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Review: DmC; Devil May Cry

Dante is back! Sort of! It's Dante alright but not as we know him! Developers Ninja Theory and long time series publisher Capcom take one of their best loved franchises and give it a brand spanking new look completed by a series reboot! Brace yourselves folk, we're taking on the devil himself and hope to make him cry! Tears of joy or pain?

Saving Final Fantasy In 4 Easy Steps

I have been a Final Fantasy fan for as long as I can remember. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve being stationary in front of a television, controller in hand and Final Fantasy in play. Because here’s the thing, I wasn’t sitting stationary in front of my television; I was discovering Garnets real name […]

We Are More Than Our Joysticks

This year, more so than ever before, the topic of gender roles in gaming has been on the tip of everyones tongue. Anyone who closely follows any gaming blogs will no doubt be aware of this and if statistics are any indication, they’ll probably be unjustifiably outraged by it. So vocal have the equality detractors […]

Review: Wonderbook: Book of Spells

Title: Wonderbook: Book of SpellsDeveloper: Sony Computer EntertainmentPublisher: Sony Computer Entertainment  In a gaming landscape littered with copycats and clones, something genuinely unique is usually looked at with cautious enthusiasm or a vague lack of interest. “Psychonauts? No thanks, I’ve got germans to kill. Mirrors Edge? Not today these Russians need to die.” I won’t […]

Review: LittleBigPlanet Karting

From spikey blue speedy hedgehogs in go karts to the sack cloth boys...in karts... Moving on! Andy fires up the tiny engines of LittleBigPlanet Karting, revs and reviews it all for you here on the Arcade! Can it hold it's own on the race track or will it spin out of control? Find out now!

Review: Assassins Creed III

Title: Assassins Creed IIIDeveloper: UbisoftPublisher: Ubisoft Usually a review will begin with a metaphor. Laboriously drawn out across an entire paragraph, this metaphor will at first seem completely off topic. It could even be an anecdote, something that happened to the critic which conveniently foreshadowed or influenced their opinion. Ultimately it will all make sense […]

Review: Seven Psychopaths

"A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu." The Arcade were invited along to an early screening of Colin Farrell's latest film, Seven Psychopaths. Check out our review now!

Review: Sinister

Ethan Hawke is Ellison Osborne, a struggling writer who moves his family to a new home but soon finds out that it possesses some terrifying and disturbing secrets. A new horror movie from the producer of 'Paranormal Activity', we're checking out 'Sinister'. Horrifying or boring? Find out now!

Review: LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

"Like moths to a flame, the people of Craftworld are drawn to the mesmerizing lights of a strange new planet that has appeared in the cosmos. The celestial body looms ever closer, and while the Sackfolk are used to a spot of mild peril by now, they don’t know what’s about to hit ’em..." We do though! Check out our review of LittleBigPlanet on the PS Vita!

Review: Sound Shapes

When music and colour collide on your PS Vita, we could only be talking about 'Sound Shapes'! We're checking it out and loving the music from Beck and co! Is it a video game symphony or a concert with the Teletubbies? Andy has the scoop!
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