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Let’s have a serious discussion about localisation and games

February 26, 2016

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Despite the superb sales figures, the recent Fire Emblem game has been the subject of some incredibly fierce controversy. The reason for that controversy is that Nintendo, when localising the game, decided to engage in some self-censorship of the material, removing some parts of the game, and changing the dialogue,…

Review: Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition (Nintendo 3DS)

February 26, 2016

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Review by Clark A. Since its inception in the early nineties, Fire Emblem has been forward-thinking with its humanisation of war. In a period when competing titles had players manipulate generic tanks and infantrymen for glory or without context, Intelligent Systems’ tactics series put a face to each of its…

Review: Far Cry Primal (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 25, 2016

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Review by Sam M. There’s something very primitive about Far Cry Primal. Everything has been stripped back, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. If anything, the excessiveness of the later games in the series at times often felt like Ubisoft had given up and just gave into players wanting…

Review: No Pineapple Left Behind (PC)

February 25, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. If there’s one thing that education and video games have in common, it’s that everyone seems to want to pay the very least they can to get the very best product possible – oftentimes putting an unbearable strain on the suppliers of the product. Teachers might…

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February 25, 2016

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News by Matt S. Aquria, the developer of Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, and FuRyu, the publisher/ developer behind Legend of Legacy and Lost Dimension, are collaborating on a PlayStation Vita JRPG that, quite literally, instantly sung out to me as a game that I will adore. ‘Caligula’ is a…

Japanese films you should watch: Solomon’s Perjury, Part 1 & 2

February 25, 2016

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Article by Matt S. One of my favourite films of all time is Stand By Me. It fascinated me because it really was the “discovery” film for so many of my favourite actors while they were young. But, more than that, the way the film approached the coming of age…

Fire Emblem Fates sells a staggering 300k copies at launch in NA

February 24, 2016

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News by Dylan C. 3DS strategy RPG Fire Emblem Fates has sold an impressive 300,000 copies in its North American opening weekend. These strong sales figures earn a place in the record books as the fastest-selling game in the history of the long-running, critically-acclaimed franchise. Related reading: Discover why Fire…

Review: Street Fighter V (PC)

February 24, 2016

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Review by Hamza A. Street Fighter has come a long way since it debuted at the arcade gaming scene back in 1987. Over the years since the characters roster has been updated regularly, the visuals have improved, fighting moves and combos have been refined, and new features have been added.…

Review: The Deadly Tower of Monsters (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 24, 2016

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Review by Matt S. I have a confession: I genuinely like cheesy science fiction, monster films, and horror from the heyday of B-grade nonsense. Even stuff like Plan 9 From Outer Space gives me kicks because yes, it’s nonsense, but at the same time these films have a distinct aesthetic…

Dead or Alive 5 is getting a samurai warrior to the party

February 24, 2016

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News by Matt S. Years after Dead or Alive 5 was first released, Koei Tecmo is still hard at work at its flagship fighting game. Because it has had such an aggressive DLC strategy, Dead or Alive 5 (and the new PlayStation 4 version, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round)…

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