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Don’t forget! We have TWO physical copies of Demon Gaze to give away!

April 14, 2014

Competition by Matt S. Demon Gaze is an upcoming dungeon crawler that is being brought to us by NISA. As with classics such as Wizardry, or more modern takes such as Etrian Odyssey, players explore deep, dangerous dungeons, slaughtering monsters and earning loot that helps them delve even deeper. Demon…

First Impressions: One Week Friends (Anime)

April 14, 2014

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Anime report by Clark A. Though amnesia is among fiction’s most hackneyed tropes at this point, certain subtypes such as anterograde amnesia(the inability to develop new memories) are investigated far less often. What makes romantic comedy One Week Friends’s (or Isshuukan Friends) first episodes so engrossing is the combination of…

Review: Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut (PlayStation 4)

April 13, 2014

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Review by Nick H. What you’re promised with Strike Suit Zero is a solid science fiction shooter with plenty of action. That’s what you get. The enemies come fast and frequently and while the game lacks AAA polish, it makes up for it be providing a fantastic sense of a…

Friday 10s: The ten must-own iPad games for serious gamers

April 11, 2014

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List by Matt S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…

Transistor set to arrive on PC and PS4 on May 20

April 11, 2014

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News by Shaan J. Supergiant Games has announced that its upcoming title, Transistor, will launch both for PC and PlayStation 4 on May 20th, as detailed on the game’s blog. This futuristic turn-based strategy follows Red, a young singer who comes into possession of a mysterious and powerful sword called…

Looking for some iOS or Vita gaming on the cheap? Game Atelier has you covered!

April 11, 2014

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News by Shaan J. Game Atelier’s Kickstarter campaign for Flying Hamster II, the often-requested sequel to the ever-addicting Flying Hamster (check out our review of the original here) is off to a great start, and now, Game Atelier has sweetened the deal by offering up its catalogue of games for dirt cheap, and…

Review: LEGO The Hobbit (Xbox One)

April 11, 2014

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Review by Nick H. LEGO The Hobbit ticks all of the boxes I have come to expect from the LEGO titles by TT Games. There are recognisable places and faces from an existing property, lots of jumping and button mashing action, plenty of puzzles and a great deal of humour…

Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers is predictably announced… with a nasty surprise

April 11, 2014

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News by Matt S. We’re in the habit now of looking forward to a new Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers game each year. These games are a reliably entertaining way of distilling down the Magic the Gathering formula into a fast paced and beautiful card game, liberating people of the…

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April 11, 2014

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News by Clark A. Romantic comedy If Her Flag Breaks (known natively as Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara) is making its way to Crunchyroll in North America, courtesy of publisher NIS America. Adapted from the light novel of the same name, the show follows the exploits of Hatagaya Academy transfer student,…

Review: Weapon of Mass Reflection: RefleX (PC)

April 10, 2014

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Review by Jim S. Although I am not good at SHMUPs, I really enjoy playing them and RefleX is one of the finest I have played in a long while. Weirdly enough, RefleX is the second chapter of the Japanese game series The Tale of ALLTYNEX with the first and…

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