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Anime Impressions: Locodol

August 14, 2014

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Impressions by Clark A. Growing up, we’ve all wanted something that our parents just wouldn’t give us, rolling out some variation of the old “you can buy it yourself when you get a job“ line. Nanako Usami just wanted a new swimsuit, but wound up becoming an idol for her…

Review: Godus (iPad)

August 14, 2014

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Review by Matt S. If Godus was Just Another Farmville Clone by some random developer, then it would be easy to ignore. But this is the game that was meant to be the spiritual sequel to the legendary Populous by the man that created Populous himself, Peter Molyneux. And in…

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August 13, 2014

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News by Matt S. Have you ever played Dungeons & Dragons or another pen-and-paper RPG? Where a group of friends will come together to play a game, and one of them plays the bad guy while all the others work together to try and defeat that player’s traps, monsters and…

Gadget Review: Rock Candy Wired Controller for Xbox 360

August 13, 2014

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Review by Nick H. There are a lot of controllers out there for the Xbox 360 now, so it’s not enough to simply look good. At first glance the green Rock Candy Wired Controller looked visually interesting, but I had my doubts about how it would feel. The translucent plastic…

Alien: Isolation trailer shows Amanda Ripley’s improvisational skills

August 13, 2014

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News by Jedediah H. Perusing the message boards and comments regarding Alien: Isolation, one thing is evident: gamers felt hoodwinked over Aliens: Colonial Marines, so they’re sceptical of taking any chances with Alien: Isolation, saying things like “I was duped before, man. I’ll wait for a week after reviews before…

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August 13, 2014

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News by Jedediah H. Tracking down that divine fox in Rat King Entertainment’s first-person puzzle platformer TRI may be a difficult proposition; with environments this lustrous, we may be too entranced with the colourful landscape to be in much of a pursuing mood. Announced by Rising Star Games in early…

Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (PC)

August 13, 2014

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Review by Clark A. It’s a popular sentiment that games need to justify their price tag with either substantial content or considerable replayability. It’s a topic we’ve discussed at length in the past and a plight I can sympathise with – games aren’t free, after all. One of the many…

Trailer: Might & Magic Heroes is back! Ohboyohboyohboy

August 13, 2014

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News by Matt S. Might & Magic Heroes is back. Ubisoft has unveiled a trailer for Might & Magic Heroes VII at Gamescom, and while the trailer shows off no gameplay whatsoever, we can’t help but be excited by this news. See, Might & Magic Heroes has always been the…

Silent Hill is set to return in style, courtesy of Hideo Kojima and film director, Guillermo del Toro

August 13, 2014

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News by Matt S. When Konami started farming out its Silent Hill franchise to western developers, the series lost just about everything that made it great. That’s not to say some of the games weren’t worthy – Wayforward especially turned in a respectable effort in Book of Memories – but…

Game of the year contender, Valiant Hearts, is coming to iOS

August 13, 2014

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News by Matt S. Valiant Hearts: The Great War absolutely blew us away when we played it a couple of months ago. A game about war, it was a deeply emotional, touching, human experience and reminded us all that for all the shooters and gore-fests that are being produced every…

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