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Review: Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PC)

July 20, 2014

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Review by Max S. I have to start this review with an admission: I have not played enough of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. I haven’t tried out all the modes; I am so bad at the game that I still feel uncomfortably venturing past the beginner’s mode Welcome Mat.…

Let’s have a look at Fairy Fencer f in English, shall we?

July 20, 2014

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News by Matt S. Fairy Fencer f comes to us from Compile Heart; the same fine folks that produced the excellent Hyperdimension Neptunia series. It’s being billed as a somewhat more serious take on the JRPG genre, while maintaining elements of the same entertaining combat system. It’s being localised by…

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

July 18, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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