Hot Wheels Unleashed 2–Turbocharged Byte Sized Review (XSX)
Coming out over two years after the release of the first Hot Wheels Unleashed.
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged is another serving of bold and bright arcade racing fun.
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Wartales, Byte Size Review
Wartales is an open-world, tactical turn-based RPG and it surprised me out of the gate. It’s a subtle mix of Banner Saga, Baulders Gate and even some Skyrimesque freedom too.
Not what I expected from a game I had never heard of.
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The Talos Principle 2 (reviewed on PC)
The Talos Principle 2 is one of those puzzle games when you’ll suddenly get an “ah-ha” moment when you least expect it.
Simply put, The Talos Principle 2 is a masterpiece that just gets better and better the deeper you go down the rabbit hole.
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F1 Manager 23 (via Xbox Gamepass)
Like all the other management video games, F1 Manager 23 puts you in the shoes of a team principal vying for world championship glory.
While dealing with all the shit that comes with managing a high-profile racing team.
Thanks to Xbox ANZ for the opportunity to Review F1 Manager 23
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Meta Quest 3 VR now in NZ
Meta have launched their new self contained 4K VR/AR headset Meta Quest 3 and it looks pretty sweet.
Basically it is a VR beast with no cables… and we like that idea at the Cottage!
It starts at: $929.99 for the 128GB model, from the NZ Meta website
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Spider-Man 2, PS5 Review
Guest writer, Nina swings in with a run-down on the recent Spider-Man game from Sony on PS5.
“Insomniac Games gave us Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PS4 in 2018. We reviewed that game when it first came out, so I won’t say more on it than that.”
And this year, they’ve given us Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
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Forza Motorsport, Xbox Series S Review
I enjoy the Forza Horizon games for a time, but the arcady action soon looses its sheen and I find myself yearning for a proper driving simulator experience.
So, I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on Forza Motorsport this month, and boy…..it did not disappoint!
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Mighty Ape mobile
E-retailler Mighty Ape is a familiar name to many New Zealanders, especially in the gaming space.
Now it’s entered the telecommunications space, joining forces with One NZ (formerly Vodafone NZ) to offer a suite of pre-pay mobile offerings for New Zealand customers (sorry, Aussie chums, it’s NZ only).
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ROG Strix G16, Gaming Laptop Review
ROG Strix G16 is a mouthful, isn’t it?
I’m not a PC gamer by any means, apart from some Mac based Football Manager or CM 97/98 in Dosbox. The last gaming PC I bought would have been back around 1998, it was a pentium something and came with a CRT screen so big I could barely get it through a door.
Thanks to our friends at Asus, I got the chance to see what twenty odd years of R&D had done for gaming on a PC.
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Pepper Grinder (PC demo)
While I’m spending most of my game time lately mucking around on my Valve Steam Deck (I’m contemplating a write-up for this esteemed site).
I’m finding I’m spending more time playing quirky, indie titles from indie publisher darling Devolver Digital.
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Assassins Creed Mirage, Byte Size Review (XSX)
So apparently Assassins Creed has been around for 15 years now. And after the huge outings involved in Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla, Assassins Creed Mirage is a step back in size, and in some ways, in time.
Set in Baghdad during the ninth century is indeed a step back in time but more importantly Assassins Creed Mirage is a journey back to the gameplay roots of earlier games in the franchise.
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