Games Archive
25th September 2017
Microtransactions: the scourge of the games industry
What are they, and why should you care?
25th September 2017
The Ubisoft Rebrand
Ubisoft has changed its logo, but will it change its stripes?
6th December 2016
Final Fantasy XV – Review
As a jumping-off point, Final Fantasy XV is a great place to be introduced to the series, and is also rewarding for fans. It took ten years, but it was worth the wait
28th November 2016
Nintendo Classic: Review
After about 2 weeks with it, my early impression is that I’m quite bad at most of the NES titles I’ve tried
28th November 2016
Battlefield 1: review
It’s been just over a month since the highly anticipated launch of Battlefield 1, so what’s the skinny? Was it worth the wait?
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15th November 2016
The dawn of the NES
In Japan, a small consumer electronics company called Nintendo was having lots of success with their console the Famicom. Wanting to garner international success, they locked their sights on the USA
10th November 2016
PlayStation hacked again
Over the past few days, and possibly even before that, it has appeared that Sony’s PlayStation Network has been hacked in some form, but this time limited to the UK
26th October 2016
Crash, Bang, Wallop
Continuing my kick on the 1980s that started last week with the British home computer, and how influential it was in not only British video games, but the computing industry, I’d like to cross the pond and talk about North America’s adventures with video games
25th October 2016
Point-and-Click: A Golden Age for Gaming?
I always knew there was something special about this genre of games
17th October 2016
Loading, ready, run
While the US was being lorded over by the Atari 2600, the UK, and most of Europe was getting involved in the home computer
17th October 2016
Gears of War 4 – Review
Gears 4 feels like a great starting off point for a new trilogy, in places it even feels like this was what they were going for with the original Gears of War
9th October 2016
Grand Theft Auto V: The game that just keep giving?
Rockstar Games first released the latest instalment of the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto franchise back in 2013, to almost palpable anticipation, and they certainly did not disappoint. With sales in excess of 60 million copies across multiple platforms, GTA V’s success rivals that of the King of Pop and his 1982 album Thriller. But […]
6th October 2016
Syndrome: Indie survival horror
Jump scares, creepy sounds and bad lighting are key features of survival horror games, but they are not the entire basis of the genre
2nd October 2016
Destiny: Rise of Iron – Review
Robert Parris offers his thoughts on Destiny’s newest expansion