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Review: Superbeat Xonic (Sony PlayStation Vita)

November 13, 2015

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My first response when I started playing Superbeat Xonic was “wait… where’s my waifus?!?!?”. No Risette Kujikawa, no Hatsune Miku. How on earth could I be expected to get along with such a game? Of course, I got over that after I settled down to play (at least, that’ the…

Hatsune Miku’s 2016 tour of America is going to be something special

November 13, 2015

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Hatsune Miku concerts are amazing. When I went and saw one in Japan this year it absolutely blew my mind. Japan’s virtual superstar is just getting bigger and bigger, and she’s starting to make serious inroads in the west as well. Related reading: And, of course, don’t forget just how…

Everything you need to know about Nintendo’s Digital Event (North American stream)

November 13, 2015

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The day is finally here: a new Nintendo Direct! This coverage reflects the information on the North American stream of the event, but there will be links to both the North American and European streams at the bottom. Today’s Nintendo Direct focused on what is coming out for the Wii…

Oh look, the Liberal Party of Australia is now pretending it cares about games

November 13, 2015

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In today’s edition of Friday afternoon nuttiness, an Australian politician, belonging to the Liberal Party of Australia, has written an opinion piece about the importance of the government supporting game development in Australia. You can read that piece here. There are noble words in that piece, to be sure. The…

Review: The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians (PC)

November 12, 2015

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While The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians is clearly an indie effort, it does a lot of what fans of the dungeon crawling genre look for. With a lot of exploration, deep character progression to sink your teeth into, and a nice twist on the typical combat one finds in…

Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Microsoft Xbox One)

November 12, 2015

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The risk with an annual release is that the lines might start to blur, and the titles begin to feel less inspired from one another. Having different developmental teams on a cycle of releases however, has helped Activision avoid this problem because the different teams often release games that borrow…

Review: Rise of the Tomb Raider (Microsoft Xbox One)

November 12, 2015

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The rebooted Tomb Raider was a much-needed breath of fresh air for the popular series, and as an origins story, it was good to see the hero that has become so iconic taking shape. It was also good to see the development team take the opportunity to modernise Lara, so…

Final Fantasy XI tells its last tale

November 12, 2015

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On November 10, Square Enix released the final chapter of its crowning Final Fantasy XI story arc. Related reading: Time flies! Remember when the FFXI Ultimate Collection was made available four years ago? Whether you’re a fan or not, it is always sad when the final curtain falls on a…

Review: Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 11, 2015

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The original Darksiders gave Zelda fans something a little more serious to dig into. Players got to take on the role of War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who accidentally set it off the end of the world, then went about trying to fix that (fairly significant)…

On why the cultural imperialism in games needs to stop

November 11, 2015

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One of the things that has always frustrated me about the games industry, is just how aggressive it is in promoting what could only be considered a cultural imperialist view on the world. Particularly in recent years – which I think is no coincidence as games have become better at…

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