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Review: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Nintendo Switch)

November 18, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Nintendo and Koei Tecmo are on to a good thing as partners. After years of successfully bringing the Musou (Warriors) framework to various anime licensed tie-ins, Koei got the chance to work on one of Nintendo’s most sacred properties, producing Hyrule Warriors. That game delivered in…

Review: Crimson Spires (PC)

November 18, 2020

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Review by Matt C. Bataille, Missouri is a small mining town full of big secrets. Erika Wright is an FBI agent from the city, just passing through Bataille to assist in the capture of an accused serial killer, when her whole life changes forever. A bunch of enormous spires, each…

Azur Lane: Crosswave lands on Nintendo Switch on February 19

November 18, 2020

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News by Matt S.It’s a 3D SHMUP/visual novel combination with some very, very pretty girls, so it should come as no surprise that we’re looking forward to the Nintendo Switch port of Azure Lane: Crosswave. Idea Factory has given us a release date, now: the game lands on February 19…

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November 17, 2020

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News by Matt S. LoveKami: Divinity Stage was released on Steam back in 2016. There it got a small, but positive, following, with an 85 per cent positivity rating across 358 reviews. Now, courtesy of MoeNovel, it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. There’s no firm release date at this stage, but…

Review: Five Dates (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 17, 2020

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Review by Lindsay M. I have a confession to make: despite being in a long-term relationship, I’ve been talking to women via a dating app. My spouse approves. No, we’re not polyamorous or looking for a third to join us. Instead, I have been playing Five Dates, an interactive FMV…

Please support our friends at Player 2 with their awesome charity stream marathon – Prizes, too!

November 17, 2020

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News by Matt S. Player 2 (Player2.net.au) is one of the good ones in the local media space, and every year they do a really wonderful charity marathon streaming event to support local causes. They’re back this year with one of their biggest events – you’ll get to watch a…

Review: Demon’s Souls (Sony PlayStation 5)

November 17, 2020

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Review by Matt S. I liked the Souls games before they were cool. In fact, I loved them before they were even Souls games. Way back on the PlayStation 2 (and earlier) FromSoftware had a series called King’s Field. It wasn’t particularly popular, because it was brutally difficult (the PlayStation…

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2: Why I love this game

November 16, 2020

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Video by Matt S. It comes out in December, but I’ve had the opportunity to get some hands-on time with the sequel to one of the most eclectic puzzlers we’ve ever seen. A cross-over game that combines Tetris and Puyo Puyo doesn’t sound like it should work, but incredibly it…

Interesting games on itch.io: November 16

November 16, 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…

Review: Call of Duty – Black Ops Cold War (Sony PlayStation 5)

November 15, 2020

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Review by Matt S. From 1945 through to 1991, the world existed in a state of perpetual tension as two superpowers – The Soviet Union and the United States – vied for control over the planet and its resources. Now, as the world heads into a second Cold War between…

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