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One final bit of awesome E3 news: Caligula is getting an English release

June 17, 2016

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News by Matt S. Arriving in our inboxes too late to list among our top ten bits of E3 news (though it would have made it if we knew), Atlus has announced that it is taking on the publishing responsibilities of one of the most intriguing games we’ve seen in…

The Friday Ten: Our ten top moments from E3 2016

June 17, 2016

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List by Matt S. and Nick H. So that’s basically it, then. Another E3 has wrapped, complete with its own share of celebrations and controversies. We saw a whole bunch of games announced or given full new trailers, and by the looks of things, the rest of this year, and…

Review: Last Days of Old Earth (PC)

June 16, 2016

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v Review by Nick H. Last Days of Old Earth is hardly new territory from a narrative perspective. Even the core game is familiar almost to a fault. Where this title from Auroch Digital succeeds is in its ability to sprinkle in some unique gameplay elements that give off a…

Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is one of the most interesting JRPGs from E3

June 16, 2016

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News by Matt S. XSEED had a heck of an E3, with titles such as Shantae, Corpse Party, Trails of Cold Steel‘s sequel, and Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns all showing the publisher’s versatility, and its understanding of the kind of niche experiences that people want to play. Among…

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June 16, 2016

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News by Matt S. Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 (the developer behind Lords of the Fallen) are busy at work on a science fiction action RPG called The Surge. The E3 trailer for this game is brief, at less than a minute in length, but it’s enough to catch our…

Is it just me, or is Akiba’s Beat just a little reminiscent of Persona?

June 16, 2016

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News by Matt S. Another of the endless stream of JRPGs that we have to look forward to is Akiba’s Beat, the follow up to Akiba’s Trip that is different in every single way imaginable. Related reading: Nick’s review of Akiba’s Trip. That game was a lighthearted brawler that was…

Hooray for Rhythm Heaven Megamix

June 16, 2016

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News by Matt S. If you’ve never played a Rhythm Heaven game before, the upcoming Megamix will be the perfect opportunity to remedy that. A compilation of the best minigames from all the previous Rhythm Heaven titles, Megamix is promising a lot of gameplay for your buck. There’s 100 odd…

I suspect we will not be getting Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates in the west

June 16, 2016

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News by Matt S. And for some non-E3 news for a change this week, Compile Heart has provided a new teaser trailer for a PlayStation Vita game that will never get released in the west. Ever. Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates is a JRPG, and forms part of the same series…

Yo-Kai Watch 2. Can. Not. Wait.

June 16, 2016

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News by Matt S. Time to be really controversial here: I prefer Yo-Kai Watch to Pokemon. There, I said it. That’s not to suggest that I don’t like Pokemon, because I absolutely to, but Yo-Kai Watch has is far more in tune with the kind of Japanese culture and humour…

Review: Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (Microsoft Xbox One)

June 16, 2016

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Review by Nick H. The original Mirror’s Edge was an interesting experiment that was more interesting and promising than successful in its execution. To that end Mirror’s Edge Catalyst takes the foundation of the original and improves upon it in just about every way, but is still ultimately a title…

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