Wolverine is not your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man – and that’s a good thing
Insomniac Games has already shown it knows how to make a great superhero game, but with Marvel’s Wolverine, the studio
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MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls
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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Samsung Viewfinity S85TH Super Wide monitor – review
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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Saros – Review
As a rule, I was not a fan of roguelikes and bullet-hells shooters, well…. I wasn’t until I played Housmarques Returnal back in 2021. They opened my eyes to what great fun they can be, that said nobody else has captured that lightning in a bottle for me since though. Now the game development geniuses from Finland are back with another roguelike shooter, Saros – exclusively on PS5.
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Screamer – Review
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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Ghost of Yotei – PS5 Review
Ghost on Yotei is yet another example of why Playstation Studios are the one and true king of the singleplayer console exclusive. Their unwavering support of studios like Sucker Punch, allows for not only some of the most technically impressive games around, but also the most beautiful and engaging.
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Interview: Rob Davis – Ghost of Yotei, Campaign Director.
Rob Davis sat down with KC’s Gerard Campbell in Auckland, New Zealand, for an interview about building Ghost of Yotei’s world and the pressure of the dreaded “second album”.
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Battlefield 6, review, PS5
After that Battlefield 6 reveal that took a few people by surprise a couple of months ago, hotly followed by the Beta weekends and an oh-so-short run up to release, here we are.
It may have been a short wait, but it’s been an anxious one, could DICE bring us back to the frontline? Would we be getting a return to form, the opportunity to make a difference in objective centric games and come away from battles with memorable moments again?
In short, the answer to all of the above is Yes.
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Borderlands 4 – PC Review
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 – Review
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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Helldivers 2 – Byte Size Review (XSX)
Now its on my beloved Xbox I have properly dug into the chaos, but I can’t help imagine the conversation of how we came to be here… “Hey Sony! How about we swap you Gears of War for Helldivers 2? Yeah? OK? Awesome.”
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