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11-11: Memories Retold
100 years ago, the first World War ended on the 11th of November 1918. It was the bloodiest war ever fought, leaving millions dead or wounded. Some games, like Battlefield 1, have sought to explore a conflict that has seen less focus in games than World War 2. 11-11: Memories...
Fallout 76
Bethesda for the longest time have been renowned for their single-player, vast open worlds. Other developers have previously helped them expand those worlds into a multiplayer space, such as Zenimax Studios with The Elder Scrolls Online. However Fallout 76 marks Bethesda’s first official foray into a multiplayer realm.
My Hero One's Justice
It’s been a very good year for anime in gaming, with the successful release of several popular Shōnen series games including Dragon Ball Fighter Z and Black Clover: Quartet Knights. My Hero One’s Justice is the latest Shōnen game to come out and it has been one crazy gaming experience....
Taiko no Tatsujin will be more familiar to fans who have been to a Japanese arcade, where the rhythm genre is still going strong. Well suited to an arcade, the original debuted back in 2001, never seeing a release in the West… until now. With Taiko no Tatsujin: Dum ‘n’ Fun...
Red Dead Redemption 2
From the outset, Red Dead Redemption 2 is not a game intended to be fun, but to be important. It is a game that bends our expectations about what a game should and could be. It exists right on that “cutting edge” that is so often referenced but so rarely...
Call of Cthulhu
The works of H.P. Lovecraft have always had a special place in video games. The themes of madness and staying sane in the face of otherwordly horrors have influenced many horror games, such as Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Darkest Dungeon. Now, French developer Cyanide Studio has gone back to...
SoulCalibur VI
My first experience with SOULCALIBUR was back in the days of the Sega Dreamcast. Developer Namco had a tight relationship with Sony at the time and as a result Tekken was not heading the direction of the Sega Saturn or N64 no matter how badly we wanted them. SOULCALIBUR on...
Warriors Orochi 4
Omega Force’s Dynasty Warriors series has always been somewhat polarising in the West. These games allow you to mow down hundreds of enemies with a single attack and they are always great spectacles. However, the series as a whole has seen criticism for being too simplistic and repetitive. Warriors Orochi...
You just need to take one look at Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption to see the obvious resemblance it bears to the Dark Souls games. I know, I know – way too many games get compared to Dark Souls these days. But in this case, developers DARK STAR have actively stated...
Assassin’s Creed has been a series that has become a cornerstone in modern gaming. After a smash hit release it went from being a hot ticket item to a little bit of a joke with yearly releases that felt hollow and more like cash grabs than any kind of advancement....
WWE 2K19
It’s that time of year where the seasonal sporting games start to roll around again like Brock Lesnar repeatedly suplexing John Cena, and amongst those is the WWE 2K franchise with their latest offering WWE 2K19.
The World Ends With You was a quirky, stylish, and utterly unique adventure for the Nintendo DS back in 2007. A story about coming out of one’s shell and engaging with others, the game starred Neku and a group of other teens who find themselves fighting for their right to...
