After the success of Persona 4 Dancing All Night, ATLUS decided to develop dancing spin off games for Persona 3 and Persona 5. After they were released in Japan earlier this year, Persona 3 Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight have now been released in North America…

After releasing Yakuza Kiwami and Jackbox Party Pack 2 as some of the gifts for their loyal subscribers last month, the next set of games to be released for free under the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus for December 2018 have now been announced by Sony. To begin the update, PS3 owners…

The Life is Strange franchise has gone from strength to strength since it launched back in 2016, receiving a prequel in the form of Before the Storm, and a midquel named The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit. The time has now arrived for Life is Strange 2 to take centre…

Although we see plenty of games allowing you to play sports such as football, rugby and golf on a regular basis, games which allow you play winter sports are certainly a rarer breed. Steep was originally released by Ubisoft back in 2017, and it has now been given a re-packaged…

The original PlayStation had a wide variety of games, featuring protagonists of all shapes, sizes and species. One of the most fondly remembered is MediEvil's Sir Daniel Fortesque, a skeletal knight from the land of Gallowmere. After being killed in a battle against an evil sorcerer named Zarok, he is resurrected…

After releasing The Bridge and Friday the 13th: The Game as some of the gifts for their loyal subscribers last month, the next set of games to be released for free under the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus for November 2018 have now been announced by Sony. To begin the update,…

My Hero Academia is probably one of my favourite shonen animes of the year and the video game adaption as a fighting game was something highly anticipated from fans of the manga and anime. My Hero One's Justice ends up sticking up a decent fight as a fighting game but…

Another year, another slew of Warriors games from our pals at Koei Tecmo. If you’ve played any one of the Warriors games in series past, you’ll already get the idea of what you’ll be doing in Warriors Orochi 4, but that doesn’t diminish the pure dumb fun it has to…

Whether they remember rescuing crystallized dragons, collecting mystical talismans or hatching precious dragon eggs, nearly everyone who played a game on the original PlayStation has some memories of Spyro the Dragon. The long awaited remaster of the original games, named the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, has been developed by Toys For…

Since it's initial announcement back in 2017, Rockstar Games have been teasing us regularly with new information regarding Red Dead Redemption II. The wait is almost over for the upcoming sequel, which follows the journey of Arthur Morgan, a determined outlaw who is a part of the ruthless Van der…

The first-person Dungeon Crawler is a genre that has seemingly been lost to the ages. A few sprout up now and again, but the fruitful era seen on older PCs has since been forgotten. Nonetheless, a quality entry in the genre surfaces to help scratch that itch, and incite some…

Although many video games are remembered for their engaging game play, well balanced characters and stylised graphics, many players are drawn to certain games because of their narrative. From the action packed treasure hunting exploits of the Uncharted franchise, to the date finding aspects of Hatoful Boyfriend, every game has…

When Capcom announced that they would be holding an Ace Attorney panel at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, which took place in September, it was predicted that a whole new instalment in the Ace Attorney series would be announced. Sadly, despite the rumours, a new game was not showcased during…

Anime-based video games tend to be aimed at the fans of the series, which makes sense, aiming to offer more content for the show and the characters they love. Similar to titles like Sword Art Online, they either offer the same story arcs as the anime but let you live…

As a huge fan of action-adventure games, and one that will probably never fully recover from the Uncharted games coming to end, my biggest trepidation coming in to Shadow of the Tomb Raider was that lead development duties had transferred from Crystal Dynamics to Eidos Montreal. Thankfully, my anxieties that…

Unlike many modern reboots of popular media, Marvel’s Spider-Man does not show us a re-imagined version of Peter Parker’s transition from teenager to superhero. Instead, the game starts eight years after he became Spider-Man, with several villains of various shapes and guises already defeated using his arachnid abilities. After taking…

Back in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was an action adventure title released for PS3 and Xbox 360, and received moderate critical and commercial success. Following the closure of the development studio, the creator of the game bought the rights to the franchise and decided to continue its…

After releasing God of War III Remastered and Foul Play as some of the gifts for their loyal subscribers last month, the next set of games to be released for free under the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus for October 2018 have now been announced by Sony. To begin the update,…

The Yakuza series has come back to the West and in a big way. Following the releases of Yakuza 0 (read our review of the PC version here) and Yakuza Kiwami comes Yakuza Kiwami 2, a remake of the original Yakuza 2. The biggest alteration made in this newest entry…

Welcome back avid hunters of monsters. It is official autumn in Astera! Why not celebrate the change of seasons with Autumn Harvest Fest which is now live! Join us as we have a quick overview of what lovely things are in store for such an occasion. So grab your pumpkins,…

Although many Square Enix fans will know them for the Final Fantasy series, one of their most popular IP's initially received very little exposure in Europe. The Dragon Quest franchise was originally named Dragon Warrior in the West, but it eventually reverted to it's original name following the PS2 release…