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The Council, Episode 2 Review – Hide and Seek – Illuminati confirmed?

15May

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The Council, Episode 2 Review – Hide and Seek – Illuminati confirmed?

Episode two of The Council by Big Bad Wolf games, the narrative adventure game that redefines the genre with RPG mechanics and consequences for every choice, has just released today, May 15. Hide and Seek continues the story of Louis de Richet as he deals with the dramatic results of his actions in episode one. He must continue his investigation into the disappearance of his mother, Sarah, while dealing with the newly-arrived Spanish head of state, the finally-revealed Lord Mortimer, and the quickly-forming factions on the island. With brand new areas of the mansion to explore, along with new characters who bring dire news and shocking revelations to the island, who will you side with? Who can you trust? And how will you find Sarah de Richet? The choices are yours after all, but will you ...

Sea of Thieves Review – The Seas Have Calmed

14May

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PC Reviews

Sea of Thieves Review – The Seas Have Calmed

It has been a whilesince Rare’s swashbuckling title, Sea of Thieves launched. A highly anticipated title with many players, including myself being desperate to jump into the salty seas. However, to point out again, it has been a while since Sea of Thieves launched, and I feel it’s a good time to see how the game plays now that the tide of excitement has lowered. I saw Sea of Thieves grow from way back in the early months of 2017. Playtests had just got started in fact. I think I was the second wave of players to get accepted, but I didn’t get to play much. I knew from my short time with it though, that it was something nice and that the community was excited amongst one another in the private forums. February 2018 saw more playtests taking place as the game grew closer to launch,...

GARAGE Review – Making the Switch That Little Bit More Bloody

9May

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Switch Reviews

GARAGE Review – Making the Switch That Little Bit More Bloody

When you hear about games for the Nintendo Switch, you probably wouldn’t expect the description of GARAGE. An ex-drug dealer caught up in the middle of a brutal, demonic underground hell. Surrounded by dismemberment, deadly weapons, and drugs. Developed by the minds at Zombie Dynamic comes GARAGE, the latest title picked up by tinyBuild and exclusively available for the Nintendo Switch. It’s a gruesome story about an ex-drug dealer who finds himself waking up in the trunk of a car surrounded by rats, zombies, and all other manner of evil. Soon it becomes clear that these abysmal abominations were experiments created by an evil mind and you must uncover the mystery. Gameplay GARAGE is a top-down shooter with a dark theme in which you follow a linear path while progressing in the stor...

CoolPaintr VR Review: Highlighting The Limits Of My Imagination

9May

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PC Reviews

CoolPaintr VR Review: Highlighting The Limits Of My Imagination

Video games can be like taking selfies with the filter switched on. It’s still you in there, but the version of you that you want the world to see. You play a driving game and get to live out your fantasies of being a racing driver, or getaway driver if that’s more your thing. A first person shooter will get you crawling through the battlefield, bravely leading team mates into the line of fire. A role playing game will have you walking the wasteland or exploring the mountains, all without leaving your house. Although CoolPaintr VR isn't a game, its no different. You go into it with a million ideas, creation at your fingertips and all of the power of VR to realise it. The only limitation is your imagination and you go in with the assumption that your imagination is limitless. Cool...

Shoppe Keep 2 Preview – Granville, Fetch Your Hammer!

3May

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PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Shoppe Keep 2 Preview – Granville, Fetch Your Hammer!

Shoppe Keep was a wonderful shop management title, played from a first-person perspective with a strong focus on just selling items to customers. It didn’t really venture further than that, and it was hard to get into due to the progression system feeling lacklustre. Shoppe Keep 2 is here to change the game. Shoppe Keep had always been a fun experience no matter how many times I revisited it. Sadly the initial enjoyment of earning enough money to upgrade the store ending up feeling like more work than it needed to be. Customers didn’t flock in, but those that did lobbed your items like a tired bull trying to cause chaos. Shoppe Keep 2 arrives on Early Access with a much stronger focus on management than its predecessor. It also seems to feel just as sluggish in gameplay as the previous ...

