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Book Review – The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey (Extended Edition)

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Villordsutch reviews The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey (Extended Edition)… For anyone who enjoyed gaming during the 1980’s and 90’s then the work of Oliver Frey is quite possibly something you’ve looked at and studied for a fair amount of time, and in this latest book – from Fusion Retro Books – The Fantasy Art of Oliver […]

Video Game Review – Batman: Arkham VR

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Tom Powter reviews Batman: Arkham VR… Rocksteady’s acclaimed Arkham series managed to elevate Batman to a status not many licensed characters have achieved in the gaming industry. Adaptations of other material, such as movie tie-in games, have often been terrible and met with the appropriate reception. Rocksteady’s Arkham Asylum, while not a direct adaptation of […]

Video Game Review – Batman: Return to Arkham

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Thomas Roach reviews Batman: Return to Arkham… Batman: Return to Arkham bundles together the acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City full remasters for the current generation. Having been disappointed with Batman: Arkham Knight it has certainly been nice to return to what I consider superior games, and if it were not for the remaster it […]

Video Game Review – Plantera

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Andy O’Flaherty reviews Plantera… It’s all Cookie Clicker‘s fault. Since its release in 2013 we have seen a massive influx of the ‘incremental’ or ‘clicker’ – a fairly basic genre of video game that tasks (and I use that term loosely) the player to perform simple tasks to acquire some sort of in-game currency. The […]

First Impressions – Hello Neighbor

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Jordan Jones provides his hands-on impressions of Hello Neighbor… Nothing gets the blood pumping in a game quite like being chased. Some of the scariest moments in gaming have always involved being pursued to some degree. It’s the reason that Resident Evil 3 is still a terrifying experience to this day. There is this ever-present […]

Video Game Review – Ace Banana PSVR

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Thomas Roach reviews Ace Banana on PSVR… Ace Banana is one of the first games I have played on my own PSVR. Having only dabbled with virtual reality a few times before its official release a few days ago I needed to experience something I had not played before. Ace Banana is an arcade style shooter […]

Video Game Review – Ride 2 (Video Review)

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Lewy Buck Reviews Ride 2… As someone who has always been interested in motorcycles, motorcycle games have never quite cut it with me. The games that were currently available to us for example the MotoGP series all seemed to…professional. The thought of riding nothing but racing grade motorcycles around an official track seemed linear, tedious […]

Video Game Review – Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration

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Kris Wall reviews Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration… In the wake of its timed year long exclusivity period to Xbox One, and the aftermath of controversy it seemed to cause as Microsoft and Crystal Dynamics managed to stoke the fires of fanboy wrath, Rise of the Tomb Raider finally lands on the […]

Video Game Review – Shu

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Andy O’Flaherty Reviews Shu… Originally slated for a release last year after impressing at GDC 2014, and after many graphical overhauls and gameplay tweaks, Coatsink and Secret Lunch’s Shu is finally here.  A 2.5D platform adventure with emphasis on speed-running, players control the bird-like ‘Shu’ (a reference to the Greek God of Air) and go on […]