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Mother Russia Bleeds Review – The Grindhouse Of Gaming

Sarah CareySeptember 7, 2016

It’s not often that a beat ‘em up game can pay homage to the classics, have an intriguing premise and also be able to stand on its own as a unique title. Mother...

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Fallout 4: Nuka World Review – Become The Raider You’ve Always Wanted To Be

Sarah CareyAugust 30, 2016

The reign of Fallout 4 is coming to an end, with its final DLC instalment, Nuka World, being released today. The biggest of all the DLC maps (and a file size of...

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A.O.T Wings Of Freedom Review – Bloody, Gory, Repetitive Fun

Shannon GrixtiAugust 26, 2016

A.O.T. Wings of Freedom sees the player taking on the role of various characters from the popular Attack on Titan anime and manga series. For those who have nev...

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F1 2016 Review – A Gripping Experience From Start To Finish

Damian FilipponeAugust 26, 2016

Despite growing up with two older brothers with a love for anything with an engine - I absolutely loathed every form of racing they made me watch. Although my b...

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Worms W.M.D Review – A Whole Bunch Of Fun

Steven ImpsonAugust 24, 2016

Some of my absolute favourite multiplayer sessions have been thanks to Worms 2 and its immediate sequels Armageddon and World Party. After Worms World Party tho...

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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Review – An Interesting Exploration Into Sci-Fi Themes

Kevin HeAugust 22, 2016

For fans of Human Revolution’s globe-trotting, grand plot that had worldwide ramifications, you’ll be shocked or even disappointed to learn that Mankind Divided...

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Grow Up Review – Almost the 3D Platformer We’ve Been Waiting For

Ewan RoxburghAugust 15, 2016

Ubisoft has dabbled with smaller, lower budget, almost-indie-like titles with some success. Child of Light was well received with critics, as was the quirky 3D ...

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Batman: A Telltale Series – Episode 1 Review

Brodie GibbonsAugust 5, 2016

The Dark Knight has had a bit of a purple patch of late when it comes to his portrayal in video games. Rocksteady's Arkham series is sure to be the benchmark fo...

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Ghostbusters Review

Ewan RoxburghAugust 4, 2016

Movie tie-ins. Two incredibly foreboding words. Quite often they butcher a movie that’s already butchered a great book. In this case, developers FireForge take ...

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Hyper Light Drifter Review

Brodie GibbonsAugust 3, 2016

Borrowing from the likes of Dark Souls, Hyper Light Drifter isn't a game that delivers a straight forward narrative. Instead, it delivers a world that, if you l...

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ABZÛ Review

James MitchellAugust 2, 2016

ABZÛ doesn’t tell its story in a traditional sense. There’s no voice work, there’s barely any sound effects and there certainly isn’t any text to tell you what’...

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Ninja Pizza Girl Review

Steven ImpsonJuly 20, 2016

Ninja Pizza Girl is a game about bullying and resilience. It’s a game about freely running and jumping across a city’s rooftops. It’s also a game about deliveri...

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Song of the Deep Review

James MitchellJuly 19, 2016

Song of the Deep follows 12 year old Merryn, who goes fishing almost every day and usually returns home on time. One night, he never comes home, and Merryn is h...

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7 Days To Die Review

James MitchellJuly 17, 2016

There isn’t really a story as such in 7 Days to Die. The game has a setting – the game’s events take place after a third world war resulted in a nuclear blast t...

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Heart&Slash Review

Ewan RoxburghJuly 4, 2016

Set long after an apocalyptic robot uprising – the Robolution – you control one well-intentioned robot, fighting back against the murderous machines under the g...

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Inside Review

Brodie GibbonsJuly 3, 2016

Limbo, Playdead's first release, was as ambiguous as it was achromatic. "Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters limbo" was all we were offered by way of ...

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Resident Evil 5 Review

James MitchellJuly 3, 2016

Resident Evil 5 takes place in 2009, six years after the destruction of Umbrella and eleven years after the destruction of Raccoon City. You play as Chris Redfi...

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Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review

Mehdi ZadnaneJune 30, 2016

Let's face it, we all know the story of The Force Awakens by now, but what's most important about a Lego game is how it handles the events and characters of the...

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Trials of the Blood Dragon Review

Matthew ZimmariJune 25, 2016

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon was a smash hit with gamers, combining the FPS gunplay of Far Cry 3 with the neon-soaked synth-filled glory of the 1980s (and Michael Bi...

