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I Can’t Escape: Darkness Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD

I Can’t Escape: Darkness Review    Randomness is not an easy thing to pull off in games. How does one design a truly random system without the game in question devolving into an RNG-induced madness or a horrible grindfest where that 1% drop may well never spawn? Indeed, a component of true unpredictability may well make a game that much more interesting if handled properly, but it can also ru...[Read More]

Skyshine’s Bedlam Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD

Skyshine’s Bedlam Review    When I first saw Skyshine’s Bedlam at this year’s E3, I got to talk to John Mueller, Art Director on the project. Sitting down with the game, he told me of his team’s love of post-apocalyptic tales of survival, and their drive to bring it to the public. The idea originally started as a modified game of D&D, heavily inspired by properties like Judge Dredd,...[Read More]

FromSoftware Establishing New Studio | MOUSE n JOYPAD

FromSoftware Establishing New Studio     FromSoftware is the patron saint of incredibly hard games at the moment, and have released that they are planning on establishing a new development studio in Fukuoka, Japan sometime in October. While continuing the proud tradition of creating possibly the most difficult games on the market right now, this new development studio provi...[Read More]

Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD

Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime Review    Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a new-ish Indie game on Steam and Xbox One by developers Asteroid Base, who are obviously going for a theme here. Before we dig into the meat of this succulent review allow me to say something here, I really enjoyed this game but I was under a tight schedule while reviewing it; so if I miss out on a point of interest o...[Read More]

AMD Restructures Company Architecture | MOUSE n JOYPAD

AMD Restructures Company Architecture To Improve Competition With Nvidia     Ever since 2006 when Advanced Micro Devices purchased ATI and joined in on the competition of the discrete desktop graphics processor unit (GPU) race, results have tended to be lopsided in favor for the more specifically graphics-focused Nvidia Corporation in terms of both shear raw power and lower...[Read More]