Review by Matt S. City builders – or similarly-themed “builder” simulators – are a favourite genre of mine, but only when a developer gets them right. Entries into this genre feature a great deal of number crunching, and require that players have a good nose for design, balancing, statistics, and…
Read MoreThe next big fighting game to land on the scene, Mortal Kombat XI, released recently, and we’ve been playing it pretty hard. This week we take a look at that game and, of course, its infamous violence. We also chat about the (many) games releasing in May. It’s going to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Steampunk isn’t just an aesthetic. Or, at least, it shouldn’t be. Without the “punk” running through its theme and design, all “Steampunk” is, is an attempt to cynically cash in on a popular alternative culture and ideology, and far, far too many “Steampunk” games feel incredibly…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Every time Resonance of Fate has had a release, it has been against a giant; first it was released at the same time as Final Fantasy XIII. Now, with this new HD remaster, it has released at the same time as the mighty Red Dead Redemption…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. RPG fans, you’ll want to hone in on this piece of news: Gataela is now on Steam Greenlight, and there is a demo available via itch.io. We had the pleasure of playing an earlier build of the game last year, and it’s clear through the demo…
Read MorePlaying Code Name: S.T.E.A.M actually felt like a betrayal. Until this game Intelligent Systems had never done me wrong. From Fire Emblem to Pushmo, Advanced Wars to Paper Mario, Intelligent Systems has one of the most stellar track records of all developers, and its upcoming Fire Emblem and Shin Megami…
Read MoreBethesda and Arkane Studios’ newest FPS Dishonored steampunks it up in today’s new batch of screenshots. I was not much of a fan of the ‘steampunk-ization’ of pretty much everything when the trend was popular a few years back. That said though, Dishonored is looking pretty sharp. The game casts…
Read MoreBethesda and Arkane Studios’ newest FPS Dishonored steampunks it up in today’s new batch of screenshots. I was not much of a fan of the ‘steampunk-ization’ of pretty much everything when the trend was popular a few years back. That said though, Dishonored is looking pretty sharp. The game casts…
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