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The Solus Project Review

Fergus HallidayJune 24, 2016

With the ever-hyped No Man’s Sky looming large on the horizon, it’s no surprise that indie developers are jumping on the interest in the extraterrestrial explor...

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Umbrella Corps Review

James MitchellJune 23, 2016

Umbrella Corps takes place in 2015, taking place two years after the events of Resident Evil 6 and twelve years after the collapse of Umbrella in 2003. They’ve ...

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter Review

James MitchellJune 9, 2016

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter follows the same formula as previous Sherlock Holmes games. Much like Crime and Punishment that came before it, it present...

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Review (In Progress)

Mehdi ZadnaneJune 7, 2016

Whilst we've spent quite a significant amount of time with both the EA Access version and our review copy of Mirror's Edge Catalyst, we'd like a little bit more...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan Review

Matthew ZimmariMay 31, 2016

Who here could honestly say they’ve never heard of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The ‘heroes in a half-shell’ have been a mainstay in pop culture since thei...

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Overwatch Review

James MitchellMay 31, 2016

It seems a tad ineffectual to talk about the storyline of a team based, only online, multiplayer shooter but here goes. Overwatch takes place in the future and ...

Exploring Paris In Hitman Post-Update

James MitchellMay 29, 2016

When I first tried the brand new HITMAN I was both excited and apprehensive. Nowhere, when talking about the game, was it made clear just what the new Hitman ga...

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Total War: Warhammer Review

Kevin HeMay 27, 2016

With four factions and four main campaigns, there isn't a huge amount of story content but a lot of meat in the single player. Choosing a Lord to lead your fact...

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Fallout 4: Far Harbor Review

Sarah CareyMay 26, 2016

Far Harbor marks Fallout 4’s third DLC and is the largest and lengthiest to date, with enough quests to add an additional 20 hours of gameplay. After being disa...

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Homefront: The Revolution Review

Mehdi ZadnaneMay 20, 2016

Homefront: The Revolution is set in the year 2029, four years after the North Koreans invaded the United States after remotely disabling all of the technology o...

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Battleborn Review

Ewan RoxburghMay 18, 2016

Hero shooters are the ‘in thing’. Adding just a pinch of MOBA into first person shooters, they combine MMO elements with cooperative and competitive online gami...

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Doom Review

Shannon GrixtiMay 16, 2016

After 12 years since Doom 3, Doom has returned to fill your demon-slaying needs. In this stunning revival, the Union Aerospace Corporation’s research facil...

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The Banner Saga 2 Review

Fergus HallidayApril 22, 2016

Trilogies are a dime a dozen when it comes to video games. However, franchises are rarely envisioned that way from the outset and, as a result, there are remark...

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Resident Evil 6 Review

James MitchellApril 6, 2016

The Xbox One version of Resident Evil 6 was primarily tested for the purpose of this review.Resident Evil 6 follows three sets of characters in 2013, which puts...

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Dark Souls III Review

Kevin HeApril 4, 2016

The PS4 version of Dark Souls III was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. This review will undoubtedly spoil many aspects of Dark Souls 3 (and 1...

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Quantum Break Review

Mehdi ZadnaneApril 1, 2016

The Xbox One version of Quantum Break was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Whilst Remedy isn't exactly known for publishing a steady stream of ...

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Trackmania Turbo Review

Matthew ZimmariMarch 28, 2016

The PS4 version of Trackmania Turbo  was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Do you remember playing with Hot Wheels as a kid? The twists, the t...

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Superhot Review

Kevin HeMarch 2, 2016

The PC version of Superhot was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Superhot is quite straightforward on a surface level; the player (your avatar...

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Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Review

Mehdi ZadnaneFebruary 23, 2016

Two years ago Popcap surprised players with a fresh but unexpected take on the Plants vs Zombies franchise with Garden Warfare. This month, the plans and zombie...

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Far Cry Primal Review

James MitchellFebruary 22, 2016

What even is a Far Cry game anymore? There were hints to indicate that it was just an open world shooter set in an exotic locale. Then there were hints that the...

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Dying Light: The Following Review

Mehdi ZadnaneFebruary 16, 2016

The following review has been written based on experiences with the PlayStation 4 version of the game. Certain technical aspects, issues and details may not app...

