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May 8, 2019

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News by Matt S. I’m not sure I’ve written a headline that is more awesome on face value than this, but Mike Bithell, the developer of indie mega-hits like Thomas Was Alone, Volume, and Subsurface Circular, has landed himself the job of bringing a John Wick video game, in collaboration…

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May 8, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Fell Seal is a delightful new tactics RPG for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. In many ways, it’s a very traditional one, and on playing it I was reminded about how few of this kind of game we really get… and how good they can…

Review: Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 8, 2019

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Review by Matt S. The tactics RPG is a badly under-represented one. Despite the enduring success of Fire Emblem, the historic popularity of Final Fantasy Tactics, the critical plaudits directed at The Banner Saga, and the genre hits like God Wars and Disgaea, there’s something about the genre that seems…

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May 7, 2019

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News by Matt S. In 2018, a developer called Drakkar Dev released a title called War Tech Fighters onto PC. It’s one of those games where you pilot massive robot things to pulverise the other massive robot things that stand against you. It has been pretty well received over there…

The games of May, Mortal Kombat, and “-punk” games! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #14)

May 7, 2019

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The next big fighting game to land on the scene, Mortal Kombat XI, released recently, and we’ve been playing it pretty hard. This week we take a look at that game and, of course, its infamous violence. We also chat about the (many) games releasing in May. It’s going to…

Hollywood should not be making a movie about the nuclear bombs it dropped on Japan

May 7, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. In the latest installment of Hollywood’s ongoing efforts to make everything in history about America, it is now making a film about the nuclear bomb attack on Hiroshima… and in a move that will surprise absolutely no one, it’s also making that film all about a…

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May 7, 2019

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Review by Matt S. There’s a good idea buried deep within Fade to Silence. Blending the survival genre with a frigid, hostile, perpetual winter setting, and the eldritch nightmares of Lovecraft, could have turned into something quite special. Unfortunately, the game’s a failure on just about every level. Firstly, the…

The original Devil May Cry is coming to Nintendo Switch

May 6, 2019

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News by Matt S. Given the success of the Switch port of Onimusha last year, it should probably not come as any surprise that Capcom would dip back into its PlayStation 2 catalogue to find more classics to bring to the console. With a new Devil May Cry storming up…

A book about Japan that you should read: African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke

May 6, 2019

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Book review by Matt S. Almost every single samurai throughout history was Japanese. That’s perhaps the most obvious thing a person could say of course, but by the time that Japan was genuinely opening its boarders to international trade and cultural exchange, the samurai had already come and gone as…

Review: European Conqueror X (Nintendo Switch)

May 6, 2019

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Review by Matt S. World Conqueror X, released last year on the Nintendo Switch, was an enjoyable port of one of the better tactical strategy games available on mobile. While it didn’t offer the 4X trappings of Civilization, nor was is a serious simulation of the wars of the era…

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