REVIEW: FlatOut 4: Total Insanity

REVIEW: FlatOut 4: Total Insanity

Publisher Bigben Interactive Developer Kylotonn Review platform This copy was reviewed on a standard Xbox One with code provided by the publisher Release date Mar 23, 2017 “Flatout is back” was the phrase I wanted to shout when Flatout 4: Total Insanity was announced earlier this year. While technically the series is back in a … Read more

Former BioWare employee suggests oppressive Mass Effect: Andromeda development cycle

Former BioWare employee suggests oppressive Mass Effect: Andromeda development cycle

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: A former BioWare Montreal employee’s Glassdoor review of the company from last July seems to indicate difficulties during employment that could potentially explain a downhill curve during the development process of Mass Effect: Andromeda, of which critics and consumers alike have expressed mixed opinions. While acknowledging a great location … Read more

REVIEW: Dark Train

REVIEW: Dark Train

Publisher Paperash studio Developer Paperash studio Review platform Windows 10 Release date October 25, 2016 In the later stages of his life, famous inventor DW Tagrezburg received a strange contract from an unknown client requesting him to build a fully functional replica of the human world. Tagrezburg, who was famous from his childhood years due … Read more

REVIEW: Dark Arcana: The Carnival

REVIEW: Dark Arcana: The Carnival

Publisher Artifex Mundi Developer Artifex Mundi Review platform Xbox One Release date Mar 17, 2017 With an eerie ambiance straight out of a Ray Bradbury novel, Dark Arcana: the Carnival sets the perfect stage for a spooky puzzle game. Though it never dips truly into the macabre, the scenery and soundtrack provide a ghoulish backdrop … Read more

REVIEW: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: A Criminal Past

REVIEW: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: A Criminal Past

Publisher Square Enix Developer Eidos Montreal Review platform Xbox One Release date Feb 23, 2017 Of the many things Deus Ex does well, its mechanical adaptability is the glue that holds it all together. Despite its incredibly well-written narrative and superbly designed world, Deus Ex’s designers could make the game about anything and set it … Read more

REVIEW: Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

REVIEW: Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

Publisher Headup Games Developer Headup Games Review platform Xbox One Release date Feb 3, 2017 Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is an old-school role-playing game that brings us back to a much simpler era in gaming. The graphics, music and playstyle are all reminiscent of the earliest days of playing video games on a 1980’s … Read more

REVIEW: WRC 6

REVIEW: WRC 6

Publisher Bigben Interactive Developer Kylotonn Racing Games Review platform WRC 6 was reviewed on a standard Xbox One with a code provided by the publisher Release date Mar 7, 2017 I think as a reviewer it can be surprisingly easy to forget the actual point of video games to begin with. There’s all this focus … Read more

REVIEW: Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker

REVIEW: Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

Publisher Magic Notion Developer Magic Notion Review platform Xbox One Release date Mar 10, 2017 Going into this game I was quite skeptical about the whole idea that one could play a game that is mainly focused around finding you a suitable partner. Steam has been drowning in similar titles, the most notable being Hatoful … Read more

REVIEW: Shift Happens

REVIEW: Shift Happens

Publisher Deck13 Developer Klonk Games Review platform The game was reviewed on Xbox One with a retail code provided by the developer Release date Feb 23, 2017 Shift Happens is a fun, family-friendly co-op platforming game from Klonk Games and is much in the style of a game I love: ibb & obb. You play … Read more

REVIEW: 8DAYS

REVIEW: 8DAYS

Publisher BadLand Games Developer BadLand Games Review platform Xbox One Release date Feb 7, 2017 8DAYS is a strange game to review. It’s really fun, but it is so damn hard. I question if it’s good or bad that it’s this hard. Some audiences really dig hard games like Dark Souls while others may tend … Read more