Steins;Gate Visual Novel Localization Hits March 31

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Steins;Gate Visual Novel Localization Hits March 31

March 26, 2014 /
It’s not every day fans of Japanese entertainment get a treat like this. Though the idea of animated, interactive books somewhat caught on in the west in the ’80s and ’90s, for the most part the visual novel trend that’s so popular in Japan never took off, stateside. As a result, only a handful of the terrific stories waiting to be ‘read’ have ever reached an English-speaking audience, at least in any official capacity. With time the internet has given rise to more and more translations made by ...

Steins;Gate Visual Novel Localization Hits March 31

Crysis 3 – What Crysis was Meant to Be (Review)

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Crysis 3 – What Crysis was Meant to Be (Review)

March 06, 2014 /
They say the third time’s the charm, and the adage has an uncanny way of ringing true. While Crysis has been a staple of the gaming industry since the first series title hit back in 2007, most of its popularity has stemmed from being famously taxing for gaming machines to run due to its intense, realistic visuals, not for actually being remarkably fun to play. Though the main draw of Crysis 3 is still to prove the worth of your gaming hardware, this time around Crytek has made a game actually worth ...

Crysis 3 – What Crysis was Meant to Be (Review)

The Final Days of Final Fantasy?

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The Final Days of Final Fantasy?

February 13, 2014 /
Well, it took 30 years, but it finally happened: Final Fantasy got a trilogy. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is out now in the states and on its way to Europe over the next few days. Should you care? Probably not. While Square Enix made a lot of changes mid-development to try and make the game more appealing, in the end we’re still left with a bizarre-o storyline and a glorified dressup figure. Not everything Lightning Returns does is bad, but its legacy will not be the few things it does right. ...

The Final Days of Final Fantasy?

Jedi Outcast & Jedi Academy Return…on Android

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Jedi Outcast & Jedi Academy Return…on Android

February 05, 2014 /
While officially LucasArts may be down and out, anyone who experienced the studio’s earlier works will undoubtedly bear fond memories for many years still to come. In particular, many of us will remember the adventures of Kyle Katarn in the beloved Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series–LucasArts’ most popular, until Battlefront came along. Now I don’t know about you, but back in the day it was something of a dream of mine to see those games running on Palm OS or PocketPC. Of course they ran just fine on ...

Jedi Outcast & Jedi Academy Return…on Android

Deus Ex: The Fall Review (iOS/Android)

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Deus Ex: The Fall Review (iOS/Android)

January 31, 2014 /
Well, it finally happened. Back at E3 2013 when Square Enix unveiled the next installment in the long-running Deus Ex series would be a mobile game, I said I would buy it if—and only if—they released the game on Android. How very fanboyish of me—I know. For six months Deus Ex: The Fall remained iOS-bound, but last week an Android port of the game was relatively quietly released to the Google Play store, and of course I wasted little time in living up to my end of the bargain. While a mobile game is ...

Deus Ex: The Fall Review (iOS/Android)

Liberation Maiden for Nintendo 3DS – Amazing Absurdity (Review)

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Liberation Maiden for Nintendo 3DS – Amazing Absurdity (Review)

January 22, 2014 /
The internet has given many things to the modern world, but for gamers one of the best is these little bundles of awesome that pop up on various e-stores every so often. Sometimes indie hits, sometimes one-off experiments from established studios, these are the games that come out of nowhere and somehow or another manage to just get everything right. Liberation Maiden had all the marks of such a title the moment it hit the Nintendo eShop, and unsurprisingly the telltale signs don’t lie. Story Liberation ...

Liberation Maiden for Nintendo 3DS – Amazing Absurdity (Review)