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Interview: The mind behind Ar nosurge (Part 1)

July 25, 2014

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Interview by Matt S. Akira Tsuchiya is one of the GUST’s most experienced artists. Joining the company in 1998 as a sound designer, his first project with the developer was Atelier Elie, and as time went on, he started to take a more leading role in the company’s projects, beyond…

Hands on with FIFA 15

July 25, 2014

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Preview by Matt S. FIFA 15 is a big deal for EA. Coming in the year of a World Cup it’s an opportunity to capitalise in a greater level of global interest in the sport. And it’s going to be the first “true” next-gen soccer/ football game with an exclusive…

Review: Fearless Fantasy (PC)

July 25, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Fearless Fantasy… FF… where have we seen this acronym before? Must be my imagination. Fearless Fantasy is an interesting take on a combat heavy turned based RPG. Where this differs from other RPGs is that it takes a page from Sony’s Legend of the Dragoon in…

Early Access preview: Habitat (PC)

July 24, 2014

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Preview by Trent P. If Habitat had an opening sequence implemented at this stage, I imagine it would go along the lines of the following: There’s a collision above Earth with a conspiracy theorist’s wet dream, the Black Knight Satellite, and like hitting a piñata, objects lost in time clutter…

One Week Friends manga concluding next year

July 24, 2014

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News by Clark A. One Week Friends (Isshukan Friends) was one of our favourite shows from the spring anime season this year. For better or worse though, Matcha Hazuki’s manga that spawned said television series will be concluding very soon. It was revealed via One Week Friends’ sixth volume that…

Gadget Review: Eye-Fi Mobi Camera to Mobile SDHC Memory Card (iThing/ Android)

July 24, 2014

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Review by Rob P. What’s this? We’re reviewing memory cards now? Have we gone insane? Fear not, my friend. This memory card is actually pretty cool. I know it sounds unlikely, but trust me on this one. You should definitely keep reading. Let’s start with the bare facts. The Eye-Fi…

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July 24, 2014

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News by Matt S. Tin Man Games, the specialist in digital gamebooks (no, seriously, if you haven’t checked them out yet this developer releases these things at a prolific rate and they are almost always excellent), has expanded beyond the written word. Its upcoming gamebook Appointment with F.E.A.R is a…

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July 24, 2014

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Review by Matt S. It frustrates me when a developer goes to all the effort to create a compelling narrative, setting, and character, and then falls back on a safe set of tropes for the actual gameplay. This is, in a word, Munin. The developers clearly went to some effort…

Review: Crimsonland (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 23, 2014

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Review by Sam M. It’s hard to make a twin-stick shooter that stands out from the rest. Crimsonland, brought to us by developers 10tons, is the next game to try. It takes takes the steps needed to advance the formula, only to take a few steps back in the process.…

Customisable and battle-ready Liara statuette available for preorder

July 23, 2014

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News by Jedediah H. In the Mass Effect series, Liara was my leading lady. My Commander Shepard, in spite of all the temptations and opportunities to flirt or fornicate with his beautiful and talented (and sometimes psychotic) shipmates, remained – throughout the entire trilogy – faithful to his well-spoken Psionic…

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