Valkyria Chronicles Remastered Review
As the summer drought approaches, it’s usual practice for companies to release a remaster or two to fill the void while they potter away with titles that were announced at E3. Sony have gotten in earlier this year with a remaster, bringing the lauded strategy RPG Valkyria Chronicles to PS4.…
VA-11 HALL-A Review
Reviewing narrative heavy games is always difficult; trying to strike the balance between criticising the ‘game’ aspect of a title as well as the narrative and world that is presented to you. As such, visual novels and the like usually stay off my radar as pieces end up sounding like…
Dangerous Golf Review
2016 sees the launch of two wacky golf games in which the goal is more wanton destruction rather than sinking a birdie. The first off the tee is Dangerous Golf, the first game by new indie studio Three Fields Entertainment who take their experience working on the Criterion-era Burnout series…
XCOM 2 Deploys Onto Xbox One and PS4 September 9th
Good news Commander. In an announcement that many console XCOM fans were hoping for, Firaxis and 2K have revealed that XCOM 2 will be coming to consoles on the 9th of September. The PC version of XCOM 2 gained critical acclaim on launch and even though Firaxis originally stated that…
Yooka Laylee Receives E3 Trailer and New Q1 2017 Release Date
Ahead of next week's E3 madness, Playtonic Games have released a special trailer for Yooka Laylee, showing off glimpses of the first two levels of the game, as well as showing the chameleon-bat duo in action. The trailer is peak Playtonic, complete with a Grant Kirkhope soundtrack, nods to Banjo…
Chrono Trigger Director States His Wish For A New Series Entry
During their trip to Tokyo to cover the latest news on Final Fantasy XV, Game Informer got the chance to speak to senior manager and producer, Takashi Tokita. Now a high up in Square Enix, Tokita is more famously known for being the lead designer on Final Fantasy IV as…
Overwatch Review
It’s rare to have a new IP, even one supported by a big publisher, be such an overwhelming success in a short period of time. Overwatch has conquered the gaming world over the last week or so, with Twitter feeds being full of Play of the Games, stores actually selling…
New Final Fantasy XV Trailer Shows Off Chocobo Riding
Along with debuting a chilled out guitar remix of the famous Chocobo theme, Square Enix have released a new Final Fantasy XV trailer which shows Noctis and pals running about the desert on top of the giant yellow birds. The short video shows these half chicken/half ostrich creatures jumping and…
Run Your Own Fantasy Pub in Epic Tavern
It's rare that you get an RPG which tasks you as the person behind the bar, directing the starry-eyed adventurers to kill the local cave troll. Epic Tavern seeks to redress the balance, casting players as the local village publican whose job it is to provide bed and board for…
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered Rolls Out Today
For those looking for a good strategy RPG on PS4, one of the best from the last generation has finally made it to Sony's current console. Valkyria Chronicles Remastered has arrived on PSN and in certain shops in the form of the 'Europa Edition', which includes a special poster of…
Blizzard Releases ‘Dragons’ Overwatch Short
With its release being just under 2 weeks away, Blizzard have released another animated short for their hero shooter Overwatch, detailing the rivalry between Genji and Hanzo, brothers from the Shimada clan. Taking place in the actual Hanamura map, the short goes over some of the backstory between these two…
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Coming to the West This Summer
If you are looking for some mobile Final Fantasy goodness which isn't a horrendous port of one of the original games then you may be in luck. Square Enix have today announced that mobile exclusive Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (say that five times fast) is coming to the West in…
New Knuckle Sandwich Trailer Shows Off The Quirky Battle System
Third in an on-going series of teasers for his eccentric RPG, Andrew Brophy has released a new trailer for Knuckle Sandwich which shows the combat system in action. The basics of battle are very similar to something like Paper Mario where you and a partner deal damage by picking attacks…
Civilization VI Coming October 21st
In an announcement right out of left field, Firaxis and 2K Games have announced the latest installment of their massively influential empire builder, Civilization VI, will be launching on PC on October 21st. The trailer we have seen is only a brief one, showing glimpses of humanity's advancement from Stone…
Overwatch Open Beta Impressions
Being a member of the console peasantry and not really invested in Overwatch before this beta, this last weekend saw the opportunity for folks on the fence to finally have a go on Blizzard’s new hero shooter. Switching from the slow, methodical gunplay of Rainbow Six Siege to the bright…
Kojima Productions Reveals New Game is An Action Title in Famitsu Interview
In paragraphs gathered from this week's Famitsu by Hachima Kikou and translated by Gematsu, Kojima revealed in a short interview that the first game from Kojima Productions will be an action game which will appeal to fans who usually buy triple A games. In a response to a question about…
Disney Cancels Console Game Publishing, Including Disney Infinity
Following the release of a Disney earnings report earlier today, it has been officially announced by the Senior VP and GM of Disney Infinity, John Blackburn, that their toy based sandbox game will be discontinued by the end of June. Avalanche Software, the studio behind Disney Infinity, is also being…
Super Mario Themed Update Comes to Minecraft Wii U Edition
This will probably be the closest you'll ever get to Steve in Super Smash Bros. In a free update coming to the Wii U edition of Minecraft, Mojang have officially partnered with Nintendo to create a special Super Mario themed update. Essentially, Microsoft have worked with Nintendo to put its…
Respawn Working on New Star Wars Game
With it being Star Wars Day and all, EA have decided today is the perfect opportunity to announce that they are working with Titanfall developers Respawn Entertainment on a brand new third person action adventure game, set in the Star Wars universe. This Star Wars team is headed up by…
Operation Dust Line for Rainbow Six Siege Launches May 11th
Moving from the frozen wastes of Operation Black Ice, the next DLC for Season 1 of Rainbow Six Siege sees Operators fighting it out in the dusty desert heat in Operation Dust Line. Unlike Black Ice, where the map and Operator details had already been leaked before the official announcement…
Binding of Isaac Afterbirth Comes to PS4 May 10th
In a post over on the official PlayStation blog, Tyrone Rodriguez of Nicalis has finally announced that the Binding of Isaac Afterbirth will be delivered onto the PS4 next Tuesday. Afterbirth has been a long time coming for consoles, being initially released on PC at the tail end of October…