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Ten years after Final Fantasy XII; please, Square Enix, please can we have a HD remaster?

March 18, 2016

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Article by Matt S. One of Square Enix’s finest games ever hit a real milestone this week; Final Fantasy XII turned 10. It’s one of Square Enix’s finest games, and equally it’s a real outlier in the series for many reasons, and one of the most obvious of them is…

The Friday Ten: The top ten reasons to be excited for PlayStation VR

March 18, 2016

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List by Matt S. There’s been a lot of news about PlayStation VR this week, after Sony formally announced the release month (October), and price ($550-odd Australian). It’s a premium priced product, so naturally people have been discussing in great depth whether PlayStation VR is “worth it” or not. I’m…

On Hitman Episode 1: Paris; the killing begins!

March 18, 2016

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Article by Sam M. Agent 47 is back. The bald man branded with a barcode who is also a master of disguise returns in a new episodic format, an increasingly popular way to release big titles nowadays. Games like Life is Strange and the King’s Quest reboot have implemented episodes…

Review: Tom Clancy’s The Division (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 17, 2016

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Review by Nick H. Bleak. This is the primary adjective that comes to mind while I was playing Tom Clancy’s The Division. Not in a bad way, because the game is absolutely worth experiencing, but it is not ‘fun’ the way a lot of people define the term. It is…

Watch the touching tribute to Satoru Iwata shown at the GDC awards

March 17, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Yesterday was the Game Developers Choice awards, a staple at the annual Game Developers Conference held in San Fransisco. At the ceremony, Satoru Iwata was remembered through a three-minute animated tribute that spans his career from being a programmer to becoming president and CEO of Nintendo.…

Review: Musicverse Electronic Keyboard (Nintendo 3DS)

March 17, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. Musicverse Electronic Keyboard is a new music-making app for the Nintendo 3DS, using all the capabilities of the system to provide a robust composition and performance tool on the go. Developed by Abylight, the team behind the Music Go series for DSiWare, Musicverse comes from a…

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March 17, 2016

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Article by Matt S. So here’s an addictive little iPhone game for you. If you were to bring the art aesthetic and focus on simplicity of a game like Crossy Road, and have it meet a 4X strategy game like Civilization half way, you have SuperTribes. And as odd as…

Disney Crossy Road is coming and it’s going to be awesome

March 17, 2016

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News by Matt S. The Aussie developers at Hipster Whale have really struck on to a good thing with Crossy Road. Not only is it one of the most addictive and entertaining games on mobile devices, but it remains one of the best games on the Apple TV (complete with…

Review: Disgaea (PC)

March 16, 2016

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Review by Sam M. After being awoken from his sleep following from the death of his father two years prior, demon prince Laharl discovers that the Netherworld is in ruins, and so naturally, he sets off to take opportunity of that and become the overlord of the realm. Yep, this…

Attack on Titan director’s new anime to stream worldwide on Amazon Prime

March 16, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Amazon is bringing Wit Studio’s new anime, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, to the world via Prime streaming. Roy Price, the head of Amazon Studios, confirmed via Twitter that the series will be available for streaming in Japan beginning in April. He has also confirmed that…

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