Month: March 2015
WAR FOR THE OVERWORLD REVIEW
How many games do you know of that allow you to play as a dungeon master? Controlling your horde of minions, fending off heroes, building and improving your dungeon and overall just being a big badass baddie – a Sauron in the making, if you will? I don’t remember any such game other than the legendary Dungeon Keeper. Instead of being in the shoes of one of those no-good pilfering “heroes”, we were...[Read More]
The Weaponographist Preview | MOUSE n JOYPAD
The Weaponographist Preview   It just doesn’t pay to be a selfish creep. Sure, you may amass all the wealth you’ve ever wanted, but what happens when a witch who sees through your megalomania strips you of everything you hold dear? Well, that’s the premise behind Weaponographist, a new game developed by Puuba and published by Mastertronic. The game stars the cocksure and arrogant demon sla...[Read More]
Dirty Bomb Beta Impressions | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Dirty Bomb Beta Impressions   Take a glance at Dirty Bomb and I can guess what other game comes to mind without a second thought, Team Fortress 2. It’s got the same sort of cartoony art style, it doesn’t take itself all too seriously compared to the FPS genres most notable names. That’s not to say Dirty Bomb is the free game you and your friend cho...[Read More]
Halo 5 Launching October 27th | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Halo 5 Launching October 27th  Halo 5: Guardians†Launches 27th October Worldwide, Exclusively on Xbox One. New “Halo 5: Guardians†trailers build on a mysterious Hunter/Hunted storyline. A trailer for “Halo 5: Guardians†made its debut last night, pitting the legendary Master Chief against the UNSC’s top manhunter in Spartan Locke. “Halo 5: Guardians†will launch worldwide 27th O...[Read More]
Bloodsports.TV Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Bloodsports.TV Review   At the same time, Bloodsports.TV is familiar yet alien. It makes no qualms about directly lifting certain design aspects from other popular MOBAs, but adds a zesty flavor that’s actually missing in most of these games. Set in the same universe as Krater: Shadows over Solside, it features a similar aesthetic style as well as the atmosphere, but is in essence a very diff...[Read More]
Project Nimbus Preview | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Project Nimbus Preview   For a time in the late nineties, you couldn’t swing a baseball bat in an EB Games without hitting a mech game; believe me, I tried. Steel Battalion, Mech Warriors, Zone of the Enders- that was clearly the golden age for Mecha games. There’s nothing as empowering as stomping around and causing massive damage to everything around you; But now your probably an adult, an...[Read More]
Nightbanes Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Nightbanes Review   There’s a certain barrier of entry some games have to contend with. Nightbanes, a card game developed by a German company Diviad and published by Headup games, has to deal with some of these externalities. In a genre dominated by Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering, Nightbanes instantly has to find a way to differentiate itself from the opposition, or present itself as a c...[Read More]
Predator Joins Mortal Kombat X Kombat Pack | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Predator Joins Mortal Kombat X Kombat Pack  As a follow up to announcing the Mortal Kombat X Kombat Pack playable character, Jason Voorhees, today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirmed the additional playable characters that will be included in the Kombat Pack: the ultimate hunter Predator from the films of the same name as well as Klassic Mortal Kombat Kombatants Tremor and Tanya. Fu...[Read More]
Who Is The Real Master Chief | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Who Is The Real Master Chief   The newest “Halo 5: Guardians†teaser trailer, entitled “Bullet,†is now available below to watch . Fans can slow down and study the new video, frame-by-frame, to discover ominous new clues about the fate of the legendary Master Chief. Or go to the Interactive online version “Bullet†Teaser: HuntTheTruth.tumblr.com On 29th March, the world premiere of t...[Read More]
New DiRT Game Teased By Codemasters | MOUSE n JOYPAD
New DiRT Game Teased By Codemasters   Codemasters, developer of the DiRT racing series, has teased the development of the series’ next entry. In a post from the developer’s Twitter account the company said that it is looking for a graphics programmer to join the team for their next project. Within the tweet there is a link to the job description that states that the company is “expanding a...[Read More]
Steam 2K Special and Weekend Deals | MOUSE n JOYPAD
2K Special and Weekend Deals  As PC gamers have come to expect, Steam has sales. Big news, I know. What you may not have known is that the publisher/developer company 2K are celebrating their 10th Anniversary this weekend, which gives gamers time to make massive savings across a lot of their games. Highlights include: • The Bioshock Series: The critically acclaimed, story...[Read More]
The Power Glove Belongs with the Nintendo NX
Could Nintendo’s next system be their attempt at true virtual reality? “I love the Power Glove… It’s so bad…” – Lucas Who didn’t see the Power Glove in 1989’s The Wizard, and immediately felt like they were entering a new realm of gaming? Well, that feeling has continued popping up with every new Move and Kinect, making us less optimistic with each passing failure of interactive immersion. ...[Read More]