Review by Matt S. I have no idea how My Farm has survived as a franchise. This series has been around for a shockingly long time – you could buy My Farm titles on the DSiWare download shop way back in 2010. That means people keep buying these games… but…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. “Welcome to the job” is the kind of tag line that could go so, so wrong for a video game. Games aren’t meant to be jobs, after all. And yet, it’s an appropriate tag line for Football Manager and, further to that, these games are somehow…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s weird to think that train driving could make for an interesting video game experience. It’s a job. A stock standard do-it-for-a-career job that just about everyone could do in the real world were they so inclined. There’s no substantial level of danger or excitement about…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Train Sim World came out of nowhere, but what a delightful game! Train driving simulators are hugely popular in Japan, but not so much out in the west, and while there have been a few on PC, we haven’t been able to get stuck into one…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. I am very upfront about my love of Reigns, the tinder-meets-card game RPG where you swipe your way to power — or to death, over and over. Actually, that second part is a given. The title’s sequel, Reigns: Her Majesty, was released last December and sucked…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. What a lovely bit of news to usher in the weekend. Koei Tecmo has announced that it is bringing the Atelier all-stars mashup, Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World to the west. It’s going to land in “Winter”, meaning either just in…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. Games based on movies have been known to be some of the worst ever, and yet they keep making them… because who could turn down the kind of money involved in capitalising on a popular franchise? Here we have Jurassic World Evolution; a game all about…
Read MoreNews by Matt C. It’s easy to get jaded about E3’s obsession with violence, guns, blood, and gore—a trend that continues into 2018. Luckily, we have adorable games like Ooblets to balance things out, with a new trailer during the PC Gaming Show putting a spotlight on the game’s dance-based…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Birthdays The Beginning was a delightful game for a number of reasons. Firstly, it had incredibly gorgeous art, with each of the game’s creatures being based on clay sculptures by one of Japan’s masters of the form. Secondly, it was so remarkably well intentioned; the game’s…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. One of my favourite genres, for basically as long as I’ve been playing video games, has been the simulator. There’s something that I’ve found endlessly fascinating about building up something, from an empty patch of land to a thriving city or business, and as nerdy…
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