Street Fighter V Review

James MitchellFebruary 16, 2016

The story has never really taken the forefront in the Street Fighter franchise and Street Fighter V is definitely not going to be bucking that trend – at least ...

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Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders Review

James MitchellFebruary 15, 2016

The ABC Murders takes a page out of almost every Agatha Christie book – you play as unique and distinct Belgian detective Hercules Poirot who is dangerously clo...

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Layers of Fear Review

Kevin HeFebruary 15, 2016

Horror, tragedy and some real psychedelic terrors await you in Layers of Fear, the latest in the 'interactive narrative' genre of video games. Your character is...

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Unravel Review

Ewan RoxburghFebruary 14, 2016

Unravel, developed by Coldwood Interactive, is clearly a work of great passion. I fell in love with it almost immediately at its E3 2015 unveiling, presented by...

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Naruto Shipp?den: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Review

Kevin HeFebruary 12, 2016

Having never played the previous Ninja Storm games, Number 4 tells an abridged version of the manga (and anime). For people who have never followed Naruto befor...

Rise of the Tomb Raider PC Review

Sarah CareyFebruary 9, 2016

Released as an Xbox exclusive last November, Rise of the Tomb Raider has finally made its way over to PC, much to the delight of gamers worldwide. Following ...

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Firewatch Review

Ewan RoxburghFebruary 9, 2016

Experiential games, those that favour narrative, character development, presentation and player ‘experience’ over more traditional gameplay codes have become so...

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Review

Matthew ZimmariFebruary 7, 2016

TT Games is back with, you guessed it, another LEGO game! Following 2013’s Lego Marvel Superheroes, this time around it is the Avengers who get their turn with ...

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Rise of the Tomb Raider: Temple of the Witch Review

James MitchellFebruary 4, 2016

Temple of the Witch can best be described as a side story of sorts that takes place at the same time and in the same region as the original Rise of the Tomb Rai...

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XCOM 2 Review

Ewan RoxburghFebruary 2, 2016

WRITER’S NOTE: This review is written from the perspective of someone that is new to the XCOM series, with a small amount of experience in tactical combat games...

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Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster Review

James MitchellJanuary 19, 2016

Resident Evil Zero takes place just moments before the opening scene of the original Resident Evil game. Whereas the original game had players entering a mansio...

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Assassin’s Creed Chronicles India Review

Matthew ZimmariJanuary 12, 2016

With ‘franchise fatigue’ beginning to take its toll on the long-running series, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India returns to the side-scrolling adventures as s...

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Review: Just Cause 3

Ewan RoxburghDecember 1, 2015

When I met Just Cause 3's game director, Roland Lesterlin, at this year's PAX Australia, he coined a new term, a 'game-cation' saying  "Just Cause is kind of a ...

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Review: The Crew: Wild Run Edition

Mehdi ZadnaneNovember 30, 2015

A year ago Ubisoft introduced gamers to The Crew, a racing MMO that focussed on putting players together in an experience that spans all over North America. Rid...

Team Review: Fallout 4

Shannon GrixtiNovember 22, 2015

"Where to begin?” it's the age-old Fallout question. Not only does it apply to the game - you could pursue the immediately engaging main storyline, any number o...

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Review: Need For Speed

Matthew ZimmariNovember 16, 2015

Welcome to Ventura Bay; a land of street racers, outlaws, and no daylight cycle between dawn and dusk. As a mysterious unknown racer, you work your way through ...

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Review: Life Is Strange: Episode 5 – Polarized

James MitchellOctober 25, 2015

Life Is Strange is a five part episodic series that began in January and ends in October. This review is for Episode 5, titled Polarized. Given how important th...

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Review: Transformers: Devastation

Mehdi ZadnaneOctober 12, 2015

Transformers Devastation's storyline may feel very familiar for many players that grew up watching the show back in the day. This isn't because the story is lif...

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Review: Mad Max

Matthew ZimmariSeptember 18, 2015

Movie related games have always been hit-and-miss throughout the generations of consoles, and it is very rare to get a game that can pay decent tribute to the m...

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Review: Submerged

Ewan RoxburghAugust 19, 2015

Uppercut Games' third-person, post-apocalyptic exploration game, Submerged, sounds like the perfect combination. It's developed by ex-Bioshock devs (Australians...

