Review by Matt S. The Warhammer license gets shopped around in video games far too much. It does make sense for tabletop gaming to have an active presence in video games, so of course it’s fine (and good) that there are games, and it is in a better position than…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Battlestar Galactica would probably be my favourite science fiction series. Gritty, nihilistic, and philosophically dense, I’ve found myself more intrigued by it than the warmth of something like Star Trek, the high adventure and fantasy of Star Wars or the more… alien… sci-fi out there. The…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It is my sincere hope that the executive team at EA play Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock, and then pick up the phone to Paul Turbett and his team at Black Lab Games, and ask them to help EA in making Star Wars games that are respectful and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the recent Australian releases that I can’t quite get enough of is Black Lab Games’ Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy. This tactical space battle game hooked me in on PC, and again when it released on iPad, and did so because it features a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Black Lab Games’ Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a really, really good tactics strategy game. In both my reviews of the PC and iOS versions I lauded the game for its in-depth tactics system, as well as the way it captures the visual aesthetic of…
Read MoreI was already a big fan of Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy, back when I played it on my PC. But now that it’s on a platform I actually like to play games on, I like it even more. Related reading: My review of the original release of Star Hammer…
Read MoreMany years ago now (well, four), a small Australian developer from Perth produced one of my favourite PlayStation Minis games. Black Lab Games’ Star Hammer Tactics was a space faring tactical strategy game that might not have looked like much, but it provided some great value to fans of the likes…
Read MoreLast year we saw a bit of a unfortunate circumstance in the Australian games industry. Paul Turbett, the man behind Black Lab Games and the very enjoyable Star Hammer Tactics, was essentially driven out of the industry after his game flopped on the Apple iOS app store. It would seem…
Read MoreStar Hammer Tactics is still one of the best PlayStation Minis games available through the PSN. The Aussie indie hit lacked greatly in terms of presentation, but for those short strategic fixes, it was the perfect small download to have sitting on the PSP. One the iPad, it’s even better.…
Read MoreStar Hammer Tactics is still one of the best PlayStation Minis games available through the PSN. The Aussie indie hit lacked greatly in terms of presentation, but for those short strategic fixes, it was the perfect small download to have sitting on the PSP. One the iPad, it’s even better.…
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