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Review: Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 17, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Tsunako is a rare genius. Best known for her work for Compile Heart with the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, I can’t think of many character artists out there with a better grasp of light-hearted, charming fan service than Tsunako. Date A Live, both as an anime property…

Tropico 6 finally has a console release date

July 17, 2019

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News by Matt S. Tropico 6 has been available on PC for a while now (here’s our review), but we’ve been hanging out for the console release. Finally we have a date: Kalypso will drop the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 27. The console game will…

Monkey Ball is back!

July 16, 2019

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News by Matt S. Here’s a delightful thing for SEGA to drop on us. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD is a HD remake of the Wii original, and it’s on its way to modern consoles! If you’ve never played a Monkey Ball title before, then you’ve really been missing…

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July 16, 2019

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Retro by Matt S. Retro collections are all the rage at the moment. Looking at the Nintendo Switch alone, Capcom’s thrown out two, Konami three, SNK’s got one and so does SEGA. Square Enix has also got in on the action with the Collection of Mana package. So allow me…

Review: Kill la Kill The Game: IF (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 16, 2019

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Review by Matt S. When I think about what defines Kill la Kill, I think of relentless energy – a hyperactive, kinetic, punk-like mashup of explosive, over-the-top action. If that sounds like it’s the perfect material for a fighting game, you’d be right, but it’s harder to pull off that…

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July 16, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Kill la Kill -IF- is the latest anime tie-in fighting game on the block, and it’s a high quality arena fighter indeed. These are not my kinds of games by any means (I’m actually quite terrible at them), but I’ve really enjoyed my time with this…

Game Theory: We need more sex in our horror – much more sex

July 15, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. Horror games are far too sexless. This isn’t to say they’re bad – I love a good horror game and the intense chases and/or jump scares that it provides as much as the next person. However, the more I compare what has been achieved with horror…

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July 15, 2019

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Event report by Matt S. I missed most of Sydney’s SMASH! convention this year, and that upsets me a great deal. Every year I try and go, and I’ve watched as the show has become bigger and more successful each year, with more stalls, more events over the weekend that…

A Japanese film you must watch: In The Realm Of The Senses

July 15, 2019

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Film review by Matt S. Japanese cinema has had a long tradition of embracing transgression. From the modern auteurs such as Sono Sion and Miike Takashi, through to the great master of the form, Fukasaku Kinji, Japanese filmmaking and transgression have been so closely linked that the people have even…

Review: Riverbond (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 14, 2019

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Review by James T. There is a popular saying that less is more. A more minimalist approach can often be more effective. And that certainly seems to be the mindset and ethos at publisher Cococucumber with the release of its latest title, Riverbond. For those that caught a glimpse of…

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