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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II: The paradox of keeping games free of politics
24th November 2022
In the wake of the newest Call of Duty game, the intentions of the ‘keep politics out of video games’ crowd remain as clear as ever
Overwatch 2 is overrated
30th October 2022
Overwatch remains unchanged, with microtransactions and minimal reward systems leaving people wanting more
An action-packed joy ride with the Guardians of the Galaxy
30th October 2022
Guardians of the Galaxy captures the heart and soul of the characters, while standing on its own without the MCU.
Soundtracking: The best FIFA songs of all time
9th May 2022
Our resident Mancunion FIFA players choose their favourite tracks from soundtracks past and present.
Has Assassin’s Creed forgotten its Origins?
12th October 2021
A shift to the live service model causes upset amongst Assassin’s Creed fans
Review: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
27th March 2019
Stellar sword-fighting makes Sekiro a Samurai Success
Details revealed for Student Game Jam: Manchester
21st March 2019
Manchester’s first ever student Game Jam starts this weekend
Review: The Occupation
15th March 2019
A Manchester-based political thriller with hidden depths, but deep flaws
Review: Trials Rising
10th March 2019
A Trials game that tries a little harder than it needed to
Review 2.0: Football Manager 2019
10th March 2019
In search of lost time

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Review: Yakuza: Kiwami
10th March 2019
Kiwami means extreme.
Review: Metro Exodus
25th February 2019
Does the wider open world of Metro Exodus remove the series’ gloomy charm?
Interview: Game Assist
21st February 2019
“I’d like for us to be able to talk about games the way we talk about other media”
Preview: The Occupation
19th February 2019
Pete Bottomley of White Paper Games speaks about their latest project – The Occupation – on the eve of its release
The State of Skate: where are the games?
13th February 2019
EA and Activision have no plans for a bigger budget skate game or re-boot, but two indie studios are stepping to fill the breach
Review: RIOT – Civil Unrest
13th February 2019
RIOT – Civil Unrest is fighting a losing battle
Why Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is the best competitive shooter in 2019
7th February 2019
David Uncle outlines why Rainbox Six Seige has stayed fresh in an often stagnant genre marketplace
Metro Exodus shuns Steam in favour of Epic Games store
31st January 2019
Epic Games continues its war on Steam and joins forces with Metro Exodus
Riot: Civil Unrest set to leave Early Access
31st January 2019
The real-time strategy game based on real-life events is given an official release date
Gaming in Manchester 2019: a preview
25th January 2019
What to expect from the games industry in Manchester in 2019