Review by Matt S. The idea of people melded with machine, and the moral and ethical ramifications of bringing the two together, is hardly a new concept in literature, film or games. That’s not to say it’s not a relevant topic to address, though. Indeed, with what was once complete…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Spiders’ The Technomancer is set to to release (July 28 in North America, July 30 in Australia) courtesy of the developer’s usual partner, Focus Home Interactive. I’m not going to lie, normally a game with a name like The Technomancer would have me running in the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 (the developer behind Lords of the Fallen) are busy at work on a science fiction action RPG called The Surge. The E3 trailer for this game is brief, at less than a minute in length, but it’s enough to catch our…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Dontnod, the studio behind critically acclaimed Life Is Strange (I mean, it was our GOTY 2015!), has released the first screenshots for its upcoming action-RPG Vampyr. Set in 1918 London, Vampyr is set to be an incredibly immersive game steeped in vampire mythology. No sparkles here,…
Read MoreTake a sip of your potion of choice (beer, coffee, Ogre Knuckle on the rocks), and imagine along with me the following scenario: An Elf and an Orc are at a morning charity event, looking to donate a small percentage of their annual earnings so as to guarantee that younglings…
Read MoreAct of Aggression is one of those titles that will no doubt appeal to dedicated fans of real-time strategy (RTS). It is incredibly polished and does most things quite well. However, its lack of fresh ideas gives it an overwhelming impression of too-comfortable familiarity. The end result is a solid…
Read MoreWe already had our eye on Spiders Studio’s post-apocalyptic cyberpunk RPG, and now that a new trailer has been released our excitement has been multiplied tenfold! No words will do it justice, so watch here and prepare to be blown away: There are a couple things worth noting about the…
Read MoreSpiders is surely one of the most underrated developers out there. The French company behind the likes of Bound by Flame, Of Orcs and Men and Mars: War Logs consistently produces RPGs that are conceptually rich and backed up with unique, original gameplay. They don’t always work as well as…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. It does not take long to realise that this is a fairly traditional Sherlock Holmes game, but it nevertheless does justice to the source material through its thick, foggy atmosphere that is just as immersive as it is thoughtful. The pacing is certainly a matter of…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The inspiration for Magrunner Dark Pulse is clearly Valve’s incredibly popular Portal. Between the visuals and the sense of perspective (first person) and the puzzle-solving nature of Magrunner, the two games really do have a great deal in common. That is really just a surface view…
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