News by Matt S. XCOM has proven to be a very versatile foundation for a wide range of games. XCOM itself is a science fiction human-vs-aliens affair, but that foundation has been used for everything from James Bond-like espionage titles through to Call of Cthulhu-style horror. And now the celebrated…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Disney’s Tsum Tsum are delightful. They’re a range of collectible stuffed toys that are shaped as round cylinders, covering the entire range of Disney characters, and these things are very, very collectible. So much more so than those useless Funko Pop figures. Japan in particular has…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Within all the announcements that were made through the Nintendo Switch E3 Direct (and there really were an awful lot of them), one really stood out as something that came out of nowhere, and I am immediately grateful that it exists. There’s a tactics RPG tie-in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Created by everyone’s favourite up-and-coming developer/publisher, FuRyu, and localised in the west by XSEED, Heroland is the western title for what is known as WORK X WORK in Japan. Courtesy of E3, we now have a release window for the game – it launches in fall…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Looking away from the major conferences and stage shows at E3, there’s always a couple of little gems that struggle to get the attention that they deserve. Often they come from Kalypso, a mid-tier publisher that has many of the most interesting properties. This year is…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s not an exaggeration to say a good portion of Nintendo Direct viewers were waiting for news on the upcoming Animal Crossing; I was one of those people. And I was absolutely not disappointed. Welcome to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo Treehouse Live showed off a…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. E3 may as well be Christmas in June, because it’s the gift that keeps on giving. NIS America is on point this year. Yesterday it announced the release date for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, and now there’s some even bigger news…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s time for the final press conference from E3, but the week is still just beginning! Everyone’s eyes are on Nintendo for one reason: Animal Crossing. But what’s actually ahead remains to be seen, so grab your coffee (good morning, Aussies!) and let’s get started with…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s been a bit of a bleak E3 to date, with several press conferences yet only a handful of games to be excited about. I’m sure I’m not the only one looking to Square Enix to breath some life back into the conference. So without further…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s been a long time since the last proper Vampire: The Masquerade title. The other great pen-and-paper RPG, after Dungeons & Dragons, Vampire is all about how supernatural creatures of horror live within our world, and right under our noses…. and in these games you play…
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