News by Matt S. Publisher, PQube, is responsible for finding some of the most eclectic games from across Asia for publishing (and boy do we love them for that). The latest was announced overnight. Coming from Indonesian studio, Mojiken, A Space for the Unbound is a slice-of-life adventure game about…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Love, the kind you clean up with a mop and bucket Like the lost catacombs of Egypt, Only God knows where we stuck it hieroglyphics Let me be Pacific, I want to be down in your South Seas But I got this notion that the motion…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Koei Tecmo’s long-running Romance of the Three Kingdoms series has long been essential for fans of hardcore strategy. Based on the historical fiction novel of the same name, each game in the series challenges you to take a deeply fractured China and, through diplomacy and military…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The appeal of golf is that, unlike most other sports, the competition is almost entirely internal. Sure, you’re trying to land at the top of a leaderboard, but to do that you’re testing your own powers of concentration and precision, rather than trying to directly out-perform…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Death End re;Quest was one of my favourite releases last year. Idea Factory managed to take its typically ridiculous fan service and apply it to something that was in every other way a tense thriller… and against all odds that truly oddball pairing worked. It really…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s a rare treat when strategy specialist, Slitherine, puts one of its games on console. As someone who really loves Slitherine’s work, and strategy games in general, but doesn’t enjoy playing games on PC as a rule, when something like Fantasy General II does land on…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Hood: Outlaws & Legends is an interesting looking take on the Robin Hood mythology and spirit. It’s being developed by Sumo Digital, and will be a team-based multiplayer game in which a group of outlaws need to commit heists against “an oppressive government in a dark…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I must admit that I miss classic horror games. Horror, for me, peaked back on the PlayStation 2 with the likes of Project Zero, Silent Hill, Clock Tower and Haunting Ground, and we’ve seen over the years since that mainstream horror has become progressively more sanitised.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. There is a lot to admire about Othercide. It boasts a strong concept, an incredible aesthetic, and some excellent moment-to-moment gameplay. Unfortunately, it’s also yet another victim of the industry’s obsession with giving players content over having the confidence to allow what should be a fairly…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s easy to understand the appeal of Dark Souls, both as a game to play and a creative target for developers. Dark Souls is densely creative, intricate, beautiful and compelling, and largely liberates developers of the need to tell nice, neat linear stories. Because of the…
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