certainly be Hyrule Warriors. And if you’re a fan of…

Natural Doctine is just around the corner

June 30, 2014

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News by Matt S. NAtURAL DOCtRINE (there should be a law against titles with horrible grammar) is an upcoming tactics RPG that we a really, really looking forward to. Not least because the game will be the first tactics RPG coming to a next-gen platform as it’s being released on…

Review: Shovel Knight (PC)

June 30, 2014

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Review by Shaan J. Shovel Knight might just be my favourite “NES” game of all time, and that’s saying a lot. As much as I love to play new releases, I always enjoy revisiting older titles, even if it’s a game I’ve played to death. But booting up a decidedly…

Cooking and dancing combine with big jumblies for Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit; Aussie and EU release confirmed

June 30, 2014

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News by Matt S. So Atelier Rorona lands itself an R18+ rating in Australia, but take the (amusingly) oversexualisation of Senran Kagura, mix it with cooking and dancing(!) and release it in the same country, and it gets by with an MA15+ rating instead. Let’s all remind ourselves just how…

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