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The Friday Ten: Ten essential Virtual Console games for your Wii U

April 24, 2015

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The Nintendo Wii U has become a very solid device for fans of retro games. While the line-up of titles is not as comprehensive as what we enjoyed on the Wii, and there are some consoles that are almost absent (Where are my Nintendo 64 games, Nintendo!), but the Game…

Film review: Tokyo Tribe (DVD)

April 24, 2015

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Tokyo Tribe blows my mind. Coming to us from Sion Sono (the same guy that helmed the also-brilliant Why Don’t You Play In Hell?), Tokyo Tribe is a violently clever homage and self-referential parody of grindhouse, exploitation, and yakuza films. From end to end it is an extreme pastiche of…

Anime Impressions: Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign

April 23, 2015

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A mysterious virus wipes away nine tenths of the earth’s population and a monster infestation ensues. Vampires take advantage of humanity’s decline and usurp them as the dominant species, demoting most survivors to “livestock” status. Most stragglers are under 14 years old and aren’t exactly equipped to challenge their new…

Film review: Black Butler (DVD)

April 23, 2015

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Video game adaptations of films don’t have the greatest reputation, and that’s for a good reason – they’re often limited in budget and struggle to capture what made the film so popular for audiences. Film adaptations of manga or anime is much the same. Trying to recreate what tend to…

Trailer: Total War: Warhammer; I really think SEGA’s going to nail it

April 23, 2015

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SEGA accidentally announced Total War: Warhammer by mentioning it in its Total War art book a few months back, but the company has now formally announced the game. Listed as “coming soon”, the game takes place in the Warhammer fantasy world, meaning swords and shields, magic and arrows. The trailer…

Anime Impressions: My Love Story!!

April 23, 2015

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The story of an outcast’s journey to acceptance is one that transcends cultures and time itself, from old testament bible stories to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. It’s no mystery why it resonates with a myriad of audiences from all across the age spectrum; there’s a very human inclination to…

Early access preview: Commander Cool 2 (PC)

April 22, 2015

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Commander Cool 2 is a run and gun platformer by German studio Orlyapps, featuring a time travelling protagonist and a colourful cartoon world. It’s also, unfortunately, devoid of anything to set it apart from any other platformer available on PC. While the game itself is perfectly functional, the mechanics and…

Review: MLB 15 The Show (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 22, 2015

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Baseball isn’t cricket, but as a sport it’s not so bad. I have to say that, because I’m Australian, and now that I have got that out of my system, let’s talk about MLB 15 The Show. Related reading: You can also check out our review of the PlayStation Vita…

Dear God… Tsunako’s drawing a Hatsune Miku for a Hyperdimension Neptunia game

April 22, 2015

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I don’t think you’ll see a more otaku-cool headline than that all year. Apparently Idea Factory is collaborating with SEGA for a cross-over Hyperdimension Neptunia spinoff game… and Hatsune Miku is going to be a part of it. Only she’ll be named Hatsumi Sega, because it’s Hyperdimension Neptunia and all…

Film review: GameLoading: Rise of the Indies (Digital Download)

April 22, 2015

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Documentary filmmakers seem to have a fascination with independent game developers. A few years ago we had Indie Game: The Movie, and now we’ve got GameLoading: Rise of the Indies. It actually makes sense that we would have such a fascination with indie game developers. After all, they typically fit…

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