Reviews by Matt S. The end of year rush is always so busy that I inevitably miss some games that I had otherwise planned on playing and reviewing (the awards really do take a lot out of me), and then Christmas break hits, and I really do my best to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The good people at EastAsiaSoft seem determined to singlehandedly bring every budget fan service game to the Nintendo Switch. Note, though, I’m not complaining (I’ve got a visual novel to pitch your way, BTW. Hit me up). Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Fantasy World Edition is the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Poker Club, the Ripstone Games-published “big-budget” poker title, has a release date. It will land on November 19, across just about every platform – PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. For some reason Nintendo Switch players will need to wait until…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Poker is a funny game. It’s gambling, but completely socially legitimised as a game as well. It’s a simple card game, but we do so love the aesthetics of the game. There are plenty of poker games on the market, but Ripstone looks like it’s on…
Read MoreI’m actually quite good at poker. At least, I am at first. Every time I play poker the following little narrative happens: I sit down at a table with friends (or whoever I’m playing with), and we all toss in $20 and grab some chips. At first, I dominate the…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. If you like Texas Hold ‘Em poker, then Governor of Poker is a decent game and at a cheap price. Which will be fine for some people, but there isn’t much more to it than that. When you start playing you’ll be asked to pick between…
Read MoreCertain crossover games seem to come under fire for having decidedly random characters thrown into sometimes unfitting contexts. If you thought last year’s Pokémon X Nobunaga or the recent Project X Zone were strange, Telltale is looking to shock you again by cranking up the weirdness to unparalleled levels. If…
Read MoreTelltale Games’ Poker Night 2 is inspired. Amongst the thousands of Poker games out there here is one that has managed to stand out by playing to Telltale’s unique strength – storytelling. Yep, I was surprised to come to this realisation as well. Poker is a game that does not…
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