Opinion by Matt S. This is a bit of an odd topic, but the word “content” to describe what’s in video games has annoyed me for a while now, as it represents a lack of respect for the artistry that goes into the making of a game. With this video…
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 MoreVideo by Matt S. One of the main reasons that I enjoy fighting games is for the characters – I’m not good at the games themselves, but if I enjoy the characters, I end up playing them for many, many hours. So I’ve made a video listing my ten favourite…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. On a whim I purchased a Tour De France video game for the first time with this year’s edition. I’m surprised it has taken me this long to discover the franchise, because as it has turned out, it’s exactly the kind of sports game I love!…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai was a surprise announcement indeed when Degica Games made it last week. The original has been kicking around on PS4 and PC for a while in Japan, but had only been released on PC in the west. Here I go hands-on with the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Okay, so we now have the first details of Dead of Alive 6, and one of the very first things the game producer said about it is that Koei Tecmo has taken big steps to tone down the sex. Meanwhile, they’ve massively upped the violence, what…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Fans of games based in the Cold War, with all that espionage and action, and fans of XCOM, have the ultimate in crossovers to look forward to. Polish developer, Creative Forge, is producing a game called Phantom Doctrine, and it combines the very best in spy…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. For a series that has been kicking around since the original NES, Nobunaga’s Ambition has been truly impressive in how it has always managed to find ways to keep reinventing itself for those fans that have been with it from the start. Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi is…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Persona 4 Dancing All Night could have easily been a bad game. Making a rhythm game “sequel” to a JRPG isn’t exactly a logical path I would have taken. Related reading: Our review of the original Persona 4 Dancing All Night on PlayStation Vita But it…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I actually really enjoy niche sports games. Sure they can’t be produced to a standard like FIFA, but as someone who likes niche *sports*, just seeing the sports I love represented through video games is a good thing. But it raises the question: Should these sports…
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