Jul 9, 2014

Last year’s E3 was all about the new consoles from Sony and Microsoft, but thankfully this year the focus was purely on the games. While there were no poor shows, there weren’t any ‘wow’ moments either, with most of the new games on show scheduled to launch in 2015. Microsoft hit back with plenty of games announcements this year, after...

Jul 1, 2014

Adam: As someone who never played the Smash Bros. games competitively because I’m awful at them, Nintendo weren’t really showing us the trophies and unlocks that are important to me. The game doesn’t seem to have undergone many changes from Melee aside from roster additions; but the game controlled perfectly on  both systems. Visually, it’s...

Jun 14, 2014

Nintendo have once again eschewed the traditional press conference this year, opting to speak to the consumer directly with a special E3 Digital Event. There were a lot of great games shown here and a few surprises, so here’s a summary (and the whole thing to watch at the bottom of the page) in case you missed it. Super Smash Bros. For Wii U/3DS A new...

May 24, 2014

Format: 3DS (version reviewed), PSVita Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Atlus Developer: Spike Chunsoft Players: 1 Site: http://www.atlus.com/conception2/ The original Conception released in Japan in 2012 but never saw a release in the West, probably due to the declining popularity of JRPGs in the region. No doubt spurred on by the recent success of the...

Feb 5, 2014

While Nintendo have had a lot of success with the 3DS, they are struggling to sell the Wii U, even with the release of a top notch Super Mario game. So where did it all go so wrong, and what can they do to help turn things around? After the success of the Wii, Nintendo have banked a lot of cash, but then just sat on it like a grumpy old miser. If I were in...

Jan 31, 2014

Format: 3DS Unleashed: Out Now (UK), 7th February (USA) Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Silicon Studio & Square Enix Players: 1 Site: www.bravelydefault.nintendo.com/ It’s no accident that Bravely Default’s Japanese subtitle, Flying Fairy, is shortened to FF; the game is essentially an outsourced Final Fantasy, published by Square Enix in Japan...