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Livelock Review – Robots With Capes. That’s All You Need To Know
Who doesn’t like big robots smashing stuff and shooting stuff? No one! And who doesn’t love a good twin-stick shooter/brawler? No one! At least, no one sensible or fun-loving. So how could you not like a twin-stick shooter/brawler featuring giant robots smashing stuff while wearing capes? No one, figures Toque, which is why they’ve just…
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Mystic Vale Review – Card Crafting? What Is This Sorcery?
If reviewing videogames has taught me anything it’s that violence is absolutely a requirement in all forms of entertainment. If there isn’t blood, sex, swearing or the words “dark, gritty and mature” then it’s clearly worthless. That was sarcasm, by the way. Ah, but then boardgames entered my life and proved me wrong with its…
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(Single-Player) Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition Review – There’s A Mystery To Solve
I don’t think H.P. Lovecraft could have predictated that his beloved short-stories would become entrenched in the world of boardgames, acting as the inspiration for countless hundreds of titles that purport to be inspired by the works of someone with an intense imagination and propensity for horror. It seems like every other day a new…
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Giveaway: Win No Man’s Sky for PC
Okay, okay, I didn’t think No Man’s Sky was absolutely brilliant, but it had some worthwhile moments and is therefore absolutely worth playing if you can nab it for free. Good thing I’m giving away a copy for free, eh? To enter all you have to do is follow me on Twitter if you don’t…
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No Man’s Sky Review – You Can’t Take The Hype From Me
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Reviewed On: PC Developer: Hello Games Publisher: Sony/Hello Games Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No? Review code provided free of charge by the publisher. Reviewing No Man’s Sky is a damn near impossible feat. Not even taking into consideration that it’s impossible to see and do everything and the massive controversy surrounding…
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Reigns Review – ‘Cause Some Watery Tart Threw A Sword At You
Platforms: PC, iOS, Android Reviewed On: PC Developer: Nenal Publisher: Devolved Digital Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No I imagine ruling an entire kingdom must be incredibly challenging and complex. There’s a military that needs funding and constant management to make sure it doesn’t accidentally wage war on the neighbors; religion to deal with and all of the…
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F1 2016 Review – Podium Finish
Having skipped the last entry in the series, which proved to be somewhat controversial due to its list of stripped features, I’ve come back to Codemasters F1 series with a sense caution. Turns out I needn’t have worried, though, because in my eyes this is the best the series has been so far, delivering superb…
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King of Tokyo 2016 Review – Stand Aside, Godzilla, There’s A New King
King of Tokyo might just be one of the very best games I’ve ever played for showing non-gamers just how much fun games can be. In it you’ll take control of one of six awesome monsters in a bid to score 20 points before your friends by rolling dice and wrecking Tokyo city in a…
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We Happy Few Preview – Snug as a Bug on a Drug
We Happy Few takes its cues from the novels like 1984 and Brave New World. This isn’t a criticism; both books are wonderful reads and you owe it to yourself to sit down and begin turning those pages. Currently in Early Access you step into the shoes of Arthur, a man who works in a…
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Adventures in Gaming and VR At 4TG Game Con, Aberdeen
The media loves to paint gamers as a bunch of mindless zombies that despise each other and every other form of life in the planet. And at times it can almost be hard to argue with them. Back when I was a lad there was a sense of solidarity between gamers because our hobby was…
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