In the lead-up to this year’s PAX Australia, our very own Hayden Waugh had the chance to sit down with programmer Dave Lloyd and games artist Barney Cumming… Continue reading
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During my time at PAX Aus, I was lucky enough to get an interview with Wargaming. In addition to frequent updates to their various free-to-play MMO titles, over… Continue reading
Phantasmal: City of Darkness is a roguelike survival horror game, where players must navigate through a procedurally generated world while evading grotesque critters like their life depends on… Continue reading
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PAX Aus 2015: Assault Android Cactus Interview with Witch Beam
Twin-stick studio Assault Android Cactus has been a favourite around the Power Up Gaming office, and we awarded it with much acclaim in our review earlier in month. With developer… Continue reading
There were a few surprises on the opening day of this year’s PAX Aus, and I was definitely caught unaware by rhythm-based brawler KLANG. In the game, players… Continue reading
What can you do when you find yourself with a powerful compulsion to murder your best friends? This was the conundrum that consumed the minds of Ed Moffatt,… Continue reading
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Preview & Interview: Raging Justice Is A Modern Take on the Classic Beat ‘Em Up Genre
As huge fans of early-’90s 2D beat ’em ups such as Streets of Rage and Double Dragon, side-scrolling brawler Raging Justice stood out to us a mile away at… Continue reading
One of the games that is starting to garner a lot of attention on the UK indie scene is Wulverblade; a side-scrolling beat-em-up from the creative team at… Continue reading
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Interview: Meet Beyond Flesh and Blood, the Sci-Fi Shooter Set in a Dystopian Manchester
A year ago to the day, we brought you our first hands-on preview of Beyond Flesh and Blood, a third-person mech shooter set in a futuristic, dystopian version… Continue reading
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Coffin Dodgers Interview: Milky Tea Studios Discuss Their Hilarious OAP Kart Racer
For us here at Power Up Gaming, kart racers are some of the best multiplayer games around: they’re easy to pick up and play with your friends, provide… Continue reading
The Rapture is mysterious and mechanical and dense. It can manifest itself in a multitude of forms, both great and small, for the people on this earth. It… Continue reading
After a lengthy spell in Early Access, Introversion’s prison construction and management simulator Prison Architect is now ready for its full release next month. The game sees you, as… Continue reading
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EGX 2015: Previewing Total War: Warhammer with Creative Assembly’s Rich Aldridge
At this past weekend’s EGX 2015 in Birmingham, we were treated to the latest playable demo for Creative Assembly’s highly anticipated turn-based strategy title, Total War: Warhammer. The… Continue reading
For many years now, we at Power Up Gaming have bemoaned the lack of modern kart racers that successfully capture the spirit of classic titles such as Crash… Continue reading
With virtual reality gaining popularity and peripherals like PlayStation VR (formerly Project Morpheus) and Oculus Rift leading the charge into the brave new land of virtual reality, more… Continue reading
Kill Strain is an upcoming top-down PS4-exclusive arcade shooter and MOBA that has two teams of five battle to gather the most resources and kills for their team. All the… Continue reading
Following our in-depth interview with Guacamelee! creators DrinkBox Studios on their latest title, Severed, as well as the state of touch-based gaming in general, I had a few more… Continue reading
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Interview with Eidos Montreal’s Steve Szczepkowski
With long-running series Deus Ex’s latest instalment, Mankind Divided, slated for next year and plenty of information already circulating the series of tubes that is the internet, Power Up Gaming… Continue reading
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Severed, the Vita, and How Touch-Based Games Can Be Relevant in 2015: An Interview with DrinkBox Studios
If you’re at all familiar with the indie development scene, then chances are you’ve heard of DrinkBox Studios. Hailing from the snowy tundra that is Toronto, DrinkBox have… Continue reading
Perhaps best known as the co-developers of the now defunct PlayStation Home service, LOOT Interactive have certainly had a busy few months since breaking away from Sony ownership… Continue reading