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That Resident Evil 2 remake is looking good, innit?

August 22, 2018

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News by Matt S. Thanks to a couple of the bigger outlets out there and Gamescom, we’ve now got some really good quality visuals of the upcoming Resident Evil 2 remake. IGN got to play with Leon Kennedy, and Dengeki Online scored playtime with Claire Redfield. What is clear is…

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August 22, 2018

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We’ve got a theme going on this week – all retro, all episode! We kick things off by talking about games that haven’t held up well at all (yes, GoldenEye 007. We go there). We also then talk about the sad demise of Emuparadise as an archive of the classics……

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August 22, 2018

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News by Matt S. Labyrinth of Refrain is a Nippon Ichi-developed dungeon crawler that melds that company’s love of fairy tales (think Witch and the Hundred Knight) with the first person dungeon crawler (think Wizardry). Think enough about that combination and you’ll quickly realise that this is one exciting prospect.…

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August 21, 2018

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News by Matt S. I already have RPG Maker MV on my PC, and that version lets people delve into the code and export commercial projects for PC… and even iPad if you so wish. And yet I can’t wait to get into RPG Maker MV on Nintendo Switch. Much…

Review: Guacamelee! 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 21, 2018

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Review by Brad L. It is hard to believe that the original Guacamelee! came out five years ago. The amazing 2D platformer that took inspiration from things as wide-ranging as Mexican culture and the Metroid series is still one of the best finest games in the past decade. Thankfully, Guacamelee!…

Review: Bad North (Nintendo Switch)

August 21, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Bad North’s description: “minimalistic, real-time tactics roguelite,” sounds like it’s the latest in the ongoing irritating habit that indie developers have to throw every buzzword they can think of into their descriptions. It’s almost always a desperate bid to try and make their game stand out…

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August 20, 2018

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News by Matt S. Well, here’s a delightful bit of news. Grandia and Grandia II are coming to Nintendo Switch. As HD remasters no less. And they’ll be available in “Winter”, or Summer for those of us in the southern hemisphere, which means, likely, early next year. Both Grandia and…

Life Is Strange 2 will feature brothers fleeing to the Mexican border

August 20, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. The Life Is Strange 2 reveal trailer is finally here, and we’ll get to that… but first, the most important LIS2 news of the day: Jonathan Morali is returning to compose an original soundtrack for the game, which will be supported by a new licensed soundtrack.…

Review: Shenmue I & II (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 20, 2018

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Review by Matt S. R.A Salvatore, the author of the Dungeons & Dragons Drizzt Do’Urden novels, is not one of the great philosophers of all time, but his books always have a bit of philosophical reflection in them to open each chapter. His reflections on nostalgia, found in one of…

I have a lot of faith in Space Hulk: Tactics

August 20, 2018

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News by Matt S. Space Hulk: Tactics, in development by the ever-reliable Cyanide (Blood Bowl demonstrating that the team understands how to do Games Workshop), is looking like it might just be one of the best release based on a Games Workshop property in quite some time. Now we have…

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