In the Fate franchise, pairs of masters and heroic spirits known as servants have been fighting in a series of Holy Grail Wars, with the winning duo winning and ancient artifact that grants wishes. Fate/Samurai Remnant continues the story of the Holy Grail War in the fourth year of the…
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Square Enix has made some decent mobile Final Fantasy titles in the past, though none really stuck with me more than three to four months. Maybe that will change this time around? Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis has players reliving the most memorable moments of Final Fantasy VII while experiencing…
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I love a good spooky story; it doesn’t have to have jump scares, it just has to be deeply, deeply unsettling. That’s the kind of story told in Varney Lake, the second in a trilogy of Pixel Pulp games. I reviewed the first game, Mothmen 1966, about a year ago.…
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On a recent trip to Japan, I spent a very pleasant week in Hiroshima. When I say “Hiroshima”, for most Western readers it’ll bring to mind one single reason to visit. Specifically, most tourists heading to Hiroshima do so for the sake of atomic bomb tourism, taking in the Atomic…
Read MoreUbisoft’s mismanagement of the Heroes of Might & Magic property has been such a tragedy, because it has left a real void that no one else has quite managed to fill. Apparently, the combination of turn-based tactical combat with turn-based empire-building strategy is harder to achieve than it seems, or…
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Not to be confused with Quilts & Cats of Calico, Calico is a cute, cozy, and magical café game. It’s available almost everywhere right now, with one noticeable gap: PlayStation. This will be remedied later this year, as the game plus updates (known as Calico: Pawsome Edition) will be coming…
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August has been pretty quiet for big game new thus far (I think everyone’s busy playing Baldur Gate 3 and preparing for Gamescom), and there’s nothing better than a Pokémon Presents to shake that up a bit! Today’s presentation features loads of news, from Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet DLC…
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Just a few years ago, the future of the entire Rune Factory series seemed greatly in doubt. The developer had become bankrupt and the rights seemed to have gone with it. Now we’re about to get our third Rune Factory game on the Nintendo Switch, with a remake of the…
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Devolver Digital is known for its subversive takes on game showcases, and today’s 3-minute Devolver Delayed is no different. This time, it takes aim at Nintendo Directs, borrowing from its visual/audio formats. Devolver Delayed announces several game delays; these games were supposed to launch this year, but will now launch…
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DDNet contributor, Alex Kidman, recently took a trip to Japan and, out of incredible jealousy, we asked him to drop us a couple of stories of highlights from his trip. Here’s his first! Wander the streets of Akihabara, and you’re beset on all sides by anime, video games and, increasingly,…
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