News by Lindsay M. FMV (full motion video) video games may seem like something new, but they’ve actually be around since the 1980s. There’s no need for a full history lesson — that’s what Wikipedia is for — but in short several developers tried its hands at creating FMV titles,…
Read MoreIt’s time for the final podcast on this year’s E3 show. This week we talk about what we liked (and didn’t), and talk in-depth about Nintendo, which we were particularly impressed with this year. Also this week we talk about Final Fantasy XIV, which has a new expansion just out,…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. And just like that, E3 is done for another year. Another show of ups and downs, with plenty to get excited about to do with plenty of disappointment. Be sure to let us know what you thought of the event in the comments, but in the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the publishers that you’re not going to hear too much about is Kalypso. It’s largely a simulator specialist, and doesn’t get a whole lot of media coverage; not when there are games featuring evisceration for the media to talk about instead. Railway Empire But…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nussoft, an ultra-indie outfit out of Japan, had a bit of a hit on PC and Wii U with Ace of Seafood; a game in which fish swim around shooting one another with laser beams, which is all the proof I ever needed to know that,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Japan loves VR in a way that I don’t think the west truly comprehends. The last two times I’ve been to Tokyo Game Show, the overwhelming interest, both from consumers and the developers themselves, is the kind of experiences that VR opens up. So, while you…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Slain: Back From Hell was one of those indie games that didn’t look like much until you sat down to play it, and then discovered that, actually, it was really bloody good fun. Mixing a love of Castlevania with a love for head bangin’ heavy metal,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Fans were generally happy with Nintendo’s showing at E3 this year. After all, multiple “core” Metroid games, the confirmation that a “core” Pokemon game was in development for the Nintendo Switch, and an all-new, hyper cute, Yoshi game were always going to be enough for anyone…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. With all the focus with E3 being on the stuff that the big companies show off at their meticulously planned stage shows, it’s easy to forget that backstage (proverbially) in the giant E3 hall there are a lot of other developers and publishers showing off all…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Much to the surprise of exactly no one, the youthful Nintendo Switch is already gearing up to be the home for first-party platformers. Nintendo’s brief presentation showed us more of the wildly creative Super Mario Odyssey and introduced a colourful Kirby game that is sure to…
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