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Platforms: Playstation VR, PC Reviewed On: PS4 Pro Developer: Vertical Robot Publisher: Vertical Robot Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No Oh boy, oh boy, it’s time to attempt my first official PSVR review, and we’re kicking things off with a good ‘un! As the mute and nameless protagonist of Red Matter you’ve been dispatched to one of Saturn’s moons in order to retrieve secret documents from the enemy known as The People’s Republic of Volgravia. But things aren’t what they seem as something strange and a tad sinister has occurred at the base. Don’t get your knickers in a twist, though, because this a puzzle-driven experience from start to finish. Despite the technology required to create a base on one of Jupiter’s moons there’s a distinctly 1950’s vibe to Red Matter that stems from Volgravia’s obvious cold-war Russia influences. The Volgravian crest, for instance, instantly evokes feelings of the Soviet Union as does the style of architecture and unforms, and developer Vertical Robot ...

Platforms: Xbox One, PS4 (and probably never on PC) Reviewed On: PS4 Pro Developer: Rockstar Games Publisher: Rockstar Games Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Online Mode to be released Talk about pressure. It was eight years ago that Red Dead Redemption, a sequel to the oft forgotten Red Dead Revolver, hit consoles and took the world by storm. Rockstar are known for their craft, but even by their standards RDR felt special, a western in video game form that told the story of John Marston, the gruffest man who ever did gruff. Eight years is a long time to wait for a sequel. Well, a prequel, actually, as now we delve into the infamous gang of Dutch Van der Linde, the very same bunch that John was ultimately tasked with taking down eventually. With the narrative shadow of Marston looming over everything, can the game still tell a compelling story while improving on the wild west themes? Yes, yes, and a thousand times yes. Reviewing Red Dead Redemption 2 feels nigh on impossible with...

Image: Aaron Lutz More than half a year after release, Red Dead Online is still mostly what you make of it. As players await fresh content, it’s hard for some not to seethe in envy when they catch a glimpse of, say, Grand Theft Auto Online’s glitzy new casino. One Red Dead player, however, is making his own fun by turning his Wild West wanderings into a photo safari. The twist? He’s photographing cow-men and women he’s never met and sending them surprise snapshots of their own journeys. Even when they murder him. Aaron “ALG_627” Lutz has been an in-game screenshot junkie for nearly a decade, but in Red Dead Online, he’s decided to share his collection with the subjects of his art. His rationale for this is simple. “People like having their pictures taken (most of the time), so I saw no reason to withhold their portraits from them,” Lutz told Kotaku in an email. Image: Aaron Lutz Advertisement Most of the time, he said, he gets a simple “thanks” or something along those lines when he ...