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Elminage Gothic is finally coming out west via PC

May 23, 2014

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News by Matt S. Ghostlight is having a good time with PC games at the moment. Its Record of the Agarest War franchise has done quite well on PC, and now it’s taking the opportunity to start porting Japanese games that haven’t previously been released outside of Japan. Elminage Gothic…

Review: Drakengard 3 (PlayStation 3)

May 23, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Yoko Taro, the mind behind the Drakengard series (and, of course, Nier, which is all but a Drakengard game), is one of the industry’s true mavericks. He seems to delight in confounding expectations and delivering games that are thematically unique and remorselessly intense. Drakengard 3 is…

Review: Peggle 2 (Xbox 360)

May 23, 2014

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Review by Shaan J. There’s always been a great sense of purity and simplicity to Popcap’s Peggle series, and it’s this feeling that has kept me coming back, year after year, to this odd mishmash of pachinko and pinball. In an era of free-to-play games and lengthy campaigns, Peggle is…

BG News Wrap: 5/23/14

May 23, 2014

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Today on the Wrap; Microsoft announces The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One, Nintendo defeats Wall Wireless in a courtroom grudge match, we get a first look at Space Hulk: Deathwing, and a better look at Batman in action in Arkham City. ‘Master Chief’ Halo collection coming to Xbox One…

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May 23, 2014

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News by Matt S. If there is any grand strategy game you should play, it’s Europa Universalis IV. This empire building strategy game is deep, complex, and endlessly rewarding. We gave the original release of the game a full 5/5 score, and the first expansion, which improved the “New World”…

Anime Review: Fate/Zero

May 23, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Fate/Zero is far, far more mature than the majority of action anime franchises out there. As much fun as I find the Jump series’ such as JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures, Bleach and One Piece, the silliness can become draining after a while. Fate/Zero is therefore refreshing, because…

DLC Review: Peggle 2: Windy the Fairy (Xbox One)

May 22, 2014

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Review by Nick H. PopCap games discovered they really had something on their hands with the initial Peggle when it came out, which still ranks as one of my favourite titles of the last gaming generation. There is an enchanting sense to the proceedings, with a low barrier of entry…

Interview: On rebooting Shadowgate, the horror-adventure game with soul

May 22, 2014

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Interview by Matt S. Many of us who have been playing games for a long time have fond memories of Shadowgate. A classic point-and-click adventure, Shadowgate was notable for a number of reasons, but one of the key ones was that it was an especially difficult series of very abstract…

Sword Art Online II premiering worldwide this July

May 22, 2014

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News by Clark A. Sword Art Online has proven to be a rather divisive show since it began airing, with many watchers either thoroughly decrying it or becoming enraptured by its high-stakes drama. Nonetheless, its popularity has skyrocketed since 2012 and there’s clearly sufficient hype surrounding the show’s second season…

First Impressions: No Game No Life (Anime)

May 22, 2014

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Anime report by Clark A. Characters being forcibly whisked away into a foreign land having to escape is a fairly commonplace premise in modern fiction. Anime, too, has taken it under its wing with popular shows such as Sword Art Online. No Game No Life, though, turns the notion of…

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