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EGX
Sonic is enjoying something of a revival thanks to the sterling work with Sonic Mania earlier this year. The gorgeously realised 2d update was the sequel to the original trilogy that everyone had wanted for years.
EGX
Every year I trawl around the Leftfield area of EGX like a massive toddler – “I want entertaining – entertain me with something new!” is the internal whinge. This used to be true of the Rezzed area too, but unless I...
EGX
When the original Super Meatboy was released it was like Team Meat had birthed the mother of all frustrating and super satisfying platformers. Ridiculous precision, insanely addictive and weirdly cute the whole thing just spoke...
PC
GamesFiends take a look to see if Nidhogg 2 can match the levels of balanced, multiplayer fun as in its original.
PC
It is the duty of every lone soldier to be ready for hordes of rampaging mutants, especially those posted to Mars. Thankfully Solstice Chronicles: MIA make this duty enjoyable.
PC
Overall Season 3 of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, The New Frontier, stands as my second favourite in the franchise, offering a wider social look at the impact of the disaster through the lives it has touched.
Xbox1
Ghost Blade HD has its roots in a Dreamcast game released only two years ago, fourteen years after the system was discontinued. But now it's made the jump to the current generation, representing an old genre but needing to just...
News
Somehow, Nintendo’s dedication to shooting gloopy liquid at things – stemming from the weirdly-enthralling Zombies Ate My Neighbors right up to Mario Sunshine and the Splatoon games – has generated an impressive following. The ...
PC
You would think that the mixing of a traditional shoot-em-up and the grind of an action-RPG should be an unholy fusion not fit for polite conversation. Yet Drifting Lands pulls the two genres together, and almost makes them meet.
PC
Lizard Cube have done an incredible remaster for Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. It’s faithful, to a fault, and absolutely beautiful to listen to and watch.
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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
The Falconeer trailer – a flying game to look up?
Sometimes a trailer is released and has exactly the effect it must have been going for – “I want to know more about that.” That’s the reaction I had today when seeing the trailer for The Falconeer (link)...
Playstation 4
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker (PS4) Review
As for The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker (please, PLEASE pick a shorted title for your next game!) it’s a moderately diverting few hours once you push past the initial few hours of undirected play and moderate belly-butto...
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
Hands on: Double Kick Heroes (Early Access)
It's the zombie apocalypse, and the band Double Kick Heroes plan to survive by the power of heavy metal. Games Fiends step up to the drums to take a look.
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...
