Review by Pierre-Yves L. Ark: Survival Evolved has just recently launched from the lengthy Early Access period that it has been through. Now we supposedly have the full game. Debate over whether Early Access is a good thing for game development or not aside, after years of development, multiple expansions,…
Read MorePreview by Ginny W. While Notch may have suffered a bit of a publicity blowout after being an idiot on the Internet, his progeny, Minecraft, remains ever popular. Part of that may be that no other building simulator looks as child-friendly at Minecraft, but it’s far more likely that he…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Impact Winter is a game about absence – an absence of colour, an absence of faith, and an absence of direction. In a games market usually saturated with riotous colour and narrative pomp, Mojo Bones’ offering stands in stark contrast to other competitors; whether this difference…
Read MoreReview by Nicktatorship. The Flame in the Flood draws on the quintessentially American story of a life lived along a river, echoing a theme often found in the great American works of literature, film, music, and history. More than that, it explores the moments of being that exist in the…
Read MorePreview by Lindsay M. It’s the misty morning of October 11, 1964. I’m in what is labelled as the Wellington Underground, but appears to be a bunker of sorts. There are construction chests scattered about; they each contain a handful of scrap parts. There’s a television set to a live…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. Space can be a beautiful yet frightening place. After waking up to see that the space station Northstar IV has been destroyed, Alex Oshima must piece together what happened and survive long enough to make it back to earth. So… kinda like a video game take…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. It has been a good year for serious game about serious political topics. We’ve had titles such as 1979 Revolution focus on retelling a historical event that is rarely discussed without propaganda – that of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Another example is NORTH – a…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. It’s 1986, life hasn’t been the best thing up until this point but you’ve just turned thirty-three, you’ve got a loving wife and daughter, that’s all that you need isn’t it? The radio and television sets keep mentioning rising tensions in Europe but give no details.…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. Ever wonder what it would be like for you and your family to survive a post-apocalyptic world in an underground shelter? In Sheltered, you do just that. Related reading: This plays a little like a premium version of Bethesda’s Free-to-Play Fallout Shelter. Lindsay’s review of that…
Read MoreState of Decay for Xbox One is the updated version of the original Xbox 360 and PC release. Subtitled “year one” this time around, the updated version brings the DLC into the base game while expanding on the original edition with new content, vehicles and weapons to play with. Community…
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