PREVIEW: Five: Champions of Canaan offers satisfying brawling similar to Ryse: Son of Rome

Publisher Kingdom Games Developer Kingdom Games Review platform Steam Release date December 27, 2016 Arena fighting games come few and far between, and since Ryse: Son of Rome gave me an appetite for Roman and earlier arena combat, with its awesome gameplay mechanics, I was quite interested in how Five: Champions of Canaan would play … Read more

REVIEW: The Little Acre

REVIEW: The Little Acre

Publisher Curve Digital Developer Pewter Games Review platform This game was reviewed on Xbox One with a review code provided by the publisher. Release date Dec 13, 2016 Developed by Pewter Games, The Little Acre is a point-and-click adventure game filled with a lot of charm. Its beautiful art gives life to kind-hearted characters who … Read more

REVIEW: Batman: The Telltale Series: Episode 5

REVIEW: Batman: The Telltale Series: Episode 5

Publisher Telltale Games Developer Telltale Games Review platform This game was reviewed on Xbox One with a review code provided by the publisher. Release date Dec 13, 2016 Telltale had a lot to live up to with Episode Five: City of Light. The character and story of Batman are no strangers to artistic interpretations, and … Read more

REVIEW: Final Fantasy XV

REVIEW: Final Fantasy XV

Publisher Square Enix Developer Square Enix Review platform Final Fantasy XV was reviewed on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with a retail copy provided by the publisher. Different scores were assigned to both versions due to significant visual differences between the two. Release date Nov 29, 2016 Introduction Final Fantasy XV is a phenomenal experience … Read more

REVIEW: Bastion

Xbox's Mike Nichols‏ discredits study which said backward compatibility isn't used enough

Publisher Supergiant Games Developer Supergiant Games Review platform The game was reviewed on Xbox One with an early access code provided by the developer. Release date Dec 12, 2016 I feel I got really lucky this month. I got to experience Abzû on Xbox One and it’s just a fantastic adventure. Then, a few days … Read more

REVIEW: Abzû

REVIEW: Abzû

Publisher 505 Games Developer Giant Squid Review platform Xbox One Release date Dec 13, 2016 Abzû is a amazing experience which presents so much mystery and intrigue that you can’t help but explore every corner in order to discover all the secrets of the underwater kingdom. The story is told without narration so you have … Read more

REVIEW: Her Majesty’s SPIFFING

REVIEW: Her Majesty's SPIFFING

Publisher Billy Goat Entertainment Developer Billy Goat Entertainment Review platform This game was reviewed on Xbox One with a review code provided by the publisher. Release date December 12, 2016 Thanks to the United Kingdom’s Parliament fudging things up, Her Majesty the Queen decided that she would dissolve it, and take back power in a … Read more

REVIEW: Planet Coaster

REVIEW: Planet Coaster

Publisher Frontier Developments Developer Frontier Developments Review platform This copy was reviewed on a Windows 10 with a review code provided by the developer. Release date Dec 9, 2016 It seems that we’ve been through a drought of coaster builder games this decade. After the titan that was Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, the well seemed … Read more

REVIEW: Steep

REVIEW: Steep

Publisher Ubisoft Developer Ubisoft Annecy Review platform Xbox One Release date Dec 2, 2016 Steep is one of the best snowboarding simulators out there. Not only that, but it’s also one of the best skiing, paragliding and wingsuiting simulators out there. The visuals are crisp and the open world is a vast snow-covered environment waiting … Read more