Author: Ric Oldroyd
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Ship of Fools: Great Lighthouse Update Details
Team17 and Fika Productions are happy to announce the first content update for their co-op Roguelite game Ship of Fools. Ship of Fools is a seafaring co-op game that was originally released on November 22, 2022. In the game, you play as the Fools, the only ones silly enough to brave the sea. The goal…
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Justice Sucks: Tactical Vacuum Action – PS5 Review
What if Solid Snake was a Roomba? Or maybe if Macaulay Culkin, rather than being a cute trap-setting kid, was a cute, murderous, trap-setting vacuum cleaner? Well, Justice Sucks is here to answer those questions. Spoiler alert: it answers these questions really really well! “Justice Sucks plays out in a very accessible isometric perspective, allowing…
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When Is A Game Really Complete?
Most of you now reading this have reached the end credits of at least one game. But with the various advancements in how games are made and played, at what point can you say a game is complete? You reach that final boss battle and defeat the massive monstrosity that has been tearing up the…
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Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream – PS4 Review
I have an early confession to make in this review. I never played the original Atelier Sophie. In fact, I have never played a single Atelier game. As such, it was with a great amount of shock I discovered that Atelier Sophie 2 was actually the twenty-third main title in this long-running RPG series. That’s…
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Martha Is Dead: Needlessly Disturbing and Incredibly Dull – PS5 Review
Martha Is Dead has garnered quite a lot of interest after its initial trailer dropped. It promised horror fans – which of course includes myself – an intriguing and incredibly horrific experience with its creepy atmosphere, war-torn setting and disturbing imagery. Sadly, Martha Is Dead has failed to live up to the hype due to…
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Nostalgic Train Releases Today for Xbox Consoles
Developer Tatamibeya and publisher Amata K.K. have released their critically acclaimed walking sim, Nostalgic Train, onto Xbox consoles. Having previously been released on other platforms, Nostalgic Train has finally released on Xbox. Billed as a walking simulator or first-person adventure, the game saw its initial release back in 2018 on Steam in Japanese. PlayStation and…
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Ubisoft Has Announced They Are Shutting Down Hyper Scape
Less than two years since Hyper Scape first launched, Ubisoft announced that they are shutting down its servers this April. Hyper Scape was initially developed as a way to create “gaming as a spectacle”. This was based on the fact that more and more streamers were watching games as much as they were playing them.…
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White Shadows: A Beautiful Dystopia – PS5 Review
Representing sensitive issues through video games is always a difficult task, and some games don’t always get it right. Fortunately, there are some games that have gotten it right such as Chicory: A Colorful Tale. White Shadows is the ambitious debut game from Monokel and chose to take a risk with its storytelling. While it…
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Chorus: Imaginative and Glorious Space Combat – PS5 Review
For a long time, I have been searching for a great space combat game. Many years ago, I absolutely adored Colony Wars and its sequels on the original PlayStation. Sadly, nothing has since scratched that itch or matched the excitement I had with that series. After witnessing the Chorus trailer, I was understandably excited. It…
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Happy’s Humble Burger Farm: A Truly Surreal Nightmare – PS4 Review
Happy’s Humble Burger Farm – which is appropriately a mouthful of a title – is an incredibly stressful horror game. While technically a sequel to the wonderful Happy’s Humble Burger Barn, Happy’s Humble Burger Farm can be enjoyed as a standalone experience. However be warned as it will leave you stressed, anxious, and suffering nightmares…
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You Can Finally Play Video Games On Netflix
After announcing plans to offer a gaming service alongside its popular movie and television series catalog back in July, Netflix has finally started rolling out video games. Netflix announced back in July that it would be producing video games that users could access through its platform. It seems like a logical next step for the…
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Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack: Is it Worth the Extra Money?
Nostalgia can be a great thing. We look back on games with a deep fondness, and think “they don’t make them like they used to”. However, we forget is that, sometimes, those games were good when they released, but are they still good now? The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack aims to answer that question,…