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The Batman & Judge Dredd Collection could well be the most essential compilation for any comic fan this holiday season.
Xbox
Pid has some great things going for it. Well realised dream world. Impressive art style. A great hark back to the older titles that relied on puzzle rooms and slow, steady exploration of a unique and quirky world.
It’s just ...
News
Horde 4 Charity – a largely Dundee based collection of developers from several gaming companies – has announced they will be playing a 48 hour marathon session of Borderlands 2 to raise money and awareness for the S...
PC
E.P.I.C.: Wishmaster Adventures is a point and click adventure with a steampunk, sci-fi feel that really gets you thinking. The randomness of some of the puzzle solutions may leave some gamers feeling rather disappointed, but t...
Games Sales
Animal Crossing: New Leaf‘s debut made a big splash in Japan last week hitting the top of the charts with 603K copies sold, and more than doubling week-over-week 3DS sales to 187K units.
Opinion
I’ve been pretty complacent during DC’s rollout of the New 52. It hadn’t affected any characters that I cared about. Everything was fine – I had nothing to worry about. Until now. I now understand what every Superman, Fla...
Book
Bottom line: iFrankenstein is not for everyone. The exclusive use of social media as a story teller will mean that many will be turned off from the story by the method. However, for those who can text in their sleep, or anyo...
Book
If you can't get enough of zombies, check out Gary Reed's Deadworld: War of the Dead for a unique take on the zombie apocalypse.
Games Sales
The WiiU pre-orders opened in September and sold out within a week. It was rumored that Nintendo had allocated about 400k units for pre-orders in North America, all of which have been sold out for weeks now. GameStop’s wa...
Xbox
If you can grit your teeth through the “story” part of it you will get to do some dancing. And the central conceit to bring about some classic dance songs and dance moves is a redeeming quality. Player will get to sweat to the ...
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Crayola Art With Edge (Family Fiends) Review
Everyone loves coloring – it’s relaxing, and oh so satisfying to watch the colors saturate the images, turning harsh black and white into whatever colorscape you envision. While the new fads in adult coloring have started...
Previews
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls – for the old nostalgic?
This makes me feel old. The burst of nostalgia for flick-scrolling dungeon exploration, with random enemy encounters, map drawn as you go… and amplified with the name of the Wizardry series attached. The (re) announcement...
Playstation 4
Gunlord X (PS4) review
An unashamed homage to a 90s game is reviewed by an unashamed product of 90s gaming culture.
Xbox One
Velocity G (Xbox One) review
Vehicle-to-vehicle weaponry wasn't covered in the driver's test as we remember it. Games Fiends looks at future racing game Velocity G to see what else has changed.
PC
Streets of Rage 4 (PC) Review
A revitalised love letter to the genre and a cracking entry into the beloved franchise. A few niggles aside this looks, sounds and plays amazing.
Mobile
Where Angels Cry: Tears of the Fallen (iOs) Review
“Stop an obsessed inquisitor’s reign of terror in this riveting sequel to Where Angels Cry!”
Books
D&D Monsters and Heroes of the Realms (Coloring Book) Review
Fans of the Forgotten Realms have a new way to enjoy their obsession: a volume filled with intricate designs, blood chilling monsters, and valiant heroes for hours of coloring enjoyment.
Movies
Arrival (movie) review
Arrival is simply a majestic, beautifully created piece of cinema that is steeped in melancholy yet flows with a real elegance.
Hardware
Holiday Fiends: A Complete Gift Guide
From those hard to buy for family members to the fun to shop for techies, we have something for everyone on your list – young and old.
PS Vita
MegaTagmension Neptunia: Blanc and Neptune v. Zombies (PS Vita) Review
The CPUs of Gamindustri have been enjoying high school life as students of Gamicademi – at least until their classmates start turning into zombies. Whilst everyone bands together to fight the undead menace, Blanc and Neptune le...
Family Fiends
Crayola Art With Edge (Family Fiends) Review
Everyone loves coloring – it’s relaxing, and oh so satisfying to watch the colors saturate the images, turning harsh black and white into whatever colorscape you envision. While the new fads in adult coloring have started...
