Preview by Matt S. Slitherine is one of the true niche players in the games industry. It has been around for many, many years now, and it has survived by having a very narrow focus, which it executes on to the exacting expectations of a very hardcore fanbase. Slitherine specialises…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Nope. I was going to leave it at that, because my disappointment in the marketing demo (sorry, beta) was crushing and complete, however expected it was. But in the interest of being a little more insightful, here’s a video of me playing the game quite poorly,…
Read MorePreview by Sam M. Block’hood is all about relationships. Every block that is placed down interacts with the blocks around it. Placing trees next to apartments make the residents happy, producing more resources to be used elsewhere. Place solar panels next to each other to increase their productivity. Much like…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. Herolike is an upcoming Action RPG debuting on Steam’s Early Access, developed by Games Hut. It’s a rouge-lite dungeon crawler with 3D environments and bite-sized action combat scenarios spread out by a linear map. Its surprisingly good production values are unfortunately held back by an inconsistent…
Read MoreAgatha Christie is one of the most successful novelists of all time. Her works, which include 66 novels and 154 short stories, specialise in thrilling whodunit mysteries, and indeed, aside from Arthur Conan Doyle, it’s difficult to think of a single person more influential over that paticular genre. Agatha Christies:…
Read MoreEarlier this week, I had the opportunity to try Ghost in the Shell: First Assault – Stand Alone Complex Online before its early access release in a press demo version. As you can tell by the title the game is based on the crazy-popular Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone…
Read MoreI am just going to put everything on the line right out of the gate: Layers of Fear is not easy to play. Actually, let me correct that: it isn’t easy to play if you’re a giant wimp, much like myself. I’ve played my fair share of games in preview,…
Read MoreBack at Tokyo Game Show, I was able to mess around with the opening level of Koei Tecmo’s upcoming anime tie-in Arslan: The Warriors of Legend. Related reading: For people looking to get a taste of Warriors action, Samurai Warriors 4-II is an excellent place to start. Nick’s full review.…
Read MoreLara Croft, Tomb Raider, is back. Related reading: A retro review of the original Tomb Raider, which, while having aged badly, is still a genuine classic of game design. This was the overwhelming feeling that pulsed through my controller as I got some hands on time to the follow-up from…
Read MoreStar Wars was out in full force at the EB Games Expo, with EA and PlayStation having one of the largest booths, and Star Wars Battlefront being the main attraction. Only half an hour after the gates opened, attendees were lugged with a two hour wait time just to test…
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