Le sigh. Square Enix is a truly awesome publisher and is really getting its groove back after some really odd experiments through the later PS2/ early PS3 era. After all, in just the last two years, amongst a dozen other projects, Square Enix brought us Life is Strange and had…
Read MoreDirty Bomb is a fresh take on the FPS genre, despite a name suggesting something very generic. It’s a bit of a throwback to faster paced shooters such as Team Fortress and Quake but it also has an much greater focus on teamwork that many other, similar games. Visually the…
Read MoreRecently, gumi Asia’s port of SEGA’s Chain Chronicle hit a milestone; one million downloads of the English “worldwide” release. While it’s a free-to-play game, and therefore that massive number doesn’t translate directly into financial success, it is nevertheless a significant achievement when you consider that while people in the west…
Read MoreIt’s not often that free-to-play mobile games are truly exciting, but over in Japan (where the market is far more receptive to them, it must be said), there are a range of mobile games that have been worth getting excited for. SEGA’s Chain Chronicle and DeNA’s Final Fantasy: Record Keeper…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s not often that you’ll read this, but Chain Chronicle is a genuinely good mobile free-to-play game. And I don’t just mean in the context of mobile games, or in comparison to other free-to-play games. Chain Chronicle is a good game in comparison to all those…
Read MoreReview by Chris I. If the title of this satirical little retro platform title comes off a bit confusing, know that it is a shortened version of a much longer title: FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE 2 PLAY! This is a game that intentionally pokes fun at the Free-to-Play business…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I guess it was inevitable that the shining light of quality free-to-play military action would eventually make its way to the platform where $0.99 upfront can be seen as expensive but then people are willing to spend $100 in virtual coins to buy slightly prettier houses…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. While the Xbox 360 might be on its way out, there’s still one last great hurrah from the console with World of Tanks promising a full-featured and in-depth combat experience that is both free to play, and long lasting. In lives up to its promise, generally…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot is a free-to-play Dungeon Crawling and Simulation Action RPG where you get to raid other people’s castles for experience, treasure and glory. The characters are funky and have funny personalities, the customisable environments range from beautiful to comically horrifying, the…
Read MoreSo, over the last week we’ve had two more free-to-play games based on classic franchises released; Dungeons & Dragons Arena of War by Mobage, and Dungeon Keeper by EA Mythic, the same studio responsible for taking Ultima and turning it into a free-to-play game. I know I shouldn’t have gone…
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