List by Matt S. Studio Ghibli is rightfully celebrated across the world for its contributions to cinema, as “Japan’s Disney,” only with a far greater emphasis on the artistry and storytelling potential of animation than Disney’s mass-market commercialisation. As one of Japan’s greatest exports, Ghibli, helped by two of the…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. In most cases, game developers get original musical scores made for their games. It makes sense, of course – an original musical score can be crafted with the specific game in mind, and that in turn means the music can better support the narrative and gameplay…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. As anyone who knows me knows by now, I am a massive fan of Koei Tecmo’s Warriors (or Musou) games. I play them all – and I really do mean them all – and love most of them. There are now a large number of them…
Read MoreOpinion by Jedediah H. I had a pretty good childhood. With parents who nurtured me with all the necessities plus a few luxuries (love, support… and video games, baby!), friends with whom I could share my illogical thoughts and misadventures with, and a body tempered in muscular steel plating that…
Read MoreWe’ve gone and put together a short video outlining our picks for five NES Virtual Console games that you might not have considered on the Wii U Virtual Console, but are worth checking out. So there’s not going to be the obvious choices of Super Mario Bros. or Mega Man…
Read MoreEnter the survival horror Capcom’s Resident Evil series began all the back in 1996. Since then, there has been over 20 games released in the series, as well as many films and novels produced off the conspiracies of the Umbrella Corporation. So, given the fact that Resident Evil 6 is…
Read MoreNintendo has officially detailed its Wii U launch details with an online presentation in Japan. Now, bearing in mind that I am still quite keen to see how this all rolls out and I can’t wait to try the console for myself, I have some deep concerns about this launch…
Read MoreThe Wii had a bit of a reputation for being a console of shovelware and great Nintendo first-party titles, but the reality is that there were a lot of great releases that flew under the radar. In this semi-regular feature we’ll pick out some of the forgotten classics from the…
Read MoreRhythmic Gymnastics is not on the list but… couldn’t resist. Son Yeon-Jae <3 The Olympics are done and dusted now, and if you’re anything like me, you’re now suffering from serious sports withdrawal. No more is there hours and hours of athletic awesomeness to look forward to each day. And,…
Read MoreIt’s Olympics time! In all honesty, this is an event I look forward to every four years. It’s a chance to watch some sports that never get TV coverage otherwise. I was lucky enough to be around Sydney for the 2000 Games, and I remember fondly the raw positive atmosphere…
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