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Review: Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 (Microsoft Xbox One)

March 23, 2016

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Review by Lindsay M. I am a terrible Canadian. I know the sport of lacrosse was first documented here (or at least in the area that would later become Canada) and I know that long before Europeans invaded North America the sport was played — in an early form, of…

Review: Way of the Samurai 3 (PC)

March 23, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. Way of the Samurai 3 is the third title in a series of very Japanese open world adventure games developed by Acquire, and currently being updated and rereleased on Steam by Ghostlight. Originally a game on PS3, Way of the Samurai plays like no other open…

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March 23, 2016

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News by Matt S. I had seen this rumoured, but SEGA has now confirmed that Hatsune Miku’s other upcoming PlayStation 4 game, Future Tone, is so big that it’s being split into two separate releases, and together they’ll total a whopping 220 music tracks. To put that in context I…

Dead or Alive 5’s new character, Naotora Ii, is amazing

March 23, 2016

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Review by Matt S. I really expected Naotora Ii to be a token character thrown in to eke some additional life out of the already excellent Dead or Alive 5: Last Round. Something to convince players to throw one more wad of cash into the hat as Koei Tecmo prepares…

Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 5 release date revealed, 3 extra episodes announced

March 23, 2016

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News by Dylan C. Telltale has revealed that the fifth episode of Minecraft: Story Mode will be released next Tuesday, March 29. Related reading: Our review of Story Mode’s first episode on Xbox One. The fifth episode, titled “Order Up!”, was originally planned to be the final episode of the…

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March 22, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Sadame very much slots into the category of “kinds of games I really like to play. An action JRPG set in an alternative universe where the heroes of the Sengoku period have turned into monstrous demons, it has a strong theme and setting, and the way…

The DDNet podcast: On JRPGs, PlayStation VR, and an almighty fight over Final Fantasy XII

March 22, 2016

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And the new DDNet podcast, Digitally Uploaded, is now live! And this week, we’re talking about a subject that is very special for us all; the JRPG genre. Chris, Alan, and Matt highlight some of their favourite JRPGs of all time, discussing what those games mean for each of them,…

Review: Steel Rivals (Nintendo Wii U)

March 22, 2016

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Review by Matt S. I write the following without the slightest hint of hyperbole or aggression; it is a simple fact that Steel Rivals is the worst game I have ever played. Bar none. It’s a shoddy and poorly conceived fighting game that fails to have any personality or value…

Review: Plantera (PC)

March 21, 2016

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Review by Lindsay M. Click. Click click click. Clickclickclick. Clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick. And so begins Plantera, an adorable clicker for PC. Plantera is like a clicker on crack. And the only clicker I’ve ever played that I was intrigued in from the beginning. That being said, in the back of my mind…

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March 21, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Ever wonder what music looks like? I’m sure we all have some idea; mine is formed from those old visualizers in Windows Media Player. But what happens if you touch the visualized music? Developed by DNV and published by Nicalis, Dimensional Intersection explores just that. The…

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