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Puzzle & Dragons Gold is coming to the west

June 19, 2019

News by Matt S. Puzzle & Dragons has faded a bit from its peak, where it was THE name in mobile gaming, but there nonetheless remains a core audience for it, and with good reason – it’s a simple, elegant match-3 puzzle series, and everyone likes a good match-3. Related…

Review: Collection of Mana (Nintendo Switch)

June 19, 2019

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Review by Matt S. By the numbers, the Collection of Mana that Square Enix dropped on our Nintendo Switches as part of the E3 festivities last week is one of the most limited “retro packs” of all. Street Fighter had a dozen or so games, the SNK collection even more,…

DLC Review: SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest (PC)

June 19, 2019

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Stand alone “expansions” are often very hit and miss. What goes in? What impact does it have with the original storyline? What does it add? Finally, is it worth it? With SpellForce 3 having released last year, Soul Harvest is quick on its heels in order…

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June 18, 2019

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News by Lindsay M. Dark Nights With Poe And Munro is an FMV game from D’Avekki Studios. A spin-off of The Shapeshifting Detective, it focuses on the two featured radio hosts. Klemens Koehring returns as John “Pope” Poe, and Leah Cunard is back as Ellis Munro. If you’ve never played…

Experience Inc has one final Vita game to share

June 18, 2019

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News by Matt S. Experience Inc, the Japanese specialist in Wizardry-style dungeon crawlers, has one final PlayStation Vita game in production, and it looks gorgeous. What’s more, it’s exclusive to that platform for some unfathomable reason. Blue-Winged Chevalier is a remake of Students of the Round, and is a classically…

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June 18, 2019

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Article by Pierre-Yves L. Following along the path of the first chapter of Falcom’s Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, the second chapter has also been upgraded to the PlayStation 4 in preparation for the third later this year. Picking up the story just one month from the conclusion…

Video: Dead or Alive 6’s new DLC characters are HOT

June 18, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Any week where there’s new Dead or Alive stuff to play is a good week, and this is a *very* good week, with two all-new characters to play with: Kula and Mai from the King of Fighters series. Related reading: Read my review of the base…

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June 18, 2019

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So, how good was E3 this year? Well, it was great if you were a fan of Nintendo and retro games… but was there much more to this year’s show? In our post-E3 wrap and debrief, we talk about everything that excited us in the show, what we’re looking forward…

Review: Super Cane Magic Zero: Legend of the Cane Cane (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 17, 2019

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Review by James T. Before stepping into the world of Super Cane Magic Zero: Legend of the Cane Cane (nothing quite like a snappy title that rolls off the tongue), I quickly take stock of my inventory to ensure I’m ready for the perils that lie ahead of me. I’m…

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June 17, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Idea Factory’s newest Neptunia game comes to us from Canadian Artisan Studios and… it’s a nicely made game. It has an elegant combat system, some truly stunning art, and there has clearly been a lot of effort put into it. So why is it a disappointment?…

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