Unfamiliar (Steam) Review
Unfamiliar is a delightfully whimsical Australian-produced game for PC or Mac about a magical cat that’s great to simply relax with.
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Amazon backflips on Aussie orders, Steam flips to Aussie dollars, Sony skips E3: Vertical Hold Episode 205
Amazon’s opening its international doors to Aussies — sort of, while Steam adopts the Aussie dollar (awkwardly) and Sony says goodbye to E3 in the latest episode of Vertical Hold!
Super Mutant Alien Assault Review
Does the presence of Super Mutant Alien Assault mean that at one time there was just a regular Mutant Alien Assault? I’m not certain, but what is clear is that Super Mutant Alien Assault is a lot of fun.
The Marvellous Miss Take Review
The Marvellous Miss Take blends stealth action with a slight dash of comedy for a gentle but accessible gameplay experience.
Storm Review
Storm is an refreshing physics-based puzzle game in many ways, but there’s… stormy weather ahead. A terrible pun, I know. I rather like those things.
There won't be many updates this week
Primarily due to Di having a forty degree temperature right now. So if you do happen to be one of my editors, go easy… (in the meantime, I also wrote this for the print version of PCA, and it’s now live for your enjoyment) Mass Effect (PC): “Epic plot and an intruiging mix of RPG …
Sometimes I tell myself "This is not my beautiful stapler!"
Ah, the joys of re-publishing. CRN’s just put up my PC vs Apple price comparison, and based on the comments it’s engendered from their readership, the resellers are an irritable bunch. I do like the assertion in the comments that “whoever wrote this is no journalist.” Cool. I always wanted to be a brain surgeon …
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You had another lover, and she looked just like you…
Ah, but Prince writes the strangest songs. Who else in the late 70’s was filling out an album noted for syrupy ballads with an angry, almost heavy-metal style song about being betrayed by his bisexual girlfriend? Yeah. Not many. All of that has absolutely nothing to do with an article of mine that revisits territory …
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