Posts By Victor Grunn
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5.2KPreviewsHands on with Roguelike Card Game Hand of Fate
Calling any kind of card/deck-management game a “roguelike” seems like a marketing move destined for parody. Yes, I know – there’s a...
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5.3KReviewsIt’s all-stealth action! Styx: Master of Shadows reviewed
The bar for stealth action in video games has been set fairly high in the modern era of gaming. Once upon a...
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3.6KReviewsHeads up, Rangers! Wasteland 2 Reviewed
The original Wasteland debuted way back in 1988 – a primitive time, by most measures. The internet was really only a “thing”...
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4.5KReviewsArcheage is so enticing, you’d (probably) be willing to stand in line for it
Honestly, I don’t hit the MMO genre as hard as I used to. Everquest, World of Warcraft, EVE-Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online…...
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2.5KNewsPixel Art and Roguelike Action – the Vagante Kickstarter
Pixel art, dynamically generated content and roguelike aspects. Any one of these three things will generally catch my eye and make me...
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1.5KNewsDying Light trailer promises gore, action, more gore
While gamers often complain that there’s an abundance of ‘fight off the horde of zombie-like creatures’ titles nowadays, SOMEone has to be...
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1.3KNewsFable Legends trailer shows of co-op gameplay, witty dialogue
Fable Legends is on the way, continuing Lionhead’s ongoing fantasy RPG series. This particular foray into the Fable universe has a big...
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1.0KNewsFIFA 15 Trailer released! Soccer fans, rejoice!
Soccer (often mistakenly called ‘football’ outside of America) is once again kicking its way into our gaming lives, continuing the famous FIFA...
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1.0KNewsDance Central Spotlight trailer released!
Harmonix has released the trailer for the upcoming Dance Central Spotlight for the Xbox One, showing off some of the smooth dancing...
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2.7KPreviewsAn early look at roguelike platformer Echoes of Eridu
At this point it’s safe to say that “roguelike” has made its way into most gamers’ lexicons. Dynamic level generation, punishing difficulty...
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7.4KReviewsThis Time It Works! – Darks Souls 2 PC review & video
Dark Souls 2 has come to the PC, and while everything I wrote about the game in my PS3 review still holds true...
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3.3KPreviewsGrim Dawn hands-on preview
Crate Entertainment’s Grim Dawn continues to develop as a Steam Early Access title, slowly adding features, acts and content as it makes...
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1.6KNewsLooking forward to Watch Dogs? Now look forward to the eBook!
If you’ve been suitably drawn in by glimpses of the Watch Dogs world but are hoping for a more cerebral and text-heavy...
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4.3KReviewsOnce more into the abyss – Dark Souls II Reviewed
Dark Souls, Demon’s Souls… these are games I fell in love with the moment I played them. So much character they had!...
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3.5KReviewsBlitzing Berlin! Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall reviewed
Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall is a rare case of DLC managing to provide a gameplay experience that not only matches the original core...
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1.6KNewsGalactic Civilizations III trailer released, alpha coming March 27
Fans of the Galactic Civilizations series of games, heads up! The trailer for the next game in this acclaimed 4x strategy series...
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5.8KReviewsA roguelike, dungeon-crawling masterpiece – Desktop Dungeons review
Start with all the essential ingredients to make a solid roguelike: randomly generated dungeons, multiple races, multiple classes, loot, permanent death and...
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2.5KPreviewsOpen-world puzzle solving: Hands on with Secrets of Rætikon
Broken Rules’ Secrets of Rætikon is a Steam Early Access game that literally drops you out of the sky and down into...
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4.5KReviewsSonic & All Stars Racing Transformed Review
Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed (hereafter Sonic Transformed) is Sega’s most recent foray into the world of iOS gaming, providing some...
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1.6KNewsA quick look at [code]
Mind Factory Studios is hoping to make gamers look at programming in a whole new way, and maybe let them have a little...
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2.3KPreviewsHands-on with Dungeon of the Endless Steam Early Access
What do you get when you cross a roguelike dungeon crawler with a tower defense game? You get the Steam Early Access...
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2.3KPreviewsSpears and more come to War of the Vikings – plus free to play weekend!
The last time we took a look at War of the Vikings, the Steam Early Access game was already in a promising...
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1.4KNews7th Guest kickstarter has 4 days left to meet its goal
The kickstarter for the 7th Guest 3: The Collector is down to around three days to go with 113k raised, well below the...
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8.1KReviewsRoguelike platformer chaos done right – Risk of Rain review
Risk of Rain combines the perma-death challenge and randomized loot of a Roguelike game with old-school sidescroller platformer mechanics, all bound together...
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1.6KNewsPayday 2: Armored Transport hitting Steam tomorrow
Payday 2 is set to pick up some new missions, guns and assorted content tomorrow with the release of Payday 2: Armored...
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2.1KNewsPixellated sci-fi exploration sandbox Interstellaria heads to Kickstarter
There are two kinds of games that there can never be enough of: sandbox-style games that let you explore a vast world,...
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2.2KPreviewsIt’s Axes to the Throat with Fatshark’s War of the Vikings
Vikings currently have a pretty good reputation in the world. Just look at the stereotypes: those horned hats and the amusing accents,...
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2.5KPreviewsYou will burn your teammates to death! Magicka: Wizard Wars hands-on
The original Magicka was a fast fan-favorite – a mix of a light-hearted fantasy storyline, an incredibly innovative magical combat system, and...
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3.0KReviewsEvolution is overrated – Defense Technica
Tower defense games have been a gaming staple for years now, and Kuno Interactive’s Defense Technica bills itself as the “the next...
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6.0KReviewsOrks, guns and level restarts – Shadowrun Returns (iOS) review
Shadowrun Returns is another incredible Kickstarter success story, a game whose developers asked for 400k in funds and ended up with close...
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7.3KReviewsCards, conflict and civil war – Ironclad Tactics reviewed
Ironclad Tactics is the latest game by Zachtronics, best known for quasi-science indie puzzler SpaceChem. Combining collectible card based deck management and...
