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Preview: Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence (PC)

August 6, 2015

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Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence marks an interesting return for a series that has been around in Japan, but we haven’t seen in the west for many years. Like many grand strategy games that are popular on PC but rarely seen on console (this game is also coming to PlayStation…

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August 6, 2015

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Thanks to the kind developer behind the quite excellent Red Goddess, we have five copies of the game up for grabs on PC! From our review of the PlayStation 4 release: “Red Goddess a great experience. Utilising strong emotions such as joy, fear, and anger could have been done with…

Review: Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 6, 2015

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Every time I play Abyss Odyssey I respect it more and more. I respect it not just because it’s a fun game (though it certainly is), but it is also because I like and appreciate what it represents. For Abyss Odyssey is a game by ACE Team, a Chilean developer,…

Review: Velocibox (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 6, 2015

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I’m quite proud of my eyesight. I am after all the only member of my family who does not need a prescription set of specs to see my way through the day. Nothing has been more than a visual assault on my eyes than Velocibox, so much so that I’ve…

Koei Tecmo announces an Attack on Titan game based on the famed anime

August 5, 2015

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Just because there isn’t a name for the game yet doesn’t mean it isn’t something to get excited about! Koei Tecmo has announced they are collaborating with Kodansha to publish an action game developed by Omega Force based on the Attack on Titan manga and anime. Omega Force are the…

Gadget Review: Turtle Beach Ear Force Elite 800X Wireless Gaming Headset (Microsoft Xbox One)

August 5, 2015

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Headsets essentially have two jobs – one is to make a game sound better and another is to allow communication with other players. Certainly there are other things to take into consideration, but at their core, these are the two primary things of importance. The Turtle Beach Ear Force Elite…

Preview: No Pineapple Left Behind (PC)

August 5, 2015

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I may be a product of the Ontario (Canada) school system but even I have heard the (American) slogan “No child left behind.” So when a game came up with the title of No Pineapple Left Behind, I was intrigued. I may also really like pineapple, but I promise that…

Gamescom 2015: EA’s press conference

August 5, 2015

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With Gamescom being dubbed the second biggest video games conference after E3 (although we’d argue the Tokyo Game Show should at least have that second-place spot), several industry bigwigs are having briefings at this year’s event. Read on to learn about EA’s press conference, featuring eight upcoming games. Need For…

Is it a bird? Is is a plane? No, it’s Typoman!

August 5, 2015

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Remember Nintendo’s Nindies@E3 promotion? If not, there’s a good chance you missed it amongst all the excitement of E3 this year. One of the games it was promoting was Headup Games’ Typoman, and its been announced that the full game is expected September 16. The full trailer is here for…

Gadget review: Razer Firefly hard gaming mouse mat

August 5, 2015

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I really thought that the idea that paying money for a mouse mat, let alone the kind of money that you’ll be looking at for the Razer Firefly mouse mat, was a colossal waste of money. I was using a simple Mario face as my mouse mat that I got…

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