Star Wars: Zero Company has been built by Bit Reactor which is a studio made up of ex-Firaxis developers. The very studio which gave us X-COM 2! Yes, you are correct, a “pattern of awesome” is starting to form. And to top it off, these amazing devs have added into the special tactical-sauce, a full-blown story with an engaging cast of characters, stunning voice acting and a meaningful consequence to choices.
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MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls taps straight into my long running love of the Marvel fighting games. Over 30 years ago I burnt through countless hours and a shit-load of 50 cent coins, playing Marvel vs Capcom on an arcade cabinet in a Video Ezy store in Queenstown. Now in 2026, it has been so cool to be back playing with the heroes I love, with modern approachable gameplay, and sublime AAA graphics.
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Gamers are usually justified in rolling their eyes when the terms “remake” and “remastered” start getting tossed about by publishers. As most of the time, it is a cash grab that can be spotted a mile away. But, this scepticism is misplaced this time round at least, as Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced, is an absolute gem of a game!
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At times here at the Cottage, we get the opportunity to test drive the latest hardware. Sometimes it’s good stuff, sometimes it’s not so flash. This time though…it is certainly VERY good stuff. Samsung sent us the brand new Viewfinity S85TH Super Wide monitor for a general hoon, and wow….just Wow.
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An arcade racer with a modern anime inspired narrative, made by a team with proven chops in racing games….”yes please!” The new Screamers is a unique offering for the arcade racer space, and in the absence of any new Burnouts or Wipeouts for many years, this is a very welcome release for fans of the genre.
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As a long-term Halo and Destiny fan with hundreds, if not thousands of hours stacked up in these Bungie games over the last 20 years. I have found their amazing new game Marathon very challenging game to follow… and now finally review.
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Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, is the gamification of a military checkpoint after a zombie outbreak. Think the FEDRA military checkpoints in the opening hours of The Last of Us, with the gameplay loop of Papers Please.
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Game of the Year-2025 As the year comes to a close, it’s time for us to muse the stand-outs of gaming year just gone.
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Borderlands 4 is a return to form for the franchise, after bit of a miss-step with the design choices in number 3. Borderlands 4 is full-on channelling Borderlands 2 energy, but with a lot more modern refinement to the gameplay loop and endgame.
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Baby Steps is a fantastic example of what Indie Developers can do with their creative freedom. No major publisher would have signed off on this game and its very unique mechanics, which won’t be for everyone, but the fact it has been made is a credit to the indie games scene and cult status is sure to be the result.
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Console gaming has had an ongoing compromise for the last couple of generations. 30fps at upscaled 4K-ish… with maybe Ray Tracing…or, a very distinct “OR”…60fps with some weird resolution of 1100p-ish if ya lucky. My default turn of phrase in my articles was often akin too: “Its 2025, we should be able to have 60fps with something close to 4K graphics!”
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