Author: Tom Wilson
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Judgment “Remastered” Comes To Next-Gen Platforms This April
Judgment, the smash-hit spin-off of the mainline Yakuza series, is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Google Stadia this April! Judgment is an absolutely amazing title developed by the folks over at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by SEGA. It’s a spin-off title to the acclaimed Yakuza franchise, that puts players in…
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Zeepkist: A Classic In The Making – Early Access Review
When I covered Zeepkist back in January, I felt hopeful that it would turn out to be something special. The game looked fun, colourful, and unique enough that I jumped at the opportunity to review it. Having now played it for a long time, I feel both simultaneously joyous and let-down. While I’m convinced continued…
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Trippy Musical RPG, Everhood, Launches On Switch And PC This March
Everhood, a trippy, mind-bending rhythm-based RPG, by Foreign Gnomes, is releasing on Steam and the Nintendo Switch this March. You’ll play as Red, a wooden doll who awakens from their slumber to find that a thief has stolen their arm! Explore the psychedelic world of Everhood, a realm unlike any other, meet the intriguing individuals…
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Easy Red 2 Marches Out Of Early Access This Summer
New features are available for Easy Red 2, the sequel to the highly-popular large-scale WW2 FPS Easy Red, have been announced, alongside the upcoming full-release date. Easy Red 2 is an early access title by solo developer Marco Amadei (Corvostudio). It puts the player in the role of a soldier during some of the bloodiest…
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Academia School Simulator: Beautiful, Fun, Heartless – PC Review
I can’t sleep. I’m sat in my living room, the world outside smothered in frost, locked away inside yet again. It feels as if the world is determined to keep us isolated, a lonely, floating island, the waves sloshing at our feet, a reminder of the barrier between us and others. So I’m sleeplessly stuck…
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Caster’s Curse: Slo Nod At Their Finest
Caster’s Curse, by Slo Nod, takes the simple premise “less is more” and rolls with it. It delivers a compact, clever and concise title that retains the trademark the Slo Nod genius and charm that they’re known for. In Caster’s Curse, you play the titular Caster who seems to be trapped within a horrifyingly monochromatic…
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Astral Chain No Longer Owned By Platinum Games
Astral Chain, the action-packed title developed by Platinum Games, has switched ownership and is now fully owned by Nintendo. Astral Chain was a bit of a hit over on the Nintendo Switch back in 2019. Developed by Platinum Games, the folks behind Bayonetta and the recently re-released Wonderful 101, it blended their trademark combo-based action…
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UNO Gets All Greek With Fenyx Rising Crossover Event
Ubisoft has announced that the console version of UNO is getting an exclusive Immortals Fenyx Rising DLC. Available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC, the DLC seeks to infuse some of the ancient Greek mythos of Immortals Fenyx Rising into the hit card game UNO. If you own a next-gen console (lucky…
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Yeo: A Game Developer Like No Other
My mum told me this story once when we were driving, of how she had, in her youth, tried sending letters to her favourite author. To her dismay, she received no response. I had no such problem in 2021, as Yeo, the man behind The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, and the recent Arrest of a…
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Shin Ultraman Battles Kaiju In Cinemas This Summer
Shin Ultraman, a new Japanese film from the minds behind Shin Godzilla, is releasing in Japanese cinemas this Summer. Hideaki Anno of Evangelion fame, and his co-director Shinji Higuchi, are teaming up once again to infuse the frantic, witty political satire genre with some more kaiju fun. They previously worked together on Shin Godzilla, creating…
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The Best 5 Opening Scenes in Video Games
I recently started to watch TV again. It’s strange because TV used to be such an integral part of my life, a facet of media that I so closely identified with, that had become synonymous with me. Then, one day, without rhyme nor reason, I stopped watching TV. Whenever I tried to return to the…
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Magellania: Clownishly Brilliant – PC Review
It used to be that every so often while scrolling through Steam’s “New Releases” tab, I’d happen across a new game that piques my interest. Unfortunately, it has become so rare these days that I had all but given up on finding something unique. Just as I was ready to abandon all hope of finding…