Review by Pierre-Yves L. With the moon having been cracked open by an unknown force, and part of it crashing down upon the earth in a catastrophic event, a new breed of AI have spawned, taking over existing machines with one purpose: to destroy humanity. Waking up some years later…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. In an alternate timeline, the Vice President of the United States orchestrates a military coup d’état on the sitting President, imposing martial law and flooding the country with pro-coup propaganda. In an act of political brilliance, the President boards a giant mech and starts blowing things…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. The Nintendo Switch has been home to many, many ports so far. Some have been great ports that has boosted the Switch library in its first year, and others not so great. Arc System Works have seen the potential of porting its Vita library to the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Building robots is the dream of many kids, adults, and everything in between. Building robots so big that you can then get into them and pilot them around is a fantasy that has formed the core of more games that I would dare try and recall.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Chillingo, otherwise known as “EA’s mobile indie publisher” is also at E3 this year, and one of the big games that its announcing is MECH, an mobile title that – you guessed it – involved mechs fighting with one another. According to the fact sheet it’s…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. MonkeyPaw’s Japanese import titles have varied in terms of accessibility for non-native speakers. With that said being a retro run n’ gun shooter, Wolf Fang does a bang-up job of being fully playable. Unfortunately, the problem lies more in the game itself than the language barrier.…
Read MoreBefore Verdict Day, I had never played an Armored Core game. So picture, if you will, someone whose first experience of a game is a bunch of prompts to import a character from Armored Core 5, then set up a character because I selected ‘no.’ Then I had to wade…
Read MoreThough the degree of implementation has varied, customisation has been an integral part of gaming for several generations now. Our own Nick H. recently discussed the merits of creations tools and the potential for said utilities to extend a game’s life. What is less common, however, is a title that mandates…
Read MoreI now know that the Zone of the Enders games have held up remarkably well over the years, but the HD remake of these games does prove something else: HD remakes are a problem. I haven’t played an Enders game since they were new back on the PlayStation 2. I…
Read MoreOne of the most unexpected developments of 2012 is the surprising change of events for free-to-play video games. It started with Blacklight Retribution in April, bringing an extremely fun and balanced military shooter to the meta-genre. Following that game less than a month afterward were Tribes Ascend and Super Monday…
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