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Anime Impressions: Sword Art Online II

July 10, 2014

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Impressions by Clark A. Despite its popularity, the first season of Sword Art Online was met with rather mixed critical reception. Popular points of contention included a central protagonist deemed to be a Gary Stu, the show’s uneven pacing, and a second story arc deemed wholly inconsequential. Much as I…

Review: Sniper Elite III (PC)

July 10, 2014

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Review by Nick H. The Sniper Elite series is not for everyone. It presents a slower, more tactical side to shooters than the popular quick twitch Call of Duty or Battlefield games. But the series has its fans. The previous Sniper Elite often felt stifled, to the point where it…

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July 10, 2014

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News by Clark A. Inou-Battle in the Usually Daze (Inou-Battle wa Nichijo-kei no Naka de) is an upcoming anime about superpowers…with a twist. Five members of Senkou High’s literary club are bestowed with various abilities ranging from healing living things to manipulating time and controlling the five elements. Rather than…

Game Theory: Danganronpa and Monokuma; villain, or moral hero?

July 10, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Game Theory is a regular column in which I take the opportunity to take a truly great game, and discuss some of its more philosophical underpinnings which are, to my mind, what truly separates these games from their peers.Please note that the Game Theory columns do…

Danganronpa 2; “more of the same” never sounded so good

July 10, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Danganronpa is back! On September 3 (September 5 for Europeans and Aussies), NISA will release the sequel to one of the best games I’ve ever played; Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Dispair. There’s a couple of new screenshots to share. They don’t tell us anything we didn’t already…

Review: Xblaze Code: Embryo (Sony PlayStation 3)

July 9, 2014

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Review by Matt S. I’m not really surprised that someone, somewhere had the idea to build a visual novel around the BlazBlue franchise. After all, in between the brief and furious combat in these fighting games there’s so much dialogue that the “Story” mode might as well be a visual…

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July 9, 2014

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News by Jedediah H. For those of you who continue to surmount legions of suicidal infantrymen as a nearly invincible general in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, further prepare your flashy swordsmanship with these PS4 screen shots of the upcoming Samurai Warriors 4: Celebrating 10 glorious years and 34 million…

Anime Impressions: Tokyo Ghoul

July 9, 2014

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Impressions by Matt S. A young boy has a crush on a girl, who he feels is out of his league. But they share an interest in the works of a specific author, and that gives the kid the confidence to talk to the girl. Next thing he knows he’s…

Gadget Review: Divoom Voombox Travel portable wireless speaker

July 9, 2014

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Review by Rob P. What do you look for in an everyday Bluetooth speaker? Decent build quality? Definitely. Good value? Absolutely. Long battery life? Of course. Incredible sound? Whoa, hold on there for a minute. The fact is, great sound doesn’t come cheap. Bluetooth speakers do a good job of…

Review: Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 9, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Transformers is clearly the perfect material for games, but as we’ve seen from the films, potential and execution are very different things. The franchise has been around for decades now, and so effectively taps into that warm sense of nostalgia that is so appealing to adults.…

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