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Review: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

James MitchellAugust 10, 2015

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a mystery adventure game with tinges of thriller here and there. The year is 1973. You play as Paul Prospero, a paranormal inve...

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Review: Life Is Strange: Episode 4 – Dark Room

James MitchellAugust 4, 2015

Life Is Strange follows Maxine Caulfield, or Max for short. Returning to her hometown of Arcadia Bay in Oregon, she enrols in a prestigious academy as senior ph...

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Review: Rocket League

Matthew ZimmariJuly 29, 2015

There are a lot of people that think the sport of soccer (or football for our international friends) is just not entertaining. While I disagree with this statem...

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Review: Devil May Cry 4 – Special Edition

James MitchellJune 29, 2015

Devil May Cry 4 takes place between the events of the original Devil May Cry game and the second one. It follows Nero, a young man who hunts demons for The Orde...

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Review: LEGO Jurassic World

Mehdi ZadnaneJune 23, 2015

Most of us (if not all of us) will be familiar with the classic Jurassic Park story. A theme park compiled of genetically engineered dinosaurs where all things ...

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Review: Life Is Strange: Episode 3 – Chaos Theory

James MitchellJune 8, 2015

Life Is Strange is a five part episodic series that will be delivered over the next few months. This review is for Episode 3, titled Chaos Theory. It will attem...

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Review: Game of Thrones – Episode IV: Sons of Winter

Mehdi ZadnaneJune 1, 2015

The Game of Thrones saga continues our heroes rise and fall, bringing us further into the extended universe of Westeros.  Does Sons of Winter continue the winni...

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Review: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Raymond GajitosMay 13, 2015

Ahead of its launch, Bandai Namco gave us the chance to go hands-on with the final build The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the PS4. Having been able to preview the ga...

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Review: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles – China

James MitchellMay 7, 2015

China is the first in a series of three Chronicles games that aims to look at other Assassin’s in the Assassin’s Creed universe located in other countries aroun...

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Review: State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition

James MitchellApril 29, 2015

State of Decay puts you into the shoes of Marcus. Marcus is a store clerk who also happens to be a rather capable athlete. Returning from a fishing trip with hi...

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Review: Mortal Kombat X

James MitchellApril 14, 2015

Mortal Kombat X takes place along multiple timelines following the recent reboot. It’s not exactly a coherent or even a linear storyline, choosing to flesh out ...

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Review: Life Is Strange: Episode 2 – Out of Time

James MitchellApril 12, 2015

Life Is Strange is a five part episodic series that will be delivered over the next few months. This review is for Episode 2, titled Out of Time. It will attemp...

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Review: Game of Thrones – Episode III: The Sword in the Darkness

Mehdi ZadnaneApril 10, 2015

Telltale's Game of Thrones saga continues as the world of Westeros continues its downfall into war.The story of The Sword in the Darkness continues the intertwi...

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Review: Battlefield: Hardline

Mehdi ZadnaneMarch 25, 2015

Electronic Arts introduces players into a new age of Battlefield, where warfare is exchanged for high-speed and adrenaline-filled tales of crime and corruption ...

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Review: LA Cops

Daniel GarciaMarch 19, 2015

LA Cops arrives to Xbox One and PC on the heels of Hotline Miami 2’s release. It very much feels like a “me too” copy-cat, but that doesn’t always spell doom fo...

Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode 4 – Metamorphosis

James MitchellMarch 17, 2015

NOTE: This is the final of four informal pieces which will detail my experiences with each individual episode of Resident Evil Revelations 2. A full more tradit...

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Review: Resident Evil Revelations 2

James MitchellMarch 17, 2015

Resident Evil Revelations 2, much like the Revelations game that came before it, takes place between two mainline Resident Evil games. The events of Revelations...

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Review: Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires

Matthew ZimmariMarch 16, 2015

It could be said that three things in life are certain; death, taxes, and a new Dynasty Warriors title every year. A spin-off to the main series, Dynasty Warrio...

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Review: Ori and the Blind Forest

Mehdi ZadnaneMarch 13, 2015

Story-based platformers aren't exactly the rarest thing in the world, and we've had quite our fair share of emotional/story-based platformers this generations s...

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Review: White Night

James MitchellMarch 12, 2015

White Night begins like any good horror story should. A dapper man crashes his car in the middle of the night in 1930s Boston. Not just for any reason, however....

Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode 3 – Judgement

James MitchellMarch 10, 2015

Note that this is the third in a series of four informal pieces which will detail my experiences with each individual episode of Resident Evil Revelations 2. Fo...

Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode 2 – Contemplation

James MitchellMarch 3, 2015

NOTE: This is the second in a series of four informal pieces which will detail my experiences with each individual episode of Resident Evil Revelations 2. Follo...

Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode 1 – Penal Colony

James MitchellMarch 1, 2015

NOTE: This is the first in a series of four informal pieces which will detail my experiences with each individual episode of Resident Evil Revelations 2. Follow...

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Review: Evolve

Justin CollinsFebruary 23, 2015

There isn’t a real set story to Evolve, the game takes place on the planet Shear, a colourful environment surrounded in flora and fauna. The background bein...

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Review: The Escapists

James MitchellFebruary 19, 2015

The Escapists is a pretty straightforward game in terms of story. Players take control of a randomly generated (and even customisable) prisoner. The goal is s...

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Review: Dying Light

Kevin HeFebruary 17, 2015

Playing as Kyle Crane, an undercover operative infiltrating the fictional setting of Harran (based off ancient Turkey), ordered to find a file for the Glo...

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Review: Game of Thrones – Episode II: The Lost Lords

Mehdi ZadnaneFebruary 11, 2015

Note: Due to the technical differences between the different versions of this title, the technical aspects of this review may not be applicable to each version ...

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Review: Grim Fandango Remastered

Mehdi ZadnaneFebruary 9, 2015

Is Grim Fandango a relic of the past? Or does this post-mortem crime noir hold up for players of this generation? Double Fine takes us on the renewed adventures...

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Review: Life Is Strange: Episode 1 – Chrysalis

James MitchellFebruary 3, 2015

Life Is Strange is a five part episodic series that will be delivered over the next few months. This review is for Episode 1, titled Chrysalis. This review ...

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Review: Assassin’s Creed Unity: Dead Kings

Mehdi ZadnaneFebruary 2, 2015

It's been a while since we were introduced to Assassin's Creed Unity, but the story continues with Ubisoft's newest free-of-charge expansion Assassin's Creed Un...

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Review: Resident Evil HD Remaster

James MitchellJanuary 6, 2015

Resident Evil HD Remaster is, as you’d expect, a remaster of the 2003 Nintendo Gamecube remake of the original Resident Evil game. If you’ve only ever played th...

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Review: Game of Thrones – Episode I: Iron From Ice

Mehdi ZadnaneJanuary 5, 2015

In the past few years Telltale has brought us many adventures like Sam & Max, Tales of Monkey Island, The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead, but how does T...

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Review: Never Alone

James MitchellDecember 28, 2014

Never Alone is based on a folk tale about a child named Nuna. Nuna is an Iñupiat, a term used to describe the Alaskan Indigenous. Nuna’s village is in danger ...

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Review: Dragon Age: Inquisition

Matthew ZimmariDecember 10, 2014

The land of Thedas is falling into darkness; Rifts are opening throughout the land and releasing demons, templars are at war with mages, and the skies swarm w...

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Review: Far Cry 4

Kevin HeDecember 9, 2014

Far Cry 4 revolves around Ajay Ghale, a young man who returns to his home country of Kyrat to spread the ashes of his mother as her final request. Soon you ...

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Review: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Jake AnlezarkDecember 9, 2014

Taking Batman and Co's adventures beyond the streets of Gotham. The Justice League are forced to from an uneasy alliance as they defend Earth from the menac...

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Review: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

James MitchellDecember 9, 2014

Temple of Osiris takes place sometime after the previous game, the Guardian of Light. Whereas the original game was firmly rooted in Mayan mythology and folklor...

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Review: The Marvellous Miss Take

Raymond GajitosNovember 25, 2014

Delivered by way of newspaper headlines, we are informed of the passing of Madame Take. An avid art collector, she has bequeathed her extensive collection o...

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Review: Assassin’s Creed Unity

Mehdi ZadnaneNovember 17, 2014

Assassin's Creed Unity's storyline takes place during the French Revolution, with its main plot spanning multiple years throughout its course. Our main protagon...

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Review: Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Troy WassenaarNovember 11, 2014

When Sleeping Dogs first came out in 2012, it really caught me by surprise. A Grand Theft Auto-esque open world, with a combat system reminiscent of the Batman ...