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The Maestros – Preview (PC)

Dave Lambden09 mins

Did you spend a large chunk of your childhood pillaging human villages with your hordes of Orc’s in World of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness? Do you have little or no experience with anything resembling a modern MOBA? If you’ve answered yes to both of these questions, then you’re probably me. There probably aren’t a ton of you out there like me – most have at least dabbled in the multiplayer online battle arena genre at least somewhat in the last decade. How could you not? This is a style of video game that has exploded in popularity and many could argue single-handedly created and fueled the fire that is the world of E-Sports.

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Pit People – Review (Xbox One)

Dustin Furman05 mins

The Behemoth, a studio known for its own unique wacky style, has returned for its fourth title, a turn-based strategy game. Pit People has players creating a squad to battle it out on a hexagonal battlefield.

A giant bear has made contact with the Earth’s surface, creating a post-apocalyptic world. You start as a blueberry farmers named Horatio, who’s defending his family from a group of cannibal. Despite his best efforts, his house is crush by the giant bear, thus starting his journey for revenge.

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Tooth and Tail – Review (PS4, PC)

Dustin Furman07 mins

Approachability has always been one of the hurdles of any RTS game. The line between ease of use and complexity is delicate. The finest of the genre are easy to learn, but difficult to master. Unfortunately, these games are few and far between, and often still require players a significant amount of time to just learn all the controls and systems, let alone strategies. Tooth and Tail strives to remove many of the barrier of complexities of similar games, yet maintain the strategic gameplay. All wrapped up in a haunting setting of a cannibalistic animal revolution.

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