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Flying Hamster II soars to Kickstarter on April 4

April 1, 2014

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News by Chris I. To quote from our Flying Hamster for Vita review: “The Game Atelier has a habit of making incredibly addictive little games that are essential for anyone who likes fun.” Colourful, charming and fun are adjectives that always seem to find their way into post concerning The…

DLC review: Marie Rose invades Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (PlayStation 3)

March 31, 2014

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Review by Matt S. When a fighting game gets a new DLC character, it’s a big deal; will the character unbalance the competitive side of the game? How does the character fit in with the existing cast? Is the character different enough to offer hardcore fans of the game something…

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March 31, 2014

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Review by Sam M. It’s really wonderful when you load up an indie game for the first time and you’re immediately intrigued by the world that has been created for you. LUFTRAUSERS is brought to you by the same team that created Ridiculous Fishing, undoubtedly one of the best iOS…

Join the community for an Atlus month of gaming

March 31, 2014

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News by Matt S. Our good friend, Anne of Chic Pixel, organises a community game-along every month, where people are invited to play a game with a specific theme, and then share their experience over a dedicated hashtag on Twitter. Last month’s Monster Hunter month was a huge success, and…

Freeware Focus: Homeless

March 31, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Games that are so profoundly effecting that they are truly haunting are few and far between. But Homeless, which is a fully playable freeware game online, has such a strong point to make that it’s a game that will stick in my mind for many years…

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March 30, 2014

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Review by Harvard L. It’s 9pm, you arrive home after a long day and walk into your bedroom. A faint breeze rustles your curtains. “Did I forget to close the window before I left?” you wonder. Before the answer comes to your mind though, you feel a presence behind you…

Preview: Full Bore Part Two: Into Hard Earth (PC)

March 30, 2014

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Preview by Jim S. Full Bore is a 2D block pushing and digging puzzle adventure game where you play as, you guessed it, a boar. When first starting you can pick between two bores to play as one is a male named Frederick and the other a female named Hildi.…

The big games of April 2014; Baseball, MMOs and a little something for the otaku

March 28, 2014

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List by Jim S. Have you recovered from the literal flood of quality games from March yet? If so, get prepared for another hard hitting month of must-play (and lengthy) games! This month we’ve got two more JRPGs on the way that should appeal to the otakus out there, two…

Review: Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f (PlayStation Vita)

March 28, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Here’s why I love Hatsune Miku; she represents truly democratic music making. For the cost of a piece of a software (about $100 Australian for the base vocaloid software, and then $150 for the Hatsune Miku voice plugin), anyone can take a now-iconic music “voice” and…

Review: Final Fantasy X HD Remaster (PlayStation Vita)

March 27, 2014

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Review by Matt S. At its core, Final Fantasy X is a tragic love story, with some pretensions to Shakespearean philosophy and high drama. It’s not always successful in achieving such lofty goals, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of the finest Final Fantasy games ever designed. If…

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