F1 2015 – Review
Formula One is the pinnacle of Motorsport. There is no denying, despite the rise in popularity of endurance racing, MOTO GP, rally and other disciplines, as well as the introduction of Formula E, that...
View ArticleBatman Arkham Knight – Review
Riddle me this, Chiropetra loving friends: What ever shall we do when the Arkham game ends? This really is the end according to developer Rocksteady. Their trilogy (Origins was done by a different...
View ArticleGamescom 2015 – Day One
It’s been an interesting 24 hours here in Cologne. Europe’s premier games conference and industry trade fair is buzzing with people. Today is the calm before the storm where industry and press get...
View ArticleMad Max – Preview
I didn’t want Mad Max to start with. I didn’t ask for it, and I certainly didn’t really care too much about what the gameplay would be like. Fair enough, there was a movie coming that looked...
View ArticlePES 2016 – Preview
Every year it’s the same – A few promises of new excellence and a vain hope that this year will be better than last. It all sounds like lyrics to a 90s alt-rock song or a cringingly created poem for TV...
View ArticleLEGO Dimensions – Preview
So it’s no secret that I’ve been a tad critical of the LEGO games as of late. I’ve found that maybe the formula had gotten a little stale and that, whilst nostalgia of the title kept my interest,...
View ArticleBattleborn – Preview
Gearbox is at it again. No, it really is. Borderlands may well have been setting the bar for co-op shoot and loot FPS games, but their sights have now been set on something much more team focused and...
View ArticleRory McIlroy PGA Tour – Review
Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening – and it is without a doubt the greatest game...
View ArticleMafia 3 – Preview
The year is 1968. The Vietnam war has been raging for over ten years but the American public have begun to protest against the reality of the violent images dominating the headlines. President Lyndon...
View ArticleConstructor HD – Preview
Back in 1997, a game was released by Acclaim on MS DOS and then ported to Playstation in 1998. It was a very difficult game, which took on a life of its own with a dedicated following that enjoyed its...
View ArticleDying Light – The Following – Preview
It’s over two years since Techland went solo from their Dead Island franchise and found a new home with publisher Warner Bros. The result was last years release, Dying Light, which was a very familiar...
View ArticleThe Fall – Review
Being a fan of puzzle games, mostly because I feel like a genius when I figure out a complex puzzle, I was intrigued by The Fall. I felt I needed to finish this so I could add it to my list of puzzle...
View ArticleTachyon Project – Review
When it comes to reviewing twin-stick shooters for the site, recent luck has not been on my side. Budget title, Sixty Second Shooter, tried to do a little something different with the genre by zooming...
View ArticleSlash Dash – Review
Ninjas are the epitome of cool warriors. Real Ninjas, though, not the LEGO Cool Ninjas. I grew up with a huge fascination on these Japanese assassins and the martial arts, and swords of course, held a...
View ArticleWhy Games Need to Ditch the Sequels and Embrace The Anthology
Good news everyone! This console generation is finally coming to life! Huzzah! How, you ask? Well, for starters, there have already been some great games released. There was the ‘fifth’ Grand Theft...
View ArticleRugby World Cup 2015 Xbox One – Competition!
It’s nearly time for the World Cup. Not that rubbish round ball thing that we aren’t very good at, NO! The Rugby World Cup. England (along with a bit of help from Wales) will be hosting this years...
View ArticleNew Fallout 4 Cartoon Shows Off Talents – Strength
That’s right, Fallout 4 is two months away today, and this new cartoon video from Bethesda is showing off one of talents that you can assign for yourself in the games attributes – Strength. Bethesda...
View ArticleMad Max – Review
So, in a spate of lyrical platitudes, I said a few months back that Mad Max would be the one game I wouldn’t be able to live without. A bit dramatic you may think but now, having played the whole game...
View ArticleMetal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain – Early Impressions
Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a HUGE game. To give it the full review treatment after 10-15 hours would be to do it a disservice, so I’ll be doing so via this early impressions...
View ArticleTrials Fusion – The Awesome Max Edition – Review
I’d always wanted to give Trials a go as I can remember playing a flash version online back in high school, which is way too long ago so I’ll stop remembering that now. What I do remember is how simple...
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