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

January 19, 2015

Criminal Girls: Invite Only/News/NISA/PlayStation Vita/Screenshot/screenshots

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

Koei Tecmo/Monster Hunter clone/News/PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita/Screenshot/screenshots/Toukiden/Toukiden Kiwami

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

art books/ask me anything/Books/Game Art

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…

The Friday Ten; The ten last-gen games that should have “HD Remasters”

January 16, 2015

Demon's Souls/Dragon Age/Final Fantasy XII/Friday 10s/From Dust/Hatsune Miku/Lollipop Chainsaw/mass effect/Ni No Kuni/Nier/Top 10/White Knight Chronicles 2

List by Matt S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…

Review: Funk of the Titans (Microsoft Xbox One)

January 16, 2015

A Crowd of Monsters/endless runner/Funk of the Titans/Microsoft Xbox One/Reviews/Xbox One review

Review by Nick H. Funk of the Titans has some potential, from the wacky theme to some of the game’s ideas. The game is set against a mythological backdrop that is absurd and thoroughly entertaining as Zeus – the Father of Funk – wants to see competing genres of music…

Review: Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition (Sony PlayStation Vita)

January 15, 2015

3D Realms/Devolver Digital/Duke Nukem/Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition/FPS/Retro

Review by Matt S. If there is one genre that ages more sharply than any other, it’s the First Person Shooter, or FPS. Whether it’s Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Heretic, Hexen, or even the likes of Goldeneye, it’s harder and harder to go back to these games and enjoy them as…

Review: Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk (Sony PlayStation Vita)

January 15, 2015

Atelier Ayesha/Atelier Ayesha Plus/Gust/JRPG/Koei Tecmo/Reviews/Vita Review

Review by Matt S. As the first game in the Dusk franchise, Atelier Ayesha came immediately after the happy-to-a-fault Atelier Meruru. As a fan of the franchise, this new game was a shock to the system, to say the least. Where Meruru was quite infectious in its upbeat positivity, Ayesha…

In depth: The banning of Hotline Miami 2 and why games need to be able to offend

January 15, 2015

Censorship/Game Theory/Hotline Miami/Hotline Miami 2/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. When the news broke that Hotline Miami 2 was to be banned from sale in Australia, I naturally assumed that there would be a general outcry in condemnation by the gaming community. After all, it was the very definition of censorship, and as offensive as the…

There’s a new fighter coming to Dead or Alive 5: Last Round and surprise! She’s cute

January 15, 2015

Dead or Alive/Dead or Alive 5/Dead or Alive 5: Last Round/Koei Tecmo/News/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Koei Tecmo is going out of its way to try and convince fans of Dead or Alive 5 that the next-gen upgrade is worth the price of admission (and it’s succeeded, as far as we’re concerned). The latest addition to the ever-growing Dead or Alive 5…

UPDATE: Hotline Miami 2 banned in Australia

January 15, 2015

Censorship/Classification Board/classifications/Hotline Miami/Hotline Miami 2/Opinion

News by Matt S. It’s always good to know that the Australian Classification Board is out there protecting us from things that no human being would ever want to see. Like a knight in shining armour, the Board is out there shielding us from the evils of nasty game developers…

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