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On the challenges and opportunities of Asian game publishing in 2020

September 29, 2020

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Interview by Matt S. PQube has become one of the best names in publishing for anyone who enjoys games from Asia. From the smallest of indie projects like Ciel Fledge, through to classic horror (White Day), a huge range of visual novels (such as Raging Loop) and, now, its own…

Interesting games on itch.io: September 29

September 29, 2020

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List by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…

October 2020 Podcast: Tokyo Game Show, classic games and visual novels!

September 29, 2020

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We have a special guest on the podcast this week! Tina from Cotton Candy Cyanide, an Australian developer that has just released her first game under the brand – Quantum Suicide. It’s a very, very good game, full of Danganronpa-style drama and with a healthy dose of fan service, so…

We have a release date for all versions of Yakuza: Like a Dragon

September 28, 2020

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News by Matt S.Looking forward to Yakuza: Like a Dragon? You should be. The brilliant blend of noirish drama and oddball humour, with turn-based combat, is a mix that is so potentially brilliant we could well see this game become our favourite in the entire series. We now have all…

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September 28, 2020

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Review by Matt S. “Great, it’s another action roguelike from a small developer.” That was my immediate reaction to Hades, because while Hades was the latest project by a talent as consistently great as Supergiant Games, and while the screenshots and video footage certainly looked lovely, there have been so…

Tokyo Game Show 2020: Is Japan’s big show irrelevant? (No)

September 28, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Another Tokyo Game Show has come and gone, and with that the inevitable conversations about its relevance. It is true that TGS doesn’t break the big news (other than Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires on the horizon!), but to suggest that this is the same as the…

Tokyo Game Show 2020: We’re getting two new Warriors games

September 27, 2020

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News by Matt S. I’ll admit that I didn’t watch much of TGS 2020’s final day – the major announcements and streams had already happened and Bandai Namco, which was the major stream yesterday, was just showing off yet more of Scarlet Nexus; a game I know everything I need…

Tokyo Game Show 2020: Saturday’s celebration of games

September 26, 2020

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News by Matt S.There we go. I’ve been saying that the big and interesting news as far as TGS is concerned comes from the latter half of it. It’s always been that the first two days of the show are more internally-focused and the second two are more about the…

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September 26, 2020

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News by Matt S. Gotta catch ’em all! PQube, in collaboration with developer Inti Creates, has announced Gal*Gun Returns for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC (Steam). Yep, no PlayStation… I wonder why… Anyhow. Gal*Gun Returns is a remake of the original game in the series, which kicked off one…

Tokyo Game Show 2020: Friday’s big moments

September 26, 2020

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News by Matt S.Today (Saturday) will be the day to watch Tokyo Game Show. D3 Publisher, Koei Tecmo, Happinet, Konami, Level-5 and Spike Chunsoft all have their shows on today. Yesterday was a little thin on the global consumer-interest stuff, but that’s normal for TGS. Traditionally the first two days…

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