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Vertical Drop Heroes HD – Review (Switch)

Phil Neyman08 mins

Roguelike games have been growing in popularity over the last few years. They bring a sense of nostalgia back for older gamers that grew up in an era where roguelike wasn’t just a genre, it was a way of life. There was no saving your game and picking up where you left off. You played the game until you died and then started over. Thankfully, games have evolved over time. However, for those still yearning for those days –  games like Vertical Drop Heroes HD can scratch the itch.

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Top Modes & Mechanics – Assassin’s Creed Series

Dave Lambden012 mins

Say what you will about series with annual releases – they cause franchise fatigue, they’re usually rushed and buggy at launch, or they aren’t fresh and unique enough from year to year. But given that Ubisoft rotates the development of the Assassin’s Creed franchise among several of their studios, fresh ideas can be found in each installment, even if only a year removed from the previous iteration.

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Sony’s Complacency Could Be Their Undoing

Phil Neyman09 mins

It’s hard to argue with anyone that tells you Sony has all but won this console generation from the get go. From the moment Microsoft introduced us to the Xbox One, Sony was already in the lead. With a focus on being the center of your living room rather than focusing on the games, Microsoft gave Sony the chance to take back the lead in the console wars… a lead that they hadn’t seen since the PlayStation 2. While Sony has taken that lead and ran with it over the course of this generation, they now find themselves in a place where, if they aren’t careful, they’ll begin to fall behind again the same way they did last generation to the Xbox 360.

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Final Days – Review (PC)

Dave Lambden011 mins

What’s equally impressive about Final Days is that this – a game boasting online co-op play with sixteen other players, four player split screen local co-op, one hundred plus enemies on screen at any given time, and with five unique game modes – was developed by only one person. Michael De Piazza of +7 Software has a lot to be proud of.

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