News by Matt S. 2K games and Firaxis have announced a new game – Sid Meier’s Starships. It’s apparently a turn-based adventure strategy game set in the same universe as Civilization: Beyond Earth, and is coming to PC, Mac, and iPad. In the game, you will apparently command a fleet…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NISA, the publishers and localisers of Criminal Girls outside of Japan, have released some new screenshots showing off the combat of the game. Given the controversies over how gender is represented in games such as Dead or Alive 5, Bayonetta 2 and Senran Kagura over the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Monster Hunter was the reason that the PSP had the success it did in its homeland, Japan (and make no mistake, it was a big hit in Japan). But Nintendo and Capcom have done a deal that has seen the franchise essentially become a Nintendo exclusive. Sony…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Koei Tecmo is going out of its way to try and convince fans of Dead or Alive 5 that the next-gen upgrade is worth the price of admission (and it’s succeeded, as far as we’re concerned). The latest addition to the ever-growing Dead or Alive 5…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. KUNG LAO WINS! Oh, my apologies; I was absorbed in a flashback from my MK II days, a time when combos in the series consisted of spamming high-punch until your foe foolishly stumbled into its inescapable flurry. Today, however, Warner Bros. Interactive has released a trailer…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. God bless SEGA. The company has announced that Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX for the Nintendo 3DS has a release date of May 26 for America, May 28 for Japan and Korea, and Europe (and we presume Australia) on May 29. Project Mirai DX will play…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Are you still playing Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn? We hope so, because it’s going from strength to strength, and there’s a new patch due soon that will add even more content into the game. Before The Fall (as the patch is being dubbed) will…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Pix the Cat is a funky little game that was released on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita and was something of a mild hit (thanks in no small part because it was a PSPlus “freebie”). Also, it has duckies. And duckies are awesome. Now this…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Last year I embarked on a epic quest to write a book about games as works of art. Originally I gave Kickstarter a go to try and raise the funds to self-publish the book, but then the good folks at No Starch Press offered to publish…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Mid-tier developer, Zombie Studios, has announced that it has shut its doors. But not for the reasons that we’ve seen so many developers close down in recent years. Zombie Studios is no more simply because the owners are retiring. This is good news for people looking…
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