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SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past Review - Fans Only

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SpellForce: The Order of Dawn was an RTS/RPG hybrid released in 2003 and over a decade later, publisher Nordic Games is still publishing sequels and stand-alone expansions. The latest release is SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past. With a splash of fresh paint to try and keep up with other modern RTS games, this new [… Read more

Darkout Review - Illuna Nights

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The sandbox miner/digger/crafter market is crowded. What was popularized by games like the first-person Minecraft and continued by side-scrollers like Terraria has been adopted in various forms over the past several years to varying success, but none have reached the popularity and sales of the aforementioned titles. Coming for their piece of the pie is [… Read more

XCOM: Enemy Within Review - Amplius XCOM

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Last year’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown was met with almost universal acclaim from critics (including our Editor-in-Chief) and series fans alike. Firaxis, known for the Civilization franchise, did an amazing job adapting the classic turn-based strategy series for today’s players and brought a fresh awareness to a franchise that people had assumed dead for almost a [… Read more

Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Review - Hyrule Rules

Twenty-two years after A Link to the Past released on the Super NES, Nintendo decides to revisit that incarnation of Hyrule in another adventure that is both familiar and fresh. As fatigue sets in for the Legend of Zelda franchise, a breath of fresh air comes in the form of a handheld journey – the [… Read more

Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition Review - Worthy

Every fan of PC role-playing games should play Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Along with Throne of Bhaal,  its expansion, the game includes dozens of hours of engaging Dungeons & Dragons tactical combat, quality side quests, an epic main story, memorable party members, and thoughtful dungeons filled with increasingly difficult encounters. Baldur’s Gate II is [… Read more

Shadow Warrior Review - Wang is Back

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You’ve got Wang in this new adventure from Hard Reset developer Flying Wild Hog. In our Shadow Warrior review we’ll remind you why 2013 has been a good year for FPS fans even though the blockbusters like Call of Duty Ghosts and Battlefield 4 have yet to drop. Will this revival of the classic PC [… Read more

The Bureau XCOM Declassified Review - Missed chance

In our The Bureau XCOM Declassified review, we’ll take a look at how the latest entry in the XCOM franchise from studio 2K Marin brings the franchise into the tactical shooter genre, and how this prequel follows up the 2012, highly-acclaimed strategy title XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Vigilo confide!   Players take the role of William [… Read more

Space Hulk Review - For the Emperor

Onward brothers, in His Glory! In our Space Hulk Review, we’ll tell you about the new turn-based strategy game from developer Full Control Studios. Set in the Warhammer 40K universe by Games Workshop, Space Hulk was originally a 1989 board game starring the heavily armored Space Marines and skittering Genestealers. In this 2013 video game [… Read more

Rise of the Triad Review - Old School Insanity

In our Rise of the Triad review we look at how this remake of the 1994 shareware classic revives the old school FPS and how the solution to staying fresh in an era flooded with modern military shooters may lie in the past. The revival of the Apogee shooter by Denmark’s own Interceptor Software may [… Read more

Realms of Arkania Review - A Half-Baked Blunder

Realms of Arkania Review - A Half-Baked Blunder In this Realms of Arkania Review, we have to point out that this remake of 1992’s classic is a buggy, unfinished game. Written by: JD Brewer Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny Date published: 08/10/2013 10 / 100 stars In this Realms of Arkania review, we delve [… Read more


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