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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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March 27, 2014

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News by Matt S. Game of Thrones hasn’t had the greatest track record when it comes to video games, and this is a truly insane fact. Seriously, being the brand manager of that franchise and finding a game developer talented enough to do it justice would be so incredibly easy.…

Review: Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete (PlayStation 4)

March 27, 2014

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Review by Matt S. The first Dynasty Warriors on the PlayStation 4 isn’t a main numbered Dynasty Warriors game. The Xtreme Legends subtitled games have traditionally acted as “expansion packs” for the main numbered Warriors games, in that they offer much more content without changing any of the fundamentals of…

Review: Shin Megami Tensei (iPhone)

March 27, 2014

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Review by Nick H. I have been playing JRPG titles for about as long as I have been gaming. The story lines, character development and sense of progression have all tested my mind rather than my reflexes over the years, and to this day I consider it my favourite genre.…

Kickstarter profile: Juan Raigada on an action game with narrative meaning, Heart&Slash

March 26, 2014

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Interview by Farida Y. Juan Raigada of aheartfulofgames recently Kickstarted action game, Heart&Slash. A fast-paced 3D action-adventure brawler, Heart&Slash follows the plight of Heart, a rogue creation existing under the Quality Assurance System (QuAsSy for short), in a world where humans no longer thrive and all civilised activity has fallen…

Interview: Cliff Harris, on turning democracy into a game

March 26, 2014

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Interview by Matt S. We recently had the opportunity to review Democracy 3, and we found it to be a rather educational, if occasionally dry look at politics, but a truly useful game for anyone who’s ever had an interest in some of the thinking that goes on behind political…

Advance Wars on the Wii U? Don’t mind if I do!

March 26, 2014

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News by Matt S. Nintendo has published some videos of Game Boy Advance games in action as part of its Virtual Console update to come soon. The first set of GBA games gets released in Japan next week, and includes Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World, Wario Ware Inc,…

Gadget Review: QPAD MK-85 Pro Gaming Mechanical Keyboard

March 26, 2014

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Review by Rob P. You must have heard the one about the monkeys. If you put a monkey in a room with a keyboard all you’ll get is gibberish. But if you give an infinite number of keyboards to an infinite number of monkeys you’ll end up with the Complete…

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