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If there were any game that I was most looking forward to all year, its most definitely UFO Interactive and Saint-Fun’s FAST BEAT LOOP RACER GT for the PC.

News of its arrival a few months back quite literally came out of nowhere. Arcade Racer’s such as LOOP RACER GT seeing release are a rarity these days. And on PC? Crazy talk! But I knew it would be a day one purchase for me.

I haven’t played a whole lot of the Wangan Midnight series, which is LOOP RACER GT’s closest point of comparison, but what I have played (on the PS2), I really, really loved. LOOP RACER GT is a port of an obscure Chinese arcade racing game that some may call a Wangan Midnight clone, but I think it’s more than just a clone. It’s definitely in the same pocket, though. On the same side of the leg, even.

COMING SOON: Slipstream (PC) – Ladies & Gentleman, START YOUR ENGINES.

May 15, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

I’ve written about Noctet Studio’s Slipstream before.

A Kickstarter success, Slipstream sold potential backers with an early, but promising demo that showed an Arcade Racer cribbing from the 2D greats of the genre.

And whilst the development of the game has seen its ups and downs, I was really happy with the progress the game had made from that initial demo to the last build. There were still a few glaring issues that I found really stopped me from enjoying the game to the extent that I wanted to, but I was liking it a lot.

But now?

Well, well, well.

The Problem With APOCRYPH – When Is Early Access NOT Early Access?

April 28, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

When it’s hyped, sold and released as a full game.

I found the Alpha Demo of Apocryph really enjoyable. It wasn’t an amazing experience, but the core of something really, really fun was most definitely there. So much promise, so much potential, yada yada yada.

So it pains me to tell you that the full release of Apocryph is frozen in time – that same potential, the same promise – there’s still only that and not much more.

AMID EVIL Preview – Yet ANOTHER Must-Have Retro Throwback FPS!

March 12, 2018 · by akumajobelmont

Developed by Indefatigable — Published by New Blood Interactive

FIND AMID EVIL ON STEAM HERE! Releases 12th/13th March!

Hoooooo boy! This Retro FPS renaissance is something I just don’t want to ever stop!

Until recently, I honestly just thought the FPS genre just wasn’t for me anymore.

Gone were the days of level designs that kept you coming back for more. No more searching every nook and cranny in hopes of finding secret health and ammo caches. Single-player is dead… it’s multi-player or die now. And damned if I don’t miss having access to a bunch of cool weapons at once.

That’s how I used to feel, anyhow. Then 2017 happened. And with the likes of DUSK, Ion Maiden and now AMID EVIL, suddenly there are FPS games for gamers like me – like us – again.

Some people will tell you that you can’t look back to move forward.

Introduce them to AMID EVIL – it begs to differ.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: FAST BEAT LOOP RACER GT (PC)

GET FAST BEAT LOOP RACER GT ON STEAM HERE.