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June 29, 2015

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A duo of former NISA employees have broken away to live the indie dream, and have formed Mr. Tired Media. After diligently working away on getting its first game up to a state where it can show it off, the new studio has taken to Kickstarter to fund Undead Darlings…

Review: Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 (Sony PlayStation Vita)

June 29, 2015

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Back when the Nintendo 3DS first launched, it offered a thin range of content and the console struggled as a result. But if there was any one game that justified for me the launch purchase of that little console, it was the original Samurai Warriors Chronicles. Related reading: Our review…

Disgaea 5 has a formal release date and we’re counting down the days

June 29, 2015

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Some news from late last week you might have missed: Nippon Ichi America has announced a formal release date for Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance. It lands in America on October 6 and Europe/ Australia three days later. It’s a PlayStation 4 exclusive, and should more than scratch the itch…

Aussie dev to turn Aussie detective TV series into game for PC and mobile

June 28, 2015

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Tin Man Games is a specialist local developer that is best known for its Gamebook Adventures titles. But it has also had some experience with visual novels and its most successful title is probably the brilliant Ryan North’s To Be Or Not To Be. The company is always looking for…

The Sunday Screenshot Gallery: The Final Fantasy XIV Edition

June 28, 2015

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Sharing screenshots is fun. In fact, the screenshot feature is in many ways the best feature that has been added in to this generation of consoles. It’s fun to share gameplay experiences, amusing anecdotes from the games, a indulge a little of the inner photographer in us. With that in…

Your games of July: Finally, a breather!

June 26, 2015

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July is traditionally one of the slowest month of game releases in the year. Coming after the hype train of E3, it’s an opportunity for the games industry to reset and recover a little before ramping up towards Christmas. It’s no different this year, though there are some gems in…

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June 26, 2015

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I love games that use satire to make some social commentary. No Pineapple Left Behind is certainly shaping up to be one of those games. It has been developed by Seth Alter, a former educator turned developer, and while the game is nominally a simulation/ strategy game in which you…

The Friday Ten: The dream JRPG team

June 25, 2015

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Let’s have a bit of fun with our list this week! Everyone knows that one of the things that we like most in our RPGs and JRPGs are the characters. After all, these are 40, 50, even 80 hour-long games, so if we’re not interested in the plight of the…

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June 25, 2015

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It looks like Apple is pulling any games it can find that feature the Confederate flag from its App store. But we’re not talking about racist games that heroise the flag or anything like that. We’re talking about historical wargames about the American Civil War that need to use the…

Gadget Review: QPAD 8K Pro Gaming Laser Mouse

June 25, 2015

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QPAD’s founder is called Mr Mouse. I assume that this is a nickname, rather than a name he inherited, as the latter would have shown extraordinary foresight on the part of his ancestors. And, in a curious coincidence, it seems that Mr Mouse is very good at making mice. Who…

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