Critical News

Animal Crossing celebrates the release of Football Manager (yes, really)

Posted by on Aug 30, 2013

Once mortal enemies, Nintendo and Sega have been BFFs for most of the 21st century. We’ve even seen more than one game where Mario and Sonic star side by side, unthinkable...

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Interviews

In Tune with Ken Snyder (coda)

Posted by on Jul 13, 2013

Ken Snyder (or coda, as he’s commonly known) is a guy who makes lots and lots of music. Chiptune and electronic beats are held sway by his numerous projects, which include...

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Articles

E3 2013: A game of hearts and minds

Posted by on Jun 18, 2013

Well it’s been quite an eventful E3, with Microsoft and Sony slugging it out with their two new consoles, and Nintendo sneaking in a few announcements of their own....

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Reviews

Rayman Legends: review

Posted by on Aug 29, 2013

Format: 360 (version reviewed), Wii U, PS3, Vita, PC Unleashed: 30th August (13th September Vita) Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier Players: 1-4 (1-5 Wii...

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Recent Posts

ChronoBlade Beta climbs onto your Facebook walls

ChronoBlade Beta climbs onto your Facebook walls

Jul 4, 2013

Pssht, Facebook games, am I right? Maybe not so, It’s easy to take a shot at games that appear on Facebook but ChronoBlade, which is also headed to Ouya, Android devices and to browsers in general, is looking to change your view. If you watch the trailer below you’d never expect it to be on Facebook, neither the visuals nor the gameplay betray it in...

The Female Marine is a Natural Selection

The Female Marine is a Natural Selection

Jul 4, 2013

Hello Female Marine, we’ve been expecting you. Yes that’s right, a Female character model will be released for Natural Selection 2 and not only are there three whole variants but she is a completely free addition to the game. Originally released as concept art, she has finally been fulfilled as the promise of “we will bring her out...

Steam Early Access granted to Interstellar Marines

Steam Early Access granted to Interstellar Marines

Jul 3, 2013

Interstellar Marines has released on Steam Early Access, touted as a high quality first person simulator, not only does it look the part but it plays pretty solidly too. Though it has only just been released to Steam, they have had playable builds of various sections of their game on their website. It has a comprehensive training mode that consists of two...

Epic Mickey 2: Vita review

Epic Mickey 2: Vita review

Jul 3, 2013

  Format: Vita (PSN) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Junction Point Players: 1-2 Site: http://www.disney.co.uk/mickey/epic-mickey.jsp#/epic-mickey-2/epic-mickey Sensibly released at a budget price, this Vita version of last year’s Epic Mickey 2 means that the sequel to Mickey’s Wii exclusive adventure is...

Hotline Miami: PlayStation review

Hotline Miami: PlayStation review

Jul 1, 2013

Format: PS3, Vita Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Devolver Digital Developer: Dennaton Games Players: 1 Site: http://hotlinemiami.com/ If you’ve been after a game that allows you to murder thousands of bald men in an extremely messy fashion, with the added bonus of sharing the same save across your PS3 and Vita, then (a) you have some extremely specific...

Company of Heroes 2: review

Company of Heroes 2: review

Jun 28, 2013

Format: PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: SEGA Developer: Relic Entertainment Players: 1 – 8 Site: www.companyofheroes.com/uk No one is saying that World War II was particularly easy on any of its massive war fronts, but Company of Heroes 2 is eager to point out that the harshest warzone of the lot may have been on the eastern side of the conflict. The...

Mighty Switch Force! 2: review

Mighty Switch Force! 2: review

Jun 26, 2013

Format: 3DS eShop Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: WayForward Developer: WayForward Players: 1 Site: http://www.wayforward.com/msf2 The first Mighty Switch Force! was a fast-paced, high-spirited 2D platformer with some crafty 3D effects and– great news– so is the sequel. Largely unchanged at heart, it would feel more comfortable as DLC rather than a...

Same-Sex Rowmancing

Same-Sex Rowmancing

Jun 25, 2013

Saints Row has been a series that lets you run around and do whatever you want, revelling in its own insanity. It also didn’t discriminate against how you wanted to create your character, with a vast array of options and sliders to use when creating your character. In an interview with Gay Gamer, Volition Creative Designer Steve Jaros announced that they...

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