Games Archive
18th October 2018
Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Call of Duty returns to form with a boots-on-the-ground instalment that feels fresh and familiar, all at once
17th October 2018
Consoles Wars: a history
History is repeating itself but have Sony finally learned something?
15th October 2018
Review: Facelt London
Robert Pate looks back on a memorable but flawed experience at Facelt.
15th October 2018
Review: FIFA 19
FIFA 19 excels on the pitch but is a case of flawed ‘improvements’ elsewhere, writes Jeremy Bijl
11th October 2018
Man City, Man United to compete in ePremier League
Manchester clubs set to compete in the first iteration of the official Premier League esports championship — the ePL
11th October 2018
Review: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
An epic is harnessing style and substance – the series continues to make strides forward and a return to Olympian heights
10th October 2018
Review: Forza Horizon 4
David Uncle reviews Playground Games’ new racer, Forza Horizon 4
4th October 2018
In conversation with The Game Development Society
The Mancunion speaks to Raad Aldakhil and Amad Aslam to find out more about the newly founded HackSoc Game Dev Society
4th October 2018
Review: Destiny 2 – Forsaken
David Uncle reviews the new Destiny 2 game Forsake, explaining that it is the fresh breath of life that the game needed, but only if you can afford it.
4th October 2018
The Occupation delayed until February
White Paper Games push back Manchester-based journalistic thriller by 5 months
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28th September 2018
Telltale Games to shut down
Danny Jones reflects on the sad news regarding the troubled yet widely-loved studio
28th September 2018
Gaming in Manchester: Development edition part two
In the second part of the series, Jeremy Bijl looks at some of Manchester’s more obscure offerings
25th September 2018
Tribes: Ascend, a retrospective
Tribes: Ascend doesn’t deserve to die, writes Callum Lunn
21st September 2018
Call of Duty Blackout: Can it topple Fortnite?
Is CoD’s upcoming take on battle royale, Blackout, the Fortnite killer?
21st September 2018
Gaming in Manchester: Development edition part one
As part of a new series on the gaming scene in Manchester, Jeremy Bijl looks at developers in the city
15th September 2018
Valve’s Artefact: A New Lease of Life for Trading Card Games?
With Artifact debuting soon, Robert Pate looks at the familiar problems haunting the genre
12th September 2018
Divinity: Original Sin 2 hits console
One of the best games of 2017 makes its console debut