The Menzingers, SWX Bristol, 7/2/2020
The Menzingers made a triumphant return to Bristol last night. The evening of self-deprecating top draw post punk, at a packed and sweltering SWX, opened with the wonderfully named Mannequin Pussy. Playing tracks from their latest album Patience, the Philadelphia…
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Super Crush KO (Switch) Review: Knock Out!
Super Crush KO Vertex Pop created one of the best indy Switch launch titles a couple of years ago: Graceful Explosion Machine. It was a colorful rapid-fire space shoot-um-up that tested players reflexes and put Vertex Pop on the map….
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Yaga (Switch) Review: When the Fates Align
Yaga is Breadcrumbs Interactive’s take on an action RPG with story-focused choice points and procedural level generation that can capture your interest in spite of some unfortunate shortcomings. You play as Ivan, a simple blacksmith that’s lost one of his…
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FrostPunk (PS4) review: A Warm Welcome
Frostpunk is in gameplay and systems a city-building RTS in the vein of civilization, Tropico, and SimCity. It borrows from all of these in different ways and adds its own spin to gameplay and narrative that add value for the…
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Silk (Switch) Review: Long and winding road
I’m not entirely sure I know what Silk is trying to be. Its main selling points are having the “biggest hand-crafted world of all time”, and it’s authenticity as a love-letter to the tile-based RPGs of the ’80s. But here’s…
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Killer Queen Black (Switch) – Black Wins
Killer Queen isn’t singlehandedly responsible for the resurgence of arcades across America; its release is far too limited for that. But, it does draw throngs of people and eyeballs at Barcades and Arcades across the country, generating excitement in every…
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Northgard (Switch) Review: I Can’t Read These Runs
In an effort to offer another RTS/civ-building game on the Switch (and other consoles) Shiro Games has ported the Viking RTS, Northgard, to the hybrid console. Though the inspirations from other civilization RTS games is clearly visible in its design…
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The Surge 2 (PS4) Review: Elysium Meets Deadspace
When The Surge first came out in early 2017, I took one look at it and decided I really needed a piece of it. It looked fantastic. Powered armour melee combat versus hordes of evil sci-fi bad guys? Brilliant. Sign…
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Headliner:Novinews (Switch) Review: Read All About It
Unbound Creations new game Headliner:Novinews debuted as many indie games do on the Switch these days: with a whisper. It charges players with the role of editor for a news conglomerate and with this title comes great responsibility. With little…
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One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Preview: Here I come to save the day
Last week we headed to Namco Bandai’s London headquarters to get a little hands-on time with a slew of their upcoming releases, including the TGS build of their new One Punch Man arena fighter, A Hero Nobody Knows. Under the…
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What’s next for Smash Bros. Ultimate: DLC fighters we want to see
Banjo Kazooie’s announcement way back when made me so happy I decided to unplug the toaster from the bathroom adapter. They’ve been released, and we’ve been told who our next fighter is; Terry Bogard from SNK’s Fatal Fury.A boring pick…
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Preview
There have been open-world Dragon Ball Z games before, (2016’s Xenoverse 2 instantly springs to mind) but Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot feels like it could be the best of the bunch. In Kakarot, you follow Goku’s story, episodically from battle…
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Frogware’s The Sinking City Switch gameplay revealed
Back in June Frogwares’ Lovecraftian love-letter, The Sinking City, coiled its tentacles around the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, while a Switch version was also whispered to be in the works for those who prefer their elder gods on-the-go. Frogwares…
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System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition announced
Nightdive Studios, who are currently beavering away on a remake of the original System Shock, oversaw the re-release of System Shock 2 in 2013, and have just released a rather spiffy new version of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil on…
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First gameplay footage found of Bloober’s Blair Witch game
Lionsgate Games has released the first gameplay trailer for their upcoming first-person horror title, Blair Witch. Based on the lore of the long-running film series of the same name, Blair Witch sees players head into the Black Forest Hills in…
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Fantasy Strike (Switch) Review: Strike Out
Fantasy Strike is the brainchild of David Sirlin, the designer behind Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix. The thought behind the design is to focus on strategy rather than rote button memorization and muscle memory. It’s wrapped in a…
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