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Review Marvel's Midnight Suns (PS5) - Heroic Social Strategy Experiment Is Almost Super
A kind of Magik
In an era of samey mainstream games, Marvel’s Midnight Suns sticks out like a Spider-Man cosplay in a white collar working place. While this heroic effort from iconic XCOM developer Firaxis pulls liberally from a spectrum of different sources – the likes of Slay the Spire, Metal Gear Acid, and even Fire Emblem: Three Houses all...
Review Civilization VI - The Best Strategy Game on PS4
Everybody wants to rule the world
In the year 1886, Greece was a world superpower thanks to unparalleled scientific discovery and widespread cultural influence. Sparta was home to great scientists like Sir Isaac Newton, and world wonders such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Edgar Allen Poe wrote The Raven there, while gazing out of his hotel...
Loving the alien
Republished on Wednesday 30th May 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of June's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. When aliens landed on Earth in 2012 strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown, it was up to you to unite the people of our planet against the invading...
Review XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PlayStation 3)
Martian orders
Sgt Brown, purposefully named after a personal friend and modelled to appear in much the same way, was a competent, proficient warrior out on the battlefield. In the face of unimaginable terror, combating his own nerves on an alien-infested Earth, without question, his fortitude and intensity remained true. Yet, it was his lack of...
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News Marvel's Midnight Suns Protagonist, The Hunter, Gets Gameplay Deep-Dive
We can be heroes
Earlier this week, we met The Hunter, Marvel's Midnight Suns customisable protagonist and player surrogate. Today we got an extended trailer looking at how you can make The Hunter your own in a new gameplay deep-dive. Fully customisable, both visually and in terms of in-game abilities, The Hunter can be used to fill any gaps, or...
News Meet The Hunter, Your Customisable Player Surrogate in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Yes, you can pet the Hellhound
A new trailer for Marvel's Midnight Suns has been released, this time focusing on The Hunter, an original character created for the game but one that is justified and given grounding in the expansive Marvel Universe lore. The Hunter is the child of Lillith, the Mother of Demons, an antagonist who has intervened during...
News Chaos Reigns In Marvel's Midnight Suns Gameplay Trailer Showcasing Scarlet Witch
Sorceress supreme
Marvel's Midnight Suns was recently delayed from its 7th October release date, and while we don't have a firm release window (Midnight Suns is expected to launch sometime before March 2023), what we do have is a new gameplay trailer, this time focusing on Scarlet Witch. Scarlet Witch, AKA Wanda Maximoff, is widely regarded as one...
News Captain Marvel's Playstyle Is Geared Towards Punishing Counters in Marvel's Midnight Suns
The old one-two punch
The latest character in Marvel's Midnight Suns to get the spotlight treatment is Captain Marvel, AKA Carol Danvers, and in a new trailer, we get to see the ways in which she can dominate the battlefield. Captain Marvel uses a unique mechanic that revolves around her Binary ability. You fill the Binary meter by using action...
News Spider-Man Swings Into Action in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Spidey sense is tingling
Everyones favourite web-head is the latest hero to be highlighted in Marvel's Midnight Suns, the upcoming tactical RPG from Firaxis Studios. Previously, we've seen Iron Man and Captain America get their time in the limelight. Spider-Man comes out swinging with all his usual t
Rumour XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus May Be Crash Landing on Vita
XCOM: Release date unknown
Strategy lovers rejoice, as the ESRB has recently passed down a 'mature' rating for XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus on PlayStation Vita. The as yet unannounced game will presumably be a port of Firaxis Games' popular intergalactic strategy game. For our money, this type of title is exactly the sort of experience the system was...
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Protagonist, The Hunter, Gets Gameplay Deep-Dive
We can be heroes
Earlier this week, we met The Hunter, Marvel's Midnight Suns customisable protagonist and player surrogate. Today we got an extended trailer looking at how you can make The Hunter your own in a new gameplay deep-dive. Fully customisable, both visually and in terms of in-game abilities, The Hunter can be used to fill any gaps, or...
News Meet The Hunter, Your Customisable Player Surrogate in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Yes, you can pet the Hellhound
A new trailer for Marvel's Midnight Suns has been released, this time focusing on The Hunter, an original character created for the game but one that is justified and given grounding in the expansive Marvel Universe lore. The Hunter is the child of Lillith, the Mother of Demons, an antagonist who has intervened during...
News Chaos Reigns In Marvel's Midnight Suns Gameplay Trailer Showcasing Scarlet Witch
Sorceress supreme
Marvel's Midnight Suns was recently delayed from its 7th October release date, and while we don't have a firm release window (Midnight Suns is expected to launch sometime before March 2023), what we do have is a new gameplay trailer, this time focusing on Scarlet Witch. Scarlet Witch, AKA Wanda Maximoff, is widely regarded as one...
News Captain Marvel's Playstyle Is Geared Towards Punishing Counters in Marvel's Midnight Suns
The old one-two punch
The latest character in Marvel's Midnight Suns to get the spotlight treatment is Captain Marvel, AKA Carol Danvers, and in a new trailer, we get to see the ways in which she can dominate the battlefield. Captain Marvel uses a unique mechanic that revolves around her Binary ability. You fill the Binary meter by using action...
News Spider-Man Swings Into Action in Marvel's Midnight Suns
Spidey sense is tingling
Everyones favourite web-head is the latest hero to be highlighted in Marvel's Midnight Suns, the upcoming tactical RPG from Firaxis Studios. Previously, we've seen Iron Man and Captain America get their time in the limelight. Spider-Man comes out swinging with all his usual t
Rumour XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus May Be Crash Landing on Vita
XCOM: Release date unknown
Strategy lovers rejoice, as the ESRB has recently passed down a 'mature' rating for XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus on PlayStation Vita. The as yet unannounced game will presumably be a port of Firaxis Games' popular intergalactic strategy game. For our money, this type of title is exactly the sort of experience the system was...