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Review: Heroes of Might & Magic III HD (PC)

February 2, 2015

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Review by Nick H. Heroes of Might & Magic III HD is not a game I believe many people were asking for, yet it is such an amazingly well-balanced tactical experience that it should be appreciated by people who missed their chance in the past. There are newer iterations in…

Review: Life Is Strange: Episode 1 (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 1, 2015

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Review by Matt S. Life Is Strange makes me hate episodic games. When the opening chapter of a game is this utterly engrossing, to complete it after a solid five hours of continuous play, only to be told “well, you get to wait two months to see the story continue,”…

The games of February; the lull is over

January 30, 2015

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List by Jim S. January might have been a slow month for games, but February sees the releases start in full again. Over the next 28 days we’ll see the most niche of niche JRPGs launch alongside what is surely the biggest western RPG since Skyrim, a western take on the…

Nintendo needs to start offering a subscription service, and soon

January 30, 2015

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Opinion by Matt S. Nintendo recently updated the market on its financial performance, as listed companies are required to do quarterly. The results were not great. While operating profit for the company increased by close to 50 per cent on a year-on-year basis when compared to the October-December time frame…

Win Resident Evil HD Remaster on PS4, Xbox One OR PC!

January 30, 2015

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Contest by Matt S. We have another contest for you! Courtesy of the good people at Capcom, we have three copies of the excellent Resident Evil HD Remaster up for grabs – one copy for PlayStation 4, one for Xbox One, and one for PC (via Steam). All you need…

AnimeLab lands on iPad and iPhone

January 30, 2015

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News by Matt S. AnimeLab is Australia’s Madman Entertainment’s attempt to take on the likes of Crunchyroll by offering a wide range of high quality anime for streaming. It’s still in active development, still free (for now), and now it’s on iPhone and iPad via an app download. Related reading:…

The Awakened Fate Ultimatum is shaping up nicely

January 30, 2015

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News by Matt S. Nippon Ichi’s The Guided Fate Paradox impressed us greatly when it was released a while back. A roguelike that did some very clever things with its narrative, it was a deep, complex game that you could get stuck into for months. It was also enough of…

Last chance! Win a copy of Atelier Ayesha Plus and/ or Akiba’s Trip on PlayStation 4!

January 29, 2015

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Contest by Matt S. Just a quick reminder that we have not one, but two contests to win yourself a copy of some of the finest, quirkiest RPGs that have been released in recent years. Entries for both contests close at 9AM tomorrow morning, Australia time, so get your entries…

Anime review: Onimonogatari (Blu-Ray)

January 29, 2015

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Review by Matt S. I’ve reviewed a couple of the Monogatari series now, and I’m a big fan of the way the series manages to mix philosophy, wordplay, and extreme fan service together in a way that is refreshingly unique for anime, and quite striking. It’s not just the visual…

Import Review: Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi (Nintendo 3DS)

January 29, 2015

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Review by Clark A. Fire Emblem turning twenty five years old doesn’t have the impact that it should here. Western fans have missed out on at least seven games over the years so the sheer lineage of Intelligent Systems’ console strategy franchise is lost outside Japan until the magical day…

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