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Spider and Stone by Jaleigh Johnson takes readers far below the surface to the ancient dwarven city of Iltkazar, where a frenzied search for an ancient magical artifact precipitates a ferocious battle that could mean the life o...
PC
Shadow Of The Game starts off strongly, and carried me along with its infectious depiction of MMO gameplay before tearing down the walls to reveal a stumbling and stuttering plot and tone that jars heavily to anyone who isn't p...
Mobile
Outside of the Angry Birds/Bad Piggies bandwagon, it can be quite hard to find a nice, simple, well constructed and brilliantly executed smartphone game to while away time in the waiting room or on the bus. Devil's Attorney how...
Mobile
Outside of the obvious complaints I quite enjoyed Monster Slayer when you are able to breeze along merrily shooting a healthy variety of enemies. But the slowness of progress at certain points and the slight imbalance that requ...
PC
Lucius has some interesting ideas and offers a reasonably unique take on the adventure / puzzle genre. The trouble is that so often you are just fighting the bugs and poor design decisions evident in the game.
There is s...
PC
The Island: Castaway is an adventure game that will have you doing everything from hunting and gathering to well, mostly hunting and gathering.
PS3
BreakQuest Extra Evolution is a game that offers hours of gameplay (significantly dependent on your skill level, naturally). There are a ton of different levels, arranged into stages that each have their own boss fight at the e...
PC
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller is like taking your favorite crime drama and dropping yourself right into the heart of it. You play as Erica Reed, an FBI agent who has seen more than her fair share of hard knocks. As Erica, y...
Games Sales
Despite some recent weaker than expected overseas sales Nintendo’s 3DS continued to dominate the Japanese sales charts last week, claiming the top spot with 60,232 units sold.
News
Halo 4 is almost upon us. For better or worse 343 Industries take on the Bungie franchise will be in stores and disc drives come November 6th. But what news of the DLC and the War Games pass?
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Features
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...