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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn free login weekend 18/7 -21/7

July 18, 2014

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn/MMORPG/News/PC/PS3/PS4/Square Enix

News by Jedediah H. Defenders of Eorzea, the patch 2.3 update for FF XIV: ARR, has been released from the gates of Square Enix, carrying with it a wealth of adventurous content – free for the weekend. In addition to the main scenario, you can test the sharpness of your…

Review: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 18, 2014

2D platformer/action/Guacamelee/Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition/Indie/platformer/PlayStation/PlayStation 4/Reviews

Review by Pierre-Yves L. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for the PS4 is a new version of a side-scrolling Metroidvania brawler that has been more than a little popular, and comes to us from Canadian-based DrinkBox Software. The game was already good stuff, so you might be wondering what the…

Review: Pokémon Trading Card Game (Nintendo 3DS)

July 18, 2014

CCG/Game Boy Color/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Pokemon Trading Card Game/Retro Reviews/Reviews/Virtual Console

Review by Matt S. I’ve been waiting for this game to be released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console ever since Nintendo announced that it would be bringing classic Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to it. See, of all the attempts to digitise collectible card games, it is…

Review: Skeleton Rider (Sony PlayStation Vita)

July 17, 2014

Indie/Motorbike/PlayStation/Reviews/Skeleton Rider/Sony PlayStation Vita

Review by Matt S. Imagine a game which was all about a combination of momentum and precision. A game where players have themselves a bike to control, and had to carefully judge the speed of said bike based on the angle and distance of a wide range of jumps and…

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July 17, 2014

Activision/Beta/Bungie/Destiny/FPS/FPSMMO/MMO/Preview

Preview by Matt S. So I have had the opportunity of playing the Destiny Beta for a couple of hours, before it was made publicly available. Now it’s time to chat about whether this game is going to achieve the impossible; is it going to convert me on the shooter…

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July 17, 2014

Elevate Entertainment/F2P/Free-to-play/iOS/iPhone/platformer/Retro/review/Reviews/satire

Review by Chris I. If the title of this satirical little retro platform title comes off a bit confusing, know that it is a shortened version of a much longer title: FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE 2 PLAY! This is a game that intentionally pokes fun at the Free-to-Play business…

Review: Abyss Odyssey (PC)

July 17, 2014

Abyss Odyssey/ACE Team/Atlus/Fighting game/platformer/Reviews/Roguelike

Review by Shaan J. I’ve always been a big fan of ACE Team’s work, but that’s mostly because of its focus on providing original, surreal experiences, rather than treading the same ground over and over, even if these titles don’t always deliver on the gameplay side of things. The Zeno…

Review: Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set

July 16, 2014

Book Review/Books/D&D/Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set/Dungeons and Dragons/Reviews/Wizards of the Coast

Review by Matt S. It’s finally here. Dungeons & Dragons is finally back. Don’t let its name confuse you; the D&D Starter Set is actually the 5th Edition of the game, and I couldn’t be happier. I have been a fan of Dungeons & Dragons for literally as long as…

picturesque-first-person-puzzler-tri

July 16, 2014

Indie/News/PC/Rat King Entertainment/Rising Star Games

News by Jedediah H. Rising Star Games, having teamed up with German studio Rat King Entertainment, continues to honour its objective of bringing the best of indie development to gamers around the globe with TRI, an artful first-person puzzle adventure with brains and beauty.In the world of the Old Gods,…

Review: Constant C (Sony Playstation 3)

July 16, 2014

Constant C/Indie Game/International Games System/platformer/PlayStation 3/puzzle platformer/Reviews

Review by Jedediah H.During the second semester of my middle school education, the trite analogy most teachers would barrage their more athletic students with in an attempt to get them excited about understanding pH balances and cellular respiration was the classic, “your brain, it’s like a muscle; the more you…

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