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January 20, 2015

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News by Matt S. SEGA knows how to make us happy. When the PSN weekly releases land (which will have already happened if you’re American) then you’ll be able to grab a bunch of new content for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd. In addition to two new music tracks…

Review: Citizens of Earth (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 20, 2015

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Review by Jedediah H. Whether you closely follow and intelligently participate in politics, or reluctantly observe its policies, promises, and the disparate outcomes that follow from behind news coverage of Taylor Swift’s perfect post-workout limp, you probably have a sense that something is smelly and awry within the world of…

Monster Hunter 4; hands on with the demo

January 20, 2015

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Preview by Matt S. Last week, following the first Nintendo Direct for the year, the publisher sent out codes for a demo for Monster Hunter 4 to select 3DS owners. That demo was surprisingly comprehensive, offering three monsters to fight as well as offering a taste of the multiplayer play. …

Sid Meier’s Starships is announced and the trailer is woeful

January 20, 2015

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News by Matt S. 2K games and Firaxis have announced a new game – Sid Meier’s Starships. It’s apparently a turn-based adventure strategy game set in the same universe as Civilization: Beyond Earth, and is coming to PC, Mac, and iPad. In the game, you will apparently command a fleet…

Review: Bloodbones (Apple iPad)

January 19, 2015

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Review by Matt S. After eight Fighting Fantasy game books and innumerable others (either from its own Gamebook Adventures franchise or other third party authors), Tin Man Games has the choose-your-own-adventure gamebook style down pat. It understands how to make a visually pleasing interface and it knows how to make…

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January 19, 2015

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Opinion by Matt S. There was some big news in the world of Weiss Schwarz recently, with the publisher (Bushiroad) announcing that cards based on Attack on Titan will be added in to the collection. That might not mean anything to you if you’ve never heard of Weiss Schwarz, of…

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January 19, 2015

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Article by Matt S. A huge “thank you” to everyone that has filled out the semi-annual reader survey so far. Your comments are a great help already! But for everyone else, please do take a minute of your time to fill our survey out, so we can refine Digitally Downloaded…

Screens: Criminal Girls – let’s see how long it takes for this this one to stir up some controversy

January 19, 2015

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News by Matt S. NISA, the publishers and localisers of Criminal Girls outside of Japan, have released some new screenshots showing off the combat of the game. Given the controversies over how gender is represented in games such as Dead or Alive 5, Bayonetta 2 and Senran Kagura over the…

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January 18, 2015

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News by Matt S. Monster Hunter was the reason that the PSP had the success it did in its homeland, Japan (and make no mistake, it was a big hit in Japan). But Nintendo and Capcom have done a deal that has seen the franchise essentially become a Nintendo exclusive. Sony…

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January 16, 2015

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News by Matt S. It was a huge week for me personally this week, what with a book that I have spent the last year working on finally being listed for pre-order. And now that it’s up there and I can talk about it at greater depth, I wanted to…

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