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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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April 22, 2015

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Fruitbat Factory is giving us a very good reason to keep the PlayStation 3 under our TVs for a while yet. Eiyuu Senki, a strategy JRPG, is looking better and better every time we see more of it. For those that don’t know the history behind this game, Eiyuu Senki,…

Review: Tower of Guns (Microsoft Xbox One)

April 21, 2015

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I’ve played a lot of crazy games but I think I can crown a new winner for the most crazy one of all. Tower of Guns is a quick paced roguelike FPS Bullet Hell that puts crazy weapons in the player’s hands to shoot at anything that moves. Bringing back…

Film review: Shield of Straw (DVD)

April 21, 2015

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Takashi Miike is one of the most prolific and transgressive of Japan’s modern cinema directors. Best known for 13 Assassins, Dead or Alive (no, it has nothing to do with the games), and Ichi the Killer, Miike likes indulging in a spot of the old ultraviolence and in-out (I do…

Review: Tabletop Gallery (Nintendo Wii U)

April 21, 2015

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I love board games. I spend a lot of time playing them, and then spend a lot of time playing digital board games. My iPad, especially, has such a range of board games on it that I don’t even need friends any more (but seriously, friends, don’t leave me!). Related…

Interview: Screen Cheat is coming to PS4!

April 20, 2015

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Screencheat was one of our favourite PC games from last year. As a multiplayer-only game it provided all of the necessary elements for a quality, classic local multiplayer experience; tight mechanics, well-balanced gameplay, and an entertaining concept that would allow competitive players to really get stuck into it. The basic…

Film review: Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Blu-Ray)

April 20, 2015

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The Rurouni Kenshin series of films is what 47 Ronin should have been. Stripped of the formula that marks a Hollywood period film, and replaced with an actual understanding of the Japanese culture and philosophy (as you would hope, given that it is a film native to Japan), Rurouni Kenshin…

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April 20, 2015

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It’s undeniable that the retro gaming aesthetic is a major force in gaming. Tapping into the nostalgia for simplicity and pixels, developers, from the indies right through to the big publishers, are investing in games that appeal to that specific community. And that’s what two industry veterans, Mike Kennedy and…

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