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September 10, 2021

“News” by Matt S. One of the biggest things to come from Sony’s big day of announcements today was, apparently, an advertisement. I wish I was joking, but of course, capitalism and such, so I’m not. There was a press release about it and everything, as though it was something…

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September 9, 2021

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News by Matt S. Remember when Sony developed games like Gravity Rush and Tokyo Jungle, and published wildly creative thought bubbles like Oreshika and The Unfinished Swan? Taking a quick glance through the PlayStation Showcase (which I thankfully didn’t stay up to watch) shows that those days are long gone.…

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September 9, 2021

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Review by Matt S. I’ll level with you: this is going to be a really short review because, as much as I do believe that video games are a creative work and deserve the full respect of my time and effort in a review situation (whether they’re great or otherwise),…

Here’s the September issue of the Dee Dee Zine covers!

September 9, 2021

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News by Matt S. Time sure does sail on by when you’re having fun! The September issue of the Dee Dee Zine isn’t all that far away now (it will be released on September 19), and so it’s time to share the covers of the magazine issue. As always, you’ll…

Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars has its release date

September 8, 2021

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News by Matt S. The upcoming fanservice spectacular, Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars, will release on October 26 in North America, and October 29 in Europe. This one will be exclusive to the PlayStation 4 (at this stage). To recap, this game will, as the name suggests, bring together…

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September 8, 2021

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Review by Harvard L. I’m not a huge fan of Doctor Who, but as an outsider, I can tell you the most immediately recognisable aspects of the properties are the Daleks, the phone booth TARDIS, and the Weeping Angels. It’s interesting to me that 14 years on, the episode “Blink”…

Tales of Arise… more like Tales of Guevara – I love this game

September 8, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Tales of Arise is absolutely spectacular, but one of the most interesting things about it is that, for a series that is usually considered “gameplay first, narrative second,” this one has an absolutely incredible and thought-provoking narrative. So, in this video, I discuss one of the…

NISA announces Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2

September 8, 2021

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News by Matt S. The first Prinny Presents NIS Classics just landed on our Nintendo Switches a week ago, and we rather liked it, so, sure, we’ll have more where that came from! NISA has announced Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2, and just like the first, this mini-collection features…

Review: Tales of Arise (Sony PlayStation 5)

September 8, 2021

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Review by Matt S. “We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.” – Che Guevara. I’ve not been the world’s biggest fan of Bandai Namco’s Tails series. I enjoy them enough, but even the best of them doesn’t wind up…

Review: Moonshades (Nintendo Switch)

September 7, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Moonshades is… fine. It was originally a dungeon crawler released onto mobile, where it earned a not small number of fans for being a particularly earnest effort at recapturing the most old school of old school dungeon crawlers. Now it has been ported to the Nintendo…

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