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Battle Princess of Arcadias has a release date

May 8, 2014

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News by Matt S. Battle Princess of Arcadias is an upcoming side-scrolling hack and slasher coming to us courtesy of Nippon Ichi America. Featuring an extensive upgrade system, with plenty of weapons to collect and upgrade, there’s a couple of things we can assume about this game; it’s going to…

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May 7, 2014

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Review by Andrew M. Imagination and creativity is something that seems to lacking somewhat in younger kids these days. Given that they have such incredible and instant access to technology and more information than they could ever hope to watch in their lives, it’s not hard to see why. That’s…

First Impressions: Mekakucity Actors (Anime)

May 7, 2014

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Anime report by Clark A. The Kagerou Project is a series of Vocaloid songs that conveys narratives musically, be it through very literal lyrics or abstract, metaphorical means. It was accompanied by several light novels before their popularity allowed enabled a transition into a manga series and, now, an anime…

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire announced, launching worldwide this November

May 7, 2014

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News by Clark A. Just a month before E3, Nintendo has unceremoniously revealed two games that Pokémon fans have been clamouring about for years via a brief press release and a trailer. The third generation of Pokémon titles (originally released in 2002 on the Game Boy Advance) is officially coming…

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Xbox One)

May 7, 2014

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Review by Nick H. Movie tie-ins always seem to struggle. That is not to say there are not great games based on existing intellectual properties; there have been plenty of them, including some very entertaining Batman and Transformers titles. The problem seems to occur when the game is tied into…

Anime Review: Nyaruko: Crawling With Love! First Season

May 7, 2014

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Review by Clark A. I’ve watched a decent selection of anime in my years and, believe it or not, a show about H.P. Lovecraft’s creatures posing as attractive young ladies and protecting Earth isn’t the weirdest. Granted, Nyaruko: Crawling With Love (Haiyore! Nyarko-san) seems thoroughly nonsensical throughout its twelve episode…

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May 7, 2014

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News by Matt S. Interesting bit of trivia here; back when I was starting out in the world of professional games criticism, one of the first games that I got to review for a magazine that I really loved was Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. Called Lucifer’s Call in Australia, my…

Like tactics RPGs? Like visual novels? Like otaku? You’re going to love Eiyuu Senki

May 6, 2014

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News by Matt S. Eiyuu Senki is being released in English for the first time, when Fruitbat Factory localises it for a simultaneous American and Europe release later on this year on the PlayStation 3. The game is billed as a mix between visual novel and tactics RPG, with over…

Review: Millennium: A New Hope (PC)

May 6, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Millennium: A New Hope is the re-release of the first game of the Millennium series from Aldorlea. Released back in 2009 the reason we have this re-release is courtesy of a Greenlight through Valve’s Steam download platform. As previously mentioned when we reviewed another of Aldorlea’s…

Review: The Blackwell Epiphany (PC)

May 6, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. The Blackwell series started back in 2006 is a point and click paranormal murder mystery. In preparation for the final chapter of the series that has just been released I also played the first four. You could say I’m Blackwelled out. The series for the most…

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