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Video Games, Victorian Style
Category: News
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Think of that bit in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, except with rats that can strip a man to the bone in 30 seconds.
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This remake of the excellent 2009 visual novel is essentially a playable version of the 2011 anime series.
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Have a listen to this podcast from back in 2011, in which we discuss what made Resident Evil 2 so damn good.
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Ninjas are cool, aren’t they? I shall brook no argument on this.
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The gorgeous mousey PC adventure is finally heading to consoles.
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The rules are simple – find an indie game you’ve never heard of before, then tweet about it using #DiscoverIndies.
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Just under ten quid for a quality Metroidvania title.
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Have a very Happy Holidays, see you in the New Year!
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Goose sock puppets! A fuzzy goose T-shirt! Untitled Goose Game has got some seriously lovely merch.
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Starfox, Mario Kart and Pokemon like you’ve never seen them before.
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The NES Encyclopaedia and Japansoft: An Oral History are both set for release next year.
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We’ve got two EU codes for the wonderfully OTT Steel Rats to give away, but you’ve only got a few days to enter, hurry!
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A stunning Zelda-like top-down RPG is storming its Kickstarter goals.
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Who the hell launches a new game a week before Red Dead Redemption 2?
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The studio behind The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us has laid off most of its staff.
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And this fantastic Metroidvania game is being released very soon indeed…
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My preview feature on Night Call is in issue 322 – and I’m very excited to see my words in print.
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Four fantastic Metroidvania games are being released this month: Dead Cells, Chasm, Death’s Gambit and Guacamelee 2.
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The excellent dungeon crawler Moonlighter is getting a ton of free updates – and there are also rumblings about an incoming Switch version.
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Co-created by an ex-Disney animator, Blacksad depicts a beautiful film noir-inspired world of anthropomorphic animals. And soon it’s going to be a game.
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You’ve got a bike with a chainsaw wheel and a city full of robots to mow down. Steel Rats is stupid and wonderful, and it’s coming to PC, Xbox One and PS4 later this year.
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It’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: The Video Game, but without the bats. Disco Elysium is shaping up to be a cracking isometric RPG with superb dialogue.
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Terraforming Mars is coming to a PC near you in 2018, with all of its shonky public-domain artwork intact. Depending on your perspective, this is either a very good thing or a very bad thing.
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State of Mind is a promising techno-thriller from point and click experts Daedalic Entertainment, with a distinctive low-poly look.
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Until midnight on 18th April, you can get 20% off Most Agreeable T-shirts and mugs. Hurry!
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Burnout is coming back! A remastered version of Burnout Paradise is set for launch on 16th March, with a PC version heading along later in the year.
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Until 11th February, you can get free delivery on Most Agreeable T-shirts and mugs. And now we have BLACK T-SHIRTS, too!
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Until 28th January, you can save 20% on Most Agreeable T-shirts and mugs when you buy two or more items. And now we have BLACK T-SHIRTS, too!
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Until 12th January, you can save 18% on Most Agreeable T-shirts and mugs. And now we have BLACK T-SHIRTS, too!
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Just 12 months after the game came out, the servers for Gravity Rush 2 are being switched off – meaning tons of items and costumes are set to disappear.
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The Fuel Rats are trying to rescue a player who has been stranded where no human has gone before. And it’s all because of mugs.
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Hand of Fate 2 is in the Steam Winter Sale, and has some free DLC to boot. And I promise I’ll review it soon, I’ve just been busy, yeah?
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