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Going hands on with the sublime Grand Kingdom

April 29, 2016

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Preview by Matt S. It’s not long now until June 21, when Grand Kingdom releases. To give us an early look at it, publisher NISA has provided a demo – sorry, beta – and if the quality of this is any indication of what to expect from the full game,…

Review: Ray Gigant (Sony PlayStation Vita)

April 28, 2016

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Review by Matt S Experience Inc. has such a groove going on when it comes to dungeon crawlers. Of course, as a specialist in the genre, you would hope that by now it was able to do the ‘crawler justice, but this developer does far more than that; when you…

In defence of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round DLC costumes

April 28, 2016

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Video by Matt S. Dead or Alive 5: Last Round has embarked on its fourth season of DLC costumes, stages and, occasionally, characters. Some people think that’s ridiculous, when the changes are cosmetic, and, to those people, expensive. You’re looking at over $100 for the season pass. For each season.…

Gadget review: Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver

April 28, 2016

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Review by Matt S. The worst part of my day is, easily, catching the train. Day after day I shuffle on to the dedicated quiet carriage on the train and instantly my ears are assaulted by snoring and a cacophony of coughing that makes me think that half the population…

On tackling the Islamic Revolution of 1979 through a videogame

April 28, 2016

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Interview by Matt S. I honestly can’t imagine a more difficult topic to approach through a video game than one of the most dramatic, important, and political events that has happened in modern history; the Islamic Revolution of 1979 that took place in Iran. Related reading: Another interview about Iran,…

Review: 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (PC)

April 27, 2016

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Review by Nick H. iNK Stories has, in 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, created a narrative exploration of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, which provides insight on the events that transpired by giving players the opportunity to live through them. And it is such an important game. Everyone should play it.…

Review: Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI- (Nintendo 3DS)

April 27, 2016

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Review by Matt S. I’m pretty sure that I’m meant to deeply dislike Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI-. Virtually everything that I’ve seen about the game has been negative, every time I’ve seen it mentioned on Twitter has been in a context that is… less than complimentary, and those screenshots aren’t exactly…

The Nintendo NX will release in March 2017, and that is a mistake

April 27, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. Nintendo has announced the launch date of its Wii U successor (and, we suspect, a home console that also has a portable element and is therefore successor to the 3DS). The NX will release in March 2017, as we were told at an investor’s briefing today.…

Short ‘n sweet reviews: 7 Mages, Asdevine Hearts, Zen Pinball 2 tables, Justice Chronicles, Matt Duchene Hockey Classic

April 27, 2016

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Reviews by Matt S. Welcome to this week’s short ‘n sweet reviews, where I look at a number of games that I’ve been playing that I just haven’t got the time to do give full reviews to. These aren’t necessarily bad games – not at all! But rather they are…

Review: Quantum Break (Microsoft Xbox One)

April 26, 2016

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Review by Sam M. Video games and television shows are two storytelling mediums that have a history of not working so well together. The audience of the two are incredibly different, with television having a set narrative for a more passive observer, while video games, whilst most follow a storyline,…

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