Preview by Matt S. I’ll admit that I was one of those that was disappointed with the direction that Koei Tecmo seemed to be taking with Dead or Alive 6 when it was first unveiled back at E3. I do believe that the series identity is wrapped up in its…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. As someone who writes about games I’m always both fascinated by and apprehensive of the jump towards developing my own: I have a level of head knowledge about systems, stories and mechanics that work from a larger scale, but each time I try to translate these…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I’ve now played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch. Never mind that the preview session featured an earlier version that didn’t include the recently-announced King K Rool and Simon Belmont. This might have been the same version of the game that plenty of people…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. Ghost Town Games is going to have us all cooking up a storm once again. As a sequel to one of the most deceptively bombastic games ever made, Overcooked 2 is shaping up to be a continuation of the original game’s food-themed stress simulator. Related reading:…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Gal*Gun 2’s full release in the west is only a few weeks away now, so we’re busy playing through it for a review at DDNet. Meanwhile, we’ve had the opportunity to do a hands-on preview video, showcasing our first hour with the game. This game will…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I had a chance to mosey on over to Bandai Namco and test out two of its upcoming games; Ni No Kuni 2 (due next month) and Soulcalibur VI (due eventually). In short: boy is Namco in for a good year this year. I haven’t played…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I had a chance to mosey on over to Bandai Namco and test out two of its upcoming games; Ni No Kuni 2 (due next month) and Soul Calibur VI (due eventually). In short: boy is Namco in for a good year this year. Related reading:…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. As one of the biggest fans of the Yakuza series out there, I’ve been looking forward to Yakuza 6 with baited breath. Now I’m starting my play through for review and here’s my impressions from the first couple of hours. Related reading: My review of Yakuza…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. After a triumphant return to the very roots of the modern RPG with Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian went to Kickstarter, as it had for the original, to finance a sequel, subtitled Deadfire. Currently moving into a closed beta for backers and the reviewing community alike, the…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. A game that I really enjoy, but haven’t written about much in the past, is Ziggurat. I picked it up about a year or so ago on a whim, and found myself really enjoying the way that it combined Heretic or Hexen-like dark fantasy FPS action…
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