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More Hatsune Miku DLC, because you can never have enough

April 8, 2015

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It’s always a nice way to start a new month; a load of new Hatsune Miku Project Diva f 2nd DLC to keep fans tapping along with the beat. The new pack is Kaito heavy, for people who want to indulge in the masculine tones of the big guy. Kaito…

Review: Boxboy! (Nintendo 3DS)

April 8, 2015

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Every so often Nintendo publishes an utterly oddball little downloadable title. They typically come out of nowhere, and almost always impress me more than the company’s big releases. Such is the case of Boxboy!. One of the most attractive, charming, entertaining games to land as an eShop exclusive in some…

Review: Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 8, 2015

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Released within a week of one another, I am so very interested to see how Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin compares with Bloodborne over the long term. Which game will end up dominating the consumer mindset on the new generation of hardware? Which game is considered to…

Review: La-Mulana Ex (Sony PlayStation Vita)

April 8, 2015

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I don’t like games that are difficult for the sake of being difficult. If you’re going to create a game like Bloodborne, then the difficulty makes sense – the rhythm of the game requires and in fact rewards players for failing. But La-Mulana is the kind of game that is…

Spring Anime 2015: Five shows to put a little spring in your step

April 7, 2015

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The snow has melted. The birds are chirping. You know what that means? Nothing, silly. Stay there half-comatose on your couch and overdose on some more anime. I guess the title of this article was a bit imprecise in hindsight… While this season can’t match the sheer star power that…

Review: Ironcast (PC)

April 7, 2015

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Dreadbit’s Ironcast is a wonderfully zany mix of elements and gameplay mechanics from different genres. A sort of Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure meets Super Puzzle Street Fighter II, with a steampunk aesthetic, some complex resource-management thrown in, and turn-based RPG mechanics, Ironcast is as addictive and engaging as…

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April 7, 2015

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Reiner Knizia is a masterful board game designer, and his games make for excellent video game adaptations as well. I still play titles such as Samurai and Through the Desert today on my iPad, years after I downloaded them for the first time. And there’s a Kickstarter that has been…

Review: Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 7, 2015

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Having never played a Borderlands game before, The Handsome Collection was the right way to start. The absence of the original Borderlands made the narrative opening of the HD version of Borderlands 2 a little alien, but once I was into the rhythm I found myself enjoying my time greatly,…

Review: Reel Fishing: Master’s Challenge (Sony PlayStation Vita)

April 6, 2015

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I love fishing. I’m terrible at it, but I love it. I’m not even exaggerating when I say I’m terrible at it. I once spent a whole week on a houseboat in a prime fishing river, with all the cool baits and fishing rods, and didn’t catch a single fish…

Review: Paperbound (PC)

April 6, 2015

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What is up with indie game developers and their love affair with notoriously difficult games? There’s Super Meat Boy, that makes all the veins on my forehead pop out, Braid, a mind-bending, time-twisting that confuses as it entertains, Fez, where some of the puzzles are surely impossible, and now we…

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