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Styx: Master of Shadows
Stealth games are cool, right? They offer us something different to the norm. Guns and rocket launchers are replaced by swords and throwing knives, and they require a level of patience over and above...
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The Escapists
Did you ever see The Shawshank Redemption? Ever wanted to know what it’s like to be Tim Robbins, carefully planning and executing an escape plan, years in the making? The Escapists is about as close as...
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LA Cops
When I think of isometric shooters, my mind is cast all the way back to my childhood and a game called Syndicate by the since-defunct Bullfrog Productions. The developers of the newly released LA Cops...
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Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Super-slick remasters are all the rage at the moment, although it’s fair to say that a few of them have been closer to a rust bucket with a slap of new paint rather than a thorough refurbish. I’m...
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Project CARS
The rain is driving down hard at Watkins Glen International as the rolling grid moves towards the start/finish line. I’m starting well towards the back of the 36 car grid in my LMP1 Prototype, and I...
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SteamWorld Dig (Xbox One)
SteamWorld Dig has been out for almost two years, and is on basically all of the platforms imaginable. Back in August 2013 on the Nintendo 3DS it received a very warm welcome, as did the following Wii...
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MotoGP 15
Motorcycle racing, even just motorbikes in general, are pretty difficult to translate into a fun video game. Compared to cars, bikes are unresponsive and difficult to maneuver. This rings true in...
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F1 2015
In the real world, the Formula 1 paddock is currently on its summer break with the teams and drivers all enjoying a well-deserved rest. The rest of us, meanwhile, are left wandering the landscape...
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Rugby World Cup 2015
When I think about it, sporting World Cups are pretty amazing things unto themselves. Millions of fans, usually from all corners of the globe, converging to the one place to celebrate the sport they...
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FIFA 16
In terms of football games, with the exception of the excellent (and infuriating) Football Manager series, nothing really matters outside of the realms of FIFA and PES, right? As things have panned out...
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Masochisia
Masochisia is a self-described 2D horror game by developer Jon Oldblood that deals with some pretty heavy themes. Its opening is not only accompanied by a warning, but it also has a dedicated link in...
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Football Manager 2016
According to my Steam library, I have spent a collective 690 hours on Football Manager games since I first discovered the series back in 2008. Make no mistake though, in Football Manager terms, that’s...
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Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
Whether you love it or hate it, Assassin’s Creed has been coming and going on a yearly basis for a little while now. After the abysmal time Ubisoft had with the launch of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, it...
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Need for Speed
Having grown up a fan of the original Need for Speed series since its early days on PC during the mid-nineties, I was one of those that watched the series’ transition from exotic, high-performance...
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XCOM 2
It’s 2035, 20 years after the aliens successfully invaded earth. The XCOM team couldn’t hold back the threat of occupation, and were ultimately betrayed by the same countries that had once entrusted...
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Far Cry Primal
From the moment it was announced, Ubisoft’s decision to make Far Cry Primal was met with intrigue and more than a few questions: How well would a Far Cry game work without guns? Is fighting with stones...
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DiRT Rally
It’s almost nine years since Codemasters introduced the DiRT name with the fantastic Colin McRae: DiRT, a game that is remembered well for two reasons. One is that it was both ambitious and enjoyable...
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Total War: Warhammer
Creative Assembly have been making Total War games for about fifteen years at this point. That’s a lot of time, not only to refine the core of what makes your game good, but also flesh it out with...
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