Murderous Pursuits Preview – Making Assassination More Fun

23Apr

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PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Murderous Pursuits Preview – Making Assassination More Fun

If you prefer to eliminate your foes with stealth, and tactics rather than running in, all guns/swords blazing, then you might be interested in jumping on ship during the Jurassic Period, with Murderous Pursuits. Blazing Griffin’s assassination focused multi-player title, Murderous Pursuits ran an Open Beta from the 20th of April 2018, until 5am Monday 2018. Now, this one for me had been hiding away. I had seen nothing of the title anywhere before the open beta announcement until a friend of mine told me about it. So it was a lovely surprise to see it a few hours before it went live. Now, Murderous Pursuits is the toned-down equivalent where if Assassin’s Creed and Dishonored had a baby, and merged that DNA with a hint of The Ship, this is what you’d see birthed. The reason I mention...

Murderous Pursuits Open Beta Starts Tonight

20Apr

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News & Updates

Murderous Pursuits Open Beta Starts Tonight

Murderous Pursuits are opening the doors to their Open Beta that takes place over the weekend, allowing everyone to kill or be killed in true Victorian fashion. Blazing Griffin, developers behind Murderous Pursuits are running an Open Beta this weekend, with the first day starting later tonight, and then seeing it come to a close on Sunday. The game is being developed by the team behind The Ship, and also the studio behind The Ship: Remastered. It places up to eight players on board HMCS Britannic in four different levels set during the Victorian period and finds them trying to stay alive, and undetected as they wander around the ship trying to murder the others without any witnesses. Players will be able to choose two out of five abilities available to them, and choose from eight chara...

Shoppe Keep 2 Launch Trailer Ventures In

20Apr

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Shoppe Keep 2 Launch Trailer Ventures In

Strange Fire and Excalibur Games have pushed out a brand new launch trailer for Shoppe Keep 2, raising excitement for the upcoming sequel to Shoppe Keep. Shoppe Keep 2 is set to arrive on the 26th April 2018, and it'll be available on Steam Early Access. There will also be a Digital Deluxe Version launching on the same day which features some additional content. As well as the base game, players will get, Digital Art Book in PDF Format Digital OST Both the standard game and Digital Deluxe will be Early Access titles, and the game builds upon the originals shop keeping system in which players assign prices to items and sell them to customers. Shoppe Keep 2 is a much bigger game than the original as well, with players no longer being stuck inside their shop, but being allowed t...

Agony Announcement Trailer Lands After Fighting Console Censorship

20Apr

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News & Updates

Agony Announcement Trailer Lands After Fighting Console Censorship

Agony has released an announcement trailer today, bringing details of the release date and pre-orders being available, But it hasn't been an easy journey. Agony, developed by Madmind Studio is a first-person horror experience that finds players attempting to push through the demonic territories and survive, while transferring their soul to other empty, human shaped vessels. The title is due to arrive on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. However the console versions of the game were almost nearly not accepted to be published because of the mature content within as detailed by their Kickstarter update last week. It was originally being given an Adult Only rating because of various elements, such as sex, nudity, and certainly gore. As a result Madmind Studios had to adjust scenes and elements to allo...

Fortnite Smashes $25 Million In Its First Month On Mobile

19Apr

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Fortnite Smashes $25 Million In Its First Month On Mobile

Epic Games' free-to-play title Fortnite landed on iOS, available to download for free with in-game cosmetics being available to purchase. Originally launching as an invite only application, Fortnite's Battle Royale mode for iOS has raked in over $25 million in the first 30 days of being released. Originally launching as an Early Access title for Xbox One, PC, and PS4, it saw players paying for access to the main game that sees them surviving against zombies that have been birthed from a storm that has taken over the Earth. Players do this by building forts during the day, and then surviving the assault at night. It had plans to launch as a free-to-play title after the Early Access period is set to end in 2018. September 2017 saw Fortnite Battle Royale launch, bringing incredible simi...