Reviews

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The Quarry (PC) – Review

The year was 1992. We had just purchased a new, powerful PC for the household. It was a 486DX2-66 with 8mb RAM, 540mb Hard Drive, and a dual-speed CD-ROM. It was on this PC that I got my first taste of an interactive FMV (Full Motion Video) game. The game

7.5

Jurassic World: Dominion – Review

A definition of dominion is a human’s attempt to control nature. Now imagine having to control nature filled with dinosaurs. This question has been an ethical conundrum since Jurassic Park was released, over five movies and almost 30 years ago in real-time. The final entry to the current trilogy in

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Diablo Immortal – Review

Blizzard has done it again with the latest installment from the Diablo series with Diablo Immortal, a free-to-play cross-play Mobile & PC game that does not feel free in the slightest. Diablo Immortal starts like you’d expect a Diablo game would; Demons, Monsters, Quests, and lots of hours played. The

7.5

V Rising (Early Access) – Review

Embrace your dark side and lurk amongst the trees stalking your prey as you release your inner evil as a vampire in Stunlock studio’s “ V Rising”. While only in ‘Early Access’ this top-down, survival game has already surpassed one million in sales due to its pure addictive nature. You

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Ready Or Not (Early Access) – Review

SWAT-style games have always been a favorite within the FPS gaming community. Ever since SWAT 4, gamers and fans of the Hardcore gameplay that SWAT4 offered have been begging and waiting for a worthy game to knock the current champ off its pedestal. Ready or Not is a tactical FPS

Matchpoint: Tennis Championships – Preview

Perfect for Tennis fans and sports fans alike, ‘Matchpoint: Tennis Championships: Legends Edition’ brings the world’s tennis champions for you to play as and compete against at home. From publishers, Kalypso Media and developers Torus Games, which have previously developed the Praetorians HD remastered, ‘Beast Quest’ and ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’,

9.5

Nanoleaf Lines – Review

Nanoleaf has come a long way since MKAU reviewed the Nanoleaf Canvas Squares all the way back in 2019. With the gaming industry booming, we have watched as the gaming community search for the ultimate look for their setup. As Nanoleaf has moved to the front of the competition in

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Kao The Kangaroo – Review

I think somewhere in our storied gaming history, every one of us grew up with a favorite gaming mascot. Some stand-outs would have to be Crash Bandicoot, Sonic, Spyro, or Banjo Kazooie, while lesser, yet still formidable known heroes such as Gex or Croc, made a short but sweet appearance

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Out There: Oceans Of Time – Review

Developed by Mi-Clos Studio, Out There: Oceans of Time is the successor to the award-winning Out There, and it brings you a roguelike space adventure with resource management and interactive fiction. Explore a vast galaxy that is different every time you play. You immerse yourself in the adventure of playing

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DEADCRAFT – Review

Ah, the old survival Zombie games, basically its own game genre at this stage and one which quite frankly, has a seen a significant number try and fail. When I first laid eyes on the trailer for ‘Deadcraft’, however, a spark of hope ignited in me, thinking this could very

The Quarry (Hands-On) – Preview

In a time when explosive multiplayer games are all the hype, the story-driven games are taking a bit of a back seat. That’s not to say they don’t exist, but more often than not, the single-player is more of a bonus feature and quite often lacks a compelling story. Lately

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Sniper Elite 5 – Review

Sniper Elite 5 is the latest installment from the team over at Rebellion. Set in Nazi-occupied France and taking place just before the events of D-Day, you once again play as Karl Fairburne, where he finds himself sneaking past the Atlantic Wall to rendezvous with the French Resistance. Sniper Elite

8.5

Sonority – Review

In today’s modern gaming world, certain genres of games seemingly have a popularity rotation and consistently pop in and out of mainstream attention. Oftentimes, we find first-person shooters to bombard our social media feeds and recommended videos. Sometimes it’s horror games that leave on-screen players and reviews leaping out of

9.5

Mini Motorways – Review

Mini Motorways is the second game created by Dinosaur Polo Club, a New Zealand-based studio working out of Wellington, and their first title Mini Metro was well-received by indie lovers. In Mini Motorways, you will build a road network and have the city booming with traffic. As you build your

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Divination (Xbox Series X) – Review

Divination – Developed by Mojiken is a very short visual novel where you play as the Diviner, and tell people their future using ancient runes, you might say the future is in your hands. Trapped inside a room full of screens is a pair of hands that can predict the

MultiVersus (Closed Alpha) – Preview

Since 1999, Nintendo has been the pioneer of 2D platform fighting games, and it started with the legendary Super Smash Bros series. Many other franchises have attempted to make their own crossover game using the same gameplay style, such as PlayStation, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and more, but none have come

Saints Row (Hands-Off) – Preview

We thought we’d seen the last of the 3rd Street Saints back in 2013, back when they had gained so much popularity that the boss had become the President of the United States, only to see the world destroyed by the alien Zin Empire. In a Matrix-like turn of events,

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