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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo comes from Brazilians Pocket Trap. It’s a search action game that delivers a lot of charm whilst trying to make combat and traversal very active. The genre’s well-trodden ground but this twist does push my buttons, despite the rising challenge delivering some tricky moments. The […]

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo – PS5 Review

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The PuK Thumbstick is an accessory for smartphones that hopes to address the one universal truth about mobile gaming:  virtual controls are absolutely rubbish.  And while the main application for this hardware is Android/iOS gaming, we figured we’d look at it through a different lens:  the PS5’s Remote Play function. But […]

PuK Thumbstick – Hardware Review

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Another day, another roguelite. This time it’s Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade from 7Quark. Mixing Japanese history with demonic folklore is not a new thing but the repeatable structure and short runs do make for something potentially interesting. Unfortunately, it’s a game that devolves into repetition a little too […]

Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade – PS5 Review

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is the latest game featuring Eastman and Laird’s 1984 pizza loving reptiles. Owned by Nickelodeon since 2009, this was originally released on Apple Arcade in 2023, then Switch the following year with it being deemed successful enough to release on PS5 as well. We […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Splintered Fate – PS5 Review

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At first glance, Blades of Fire offers an interesting twist on souls-like combat with an emphasis on creating your own weaponry. There’s been a lot of thought put into a blacksmith playing the part. Mechanically, it feels largely sound but Mercurysteam’s return to the genre does not click with me […]

Blades of Fire – PS5 Review

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Somewhat bewilderingly, we have the pleasure to review Forza Horizon 5, originally released in 2021 on Xbox and PC Gamepass. Developed by Leamington Spa-based dev Playground Games with porting to PS5 done by Panic Button, this is still published by Xbox Game Studios. Until Phil Spencer navigated Microsoft towards a […]

Forza Horizon 5 – PS5 Review

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After DOOM Eternal, I wasn’t really sure where id software’s storied franchise would go. I did not expect it to go back in time. In many ways, it’s a mild regression from DOOM Eternal‘s frantic hard counters and verticality. With an emphasis of standing your ground, DOOM: The Dark Ages […]

DOOM: The Dark Ages – PS5 Review

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