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Collateral damage: how layoffs are purging the potential of gaming in 2026

Collateral damage: how layoffs are purging the potential of gaming in 2026

As gaming gets larger and more profitable, the bubble on these macro-budget giants is about to burst, devastating the prospects of the medium’s most undeserving
Banjo-Kazooie: the forever game

Banjo-Kazooie: the forever game

Banjo-Kazooie is still showing other platformers how it’s done, even almost 30 years down the line
Halo’s newest game is breaking down borders

Halo’s newest game is breaking down borders

Halo’s return to the ring that started everything is bringing with it big changes regarding exclusivity
Xbox is betraying their console audience

Xbox is betraying their console audience

A recent Game Pass price-hike has left the Xbox fanbase in frustrated outcry, devaluing console gaming’s best offer.
‘Cocoon’ indie spotlight: a brain-bending cosmic puzzler

‘Cocoon’ indie spotlight: a brain-bending cosmic puzzler

A short and sweet galactic journey with planets in your palms
Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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

5 Great Local Multiplayer Games

Perfect for playing with your housemates

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

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?

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

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 […]

Forza Horizon 3

Call yourself a Forza fan? Horizon 3 will be just up your street

Destiny: Rise of Iron – Review

Robert Parris offers his thoughts on Destiny’s newest expansion

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc – Retro Review

How well does Rayman’s second 3D adventure hold up to the first? Josh Goldie puts the two games side-by-side and see if this was a step in the right direction or not

Why Microsoft will win the Console War

Alasdair Preston predicts the outcome of the next generation.

Feature: The Music Behind the Murder

“The home of gangsta rap and gaangsta bitches!!”

Microsoft’s Mixed Messages

The biggest event in the gaming calendar is always E3, the gaming show held in Los Angeles annually. This year’s E3 did not disappoint. Microsoft and Sony wowed audiences with hordes of new details of their upcoming consoles. The Xbox One and Playstation 4 are set to launch on November 22nd and 29th respectively.  The […]

Review – Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall

Knife of Dunwall offers three new missions for Dishonored, are they up to scratch?

Preview – Star Trek

Will Star Trek boldly go where no film tie-in has gone before?

Gears of War: Judgment

Gears is back, but can Epic keep it fresh for the fourth in the series