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Eccentricity in The ‘Indie’stry: Breaking Down Papers, Please

Eccentricity in The ‘Indie’stry: Breaking Down Papers, Please

THE SORRY STATE OF AAA GAME & THE RISE OF INDIE GAMES Indie games are great, at times even unparalleled. Their rise can be translated as a nexus between the deterioration in the quality of AAA games and the tangible imitation culture spearheaded by an industry that is devoid of ingenuity, and the ingress of […]

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E3 2019: All That Devolver Digital Had in Store This E3

E3 2019: All That Devolver Digital Had in Store This E3

It is June 10th and E3 has kicked off with Microsoft sweeping the show with a whole array of video games ranging from exclusives like Gears 5 to surprising announcements like Keanu Reeves joining CDPR for their highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077. Devolver Digital also had some fine pieces to show off with their usual humour. […]

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Total War: Three Kingdoms Review

Total War: Three Kingdoms Review

Review copy provided by SEGA. Reviewed on PC. “Heaven is to be rent asunder, earth shall fall away,” the game echoes the ultimate truth in the words of Luo Guanzhong. China’s problems shall be solved only by blood and war as the pantheon of Chinese warriors take up arms amid the dust of chaos. The […]

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Zone Cafe Review

Zone Cafe Review

A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOW AND WHAT When it comes to cyber cafes, we know that there is a divider which separates the ordinary from the exceptional. Video game cafes owe their existence to the golden era of gaming, having branched out of arcade lounges. In India, cyber cafes mushroomed rapidly after the computer became […]

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CobX Press Conference— In Dialogue with Bleh

CobX Press Conference— In Dialogue with Bleh

CobX held a splendid press conference at Westin a day before the commencement of the tournament. Although we were fifteen minutes late to the party, we had reached just in time to catch a glimpse of some of the talents who had wonderfully entertained the media representatives and responded to their queries most politely. Although […]

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CobX Masters 2019– A Critical Point of View

CobX Masters 2019– A Critical Point of View

Update (April 14, 6:38 am): We sincerely apologise for pulling off the article. We decided to do so as the objective of this article was to raise issues and make those reach the eyes of the concerned authority. Since the purpose was fulfilled, we thought removing the article would be the right thing to do. […]

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GRIS Review

GRIS Review

Self-purchased. Reviewed on PC. It is almost improbable not being able to comprehend something of such splendour, something which is teeming with manifold shades of colour vividly conceiving a world of decadence and decay that is slowly restored and brought to life. An adventure unfolds, a powerful philosophy communicated and a memorable fable told through […]

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Project Hospital Review

Project Hospital Review

Review copy provided by Oxymoron Games. Reviewed on PC. It is something of an accomplishment, this brilliant simulation of cute cartoon figures taking on the role of doctors and treating other cute cartoon figures. It is really a refreshing remake of the older hospital simulation games but with a different artstyle and considerable medical accurateness. […]

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Call of Cthulhu Review

Call of Cthulhu Review

Review copy provided by Focus Home Interactive. Reviewed on PC. In its application of horror, Cyanide Studio’s Call of Cthulhu has eschewed key components which many developers lay considerable stress on. Yet, in its execution, there is such a charisma which reflects its visions so clearly that it renders almost impossible to score it based on all […]

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A Way Out Review

A Way Out Review

Self-purchased. Reviewed on PC. With the internet now at everyone’s doorsteps, there is a noticeable fall in the ratio of single players and multiplayers. At one point in time, there was a craze over buying trendy singleplayer games. People would wait in queues outside retail stores to purchase the latest stock of DVDs which had arrived […]

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