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The Escapists Celebrates 1st Birthday with Free Map!

Posted by on Feb 17, 2016

To celebrate a year since the release of The Escapists, veteran games developer and international games label Team17 and indie developer Mouldy Toof Studios have announced that...

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Interviews

Do you have (a) Minutes? Red Phantom Games interview

Posted by on Feb 12, 2015

RPG is a great videogame acronym. It stands for Role Playing Game, Rocket Propelled Grenade, and – as of fairly recently – Red Phantom Games. This particular RPG is a...

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Articles

It’s okay to complain about VR’s price

Posted by on Feb 28, 2016

The definition of the word “expensive”, according to oxforddictionaries.com, is “Costing a lot of money”. The HTC Vive has been announced to cost $799, and the Oculus Rift...

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Reviews

E.T. Armies – Review

Posted by on Mar 7, 2016

Format: PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Merge Games Developer: Raspina Studio Players: 1-16 Site: http://etarmies.com/ Game code provided by the publisher E.T. Armies isn’t...

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E.T. Armies – Review

E.T. Armies – Review

Mar 7, 2016

Format: PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Merge Games Developer: Raspina Studio Players: 1-16 Site: http://etarmies.com/ Game code provided by the publisher E.T. Armies isn’t great but it’s not awful either; it feels like it’s skipped a good chunk of the last decade’s First Person Shooters and just been made from half-remembered early noughties...

Star Wars Timeline: review

Star Wars Timeline: review

Mar 2, 2016

With the recent release of The Force Awakens in cinemas, Star Wars is back with a bang that would make the destruction of the Death Star seem like a fireworks show. Timeline: Star Wars is a game that uses 110 cards. The game comes packaged in an attractive tin box, with business card sized cards. Each card depicts a scene from an event in the original Star Wars...

Dying Light: The Following – review

Dying Light: The Following – review

Mar 1, 2016

Format: Xbox One (version reviewed), PS4, PC Unleashed: Out now Publisher: Warner Bros Interactive Developer: Techland Players: 1 (offline), 2-4 (online) Site: http://dyinglightgame.com/?lang=en_UK Game code provided by PR Mere mention of the phrase ‘zombie game’ is enough to set the eyes a-rollin’, and not without reason. Nonetheless, we...

It’s okay to complain about VR’s price

It’s okay to complain about VR’s price

Feb 28, 2016

The definition of the word “expensive”, according to oxforddictionaries.com, is “Costing a lot of money”. The HTC Vive has been announced to cost $799, and the Oculus Rift will cost you $599 (excluding tax and shipping). $799 is a lot of money, and so is $599 (excluding tax and shipping). In addition, these prices do not include any additional cost...

The Walking Dead: Michonne (episode 1 review)

The Walking Dead: Michonne (episode 1 review)

Feb 24, 2016

Format: Xbox One (version reviewed), PS4, PS3, 360, PC, Mac, iOS Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Telltale Games Developer: Telltale Games Players: 1 Site: https://www.telltalegames.com/walkingdead/michonne/ Perhaps not everything they touch turns to gold (we’re looking at you, Minecraft Story Mode), but Telltale Games long ago proved themselves masters of...

Earth Defense Force 4.1: review

Earth Defense Force 4.1: review

Feb 23, 2016

Format: PS4 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Pqube Developer: Sandlot Players: 1-2 (offline), 2-4 (online) Site: http://www.pqube.co.uk Game code provided by the publisher If Earth Defence Force 2 on the Vita is a sumptuous cream cake that’s started to go stale, then Earth Defence Force 4.1 on PS4 is a sumptuous cream cake that looks a bit stale, but tastes...

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space – review

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space – review

Feb 18, 2016

Format: Vita Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Pqube Developer: Sandlot Players: 1-2 (offline), 2-4 (online) Site: http://www.pqube.co.uk Game code provided by the publisher Generally speaking, you either love Earth Defence Force or you’ve never heard of it. The series started off as a PS2 title with a strictly limited budget, and the funding hasn’t...

The Escapists Celebrates 1st Birthday with Free Map!

The Escapists Celebrates 1st Birthday with Free Map!

Feb 17, 2016

To celebrate a year since the release of The Escapists, veteran games developer and international games label Team17 and indie developer Mouldy Toof Studios have announced that they will be releasing a brand new free map, Paris Central Pen, which was made available for all PC, Mac and Linux owners of the game via a free Steam update yesterday. The new map is...

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