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Already a critical and commercial success for iPhone and Android devices, Vivid Games’ Real Boxing is bringing its Unreal Engine 3-powered pugnaciousness onto another portable device: The PlayStation Vita. We spoke to the game’s creator ...

Long before Atlus and NIS America spoiled stateside gamers with sumptuous special edition packages, Working Designs established precedent. Take, for instance Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete for the PlayStation, which offered an unprecedented bundle of ...

With the majority of the industry busy showcasing and schmoozing at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the normal number of new releases has shrunken drastically. As such, the next seven days are marked by boxed-based games that ...

Currently, in beta on the PC platform, Gaijin Entertainment (not to be confused with Bit.Trip developers Gaijin Games) is putting the finishing touches on the PlayStation 4 version of War Thunder, due to be released ...

Unquestionably, shrewd thematic decisions propelled 1997’s Titanic to break box office records. Blending star-crossed romance with an ample supply of CGI spectacle, the film appealed to an exceedingly wide demographic. Similarly, director Jun Shishido’s The ...

While science fiction’s futuristic interpretations of vehicles, weapons and urban spaces are undeniably intriguing, plot devices which allow a glimpse into the human condition are often the most satisfying elements of the genre. These existentialism-enabling ...

Along with the usual roster of expansions, ports, and sequels, this week’s new releases offer a few titles that almost didn’t make it to market. Following an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, Class of Heroes II failed ...

Splicing several prevailing mechanics into a single game is hardly a new concept for the industry. Early coin-ops such as Gorf and Tron recognized the virtue of variety; each cabinet provided four distinct amusements unified ...

This week the crew offers impressions of The Evil Within, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Fieldrunners 2, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, Rymdkapsel, Haunt the House: Terrortown, Yu-Nama: The Puzzle, Soul Sacrifice, Cognition: Episode Three- The Oracle, ...

Phoenix Online Studios continues to demonstrate their commitment to create engaging games with Episode 3 of Cognition: An Erica Read Thriller. While some of the graphical glitches that have been discussed in previous reviews remain, ...