Posts By Matt Welsh
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2.2KPreviewsStar Fox Zero: Take to the skies with our video preview
Dogfights. Space battles. Helpless toads. Star Fox Zero is shaping up to recapture some of the series best elements. While the game...
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1.3KNewsPlayStation VR core pre-orders to begin later this month
Pre-order plans for the core SKU of PlayStation VR have been announced. According to an update on the PlayStation Blog, pre-orders for the...
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4.1KReviewsIt’s super effective! — Pokkén Tournament review
The fighting genre often feels like one of the most intimidating game types of all. Despite a relatively simple concept, deep mechanics,...
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6.9KReviewsA lasting legend — The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD review
The original Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is very much a product of its time. Created with an art style designed to...
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3.6KReviewsA new page in the platforming playbook — Klaus review
It’s rare for a game to come out and turn its genre on its head. Every once in awhile, though, a title...
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4.8KReviewsAvengers Assemble! — LEGO Marvel’s Avengers review
By now, most gamers are familiar with the whimsical nature of LEGO games. TT Games takes popular franchises and gives them the...
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3.4KReviewsEvil encore — Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster review
With the resurgence of remasters and re-releases in this industry, the survival horror genre has typically proven itself to hold up surprisingly...
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3.7KFeaturesGT Game of the Year 2015 — Matt’s Top 10
Up until this year, the current console generation has had a slow start. While there have been some impressive titles across all...
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3.6KPreviewsGuns galore with Enter the Gungeon
There’s something incredibly addicting about roguelikes. Whether it’s the overwhelming odds or the encouragement that comes from climbing up the learning curve,...
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2.5KPreviewsSleuthing around with Jenny LeClue: Detectivú
Narrative-based episodic adventure games are more common than ever these days. Whether it’s a licensed game such as The Walking Dead and...
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2.2KPreviewsAn action-heavy slash-fest — Severed preview
Before getting hands-on time with Severed at PlayStation Experience, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. As a huge fan of Guacamelee,...
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1.9KPreviewsA self-aware fusion of narrative and gameplay — Klaus hands-on preview
You wake up in an empty basement all alone. You have no memory of who you or how you got there. The...
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1.6KPreviewsA randomized racer — SmuggleCraft preview
In SmuggleCraft, every race is slightly different. The steering, controls, and core mechanics all remain the same between sessions, but this hovercraft...
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5.2KReviewsRoom and bored — Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival review
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival shares many similarities with traditional Animal Crossing games. It’s serene, slow-paced, and lighter, much like its life-sim roots....
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4.1KReviewsMaking quite a racquet — Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash review
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash has all the markings of a great Mario sports title. Its easy controls and straightforward presentation mix perfectly...
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5.2KReviewsIt’s dangerous to go alone — The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes review
The Legend of Zelda series is no stranger to spin-off titles, with each non-core entry having its own varying degrees of success....
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2.2KFeaturesThree concerns raised by the Star Wars Battlefront beta
The Battlefront beta has officially concluded, and we are once again left salivating over the thought of taking on Imperial scum. The...
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3.2KPreviews“Never tell me the odds” — hands-on with the Star Wars Battlefront beta
Defeat was imminent. Despite my team’s best efforts, Imperial troops had continued to push forward. The snowy battlefields of Hoth had been...
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4.2KReviewsThis hawk can’t fly — Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 review
It’s hard to believe that just over a decade ago, Tony Hawk was one of the biggest names in video games. The...
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4.8KReviewsA different game of thrones — Armello review
I remember the joy, confusion and irritation of playing Monopoly as a young child. Despite the nebulous and convoluted interpretation of rules...
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4.9KReviewsThe keys to the Mushroom Kingdom — Super Mario Maker review
If you were to ask Nintendo fans what each of Super Mario’s classic 2D adventures mean to them, chances are you’d get...
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4.0KReviewsHi-res hero — Adventures of Pip review
It seems like games with old-fashioned, pixelated graphics are increasingly common these days. Games like Axiom Verge, Shovel Knight, and Super Time...
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3.2KInterviewsPsyonix talks Rocket League, the design process, and the Supersonic Fury DLC
Last week, I was fortunate enough to chat with Jeremy Dunham, the Vice President of Marketing and Communications from Psyonix, the studio...
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3.8KReviewsMore of a nightmare than a dream — Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition review
It seems like we see more and more games from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 generation make the jump to current...
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2.0KNewsPrototype Biohazard Bundle stealth releases on PS4 and Xbox One
Prototype, the action parkour sandbox adventure franchise released on Xbox 360 and PS3, has been re-released on current generation platforms in the...
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6.3KReviewsA destructively good time — Rocket League review
Rocket League is an odd mash-up. In the simplest terms, Rocket League is just soccer played with cars; players drive their customizable...
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1.8KPreviewsA roadtrip of resources — hands-on with Skyshine’s Bedlam
In the distant future, the world that we knew is in ruin. Overpopulation has caused a strain on resources, and civilization has...
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2.0KPreviewsDrawing your own conclusions — Hands-on with Guild of Dungeoneering
Guild of Dungeoneering is one of those games that is so simple in its presentation that it feels incredibly approachable. Employing a...
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3.3KPreviewsJurassic Ark — Hands-on with Ark: Survival Evolved
Games with dinosaurs can often be a difficult thing to develop. With some dinosaurs that tower over a human player, finding game...
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2.5KPreviewsThe force is strong with this one — Hands-on with Disney Infinity 3.0
The excitement of the Disney Infinity series has always come from partnering up some of the most iconic characters to ever grace...
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2.6KPreviewsMore than meets the eye — Transformers: Devastation hands-on preview
When it comes to Transformers games, the quality tends to be mostly hit or miss. There have been some high points in...
