The Callisto Protocol review | Shooting for the moon
by Aaron Potter | Jan 16, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews
This nuts and bolts survival horror has a few screws loose
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OTXO preview | Living out the John Wick fantasy
by Aaron Potter | Jan 13, 2023 | Gaming, Previews
Nate ‘Lateralis’ Haddock makes the perfect top-down shooter cocktail with three ingredients: guns, gore, and unpredictability
Brian Bright: the Activision veteran's 25-year career, from Call of Duty to Guitar Hero and beyond
by Aaron Potter | Jan 12, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Activision alumnus Brian Bright talks early DJ antics, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, Tony Hawk, and why Embracer Group came calling....
The Siege and the Sandfox preview | a sneaky fusion of stealth and Metroidvania
by Aaron Potter | Dec 23, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Why Cardboard Sword’s upcoming Metroidvania will be the sneakiest genre entry yet
Job simulators: games that find magic in the mundane
by Aaron Potter | Dec 20, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Speaking to the studios that have perfected the art of letting players be their own boss
Texas Chain Saw Massacre preview | Asymmetrical multiplayer mayhem
by Aaron Potter | Dec 16, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Sumo Digital discusses Why there’s more to it than just Leatherface
Clive 'N' Wrench and its long road to release
by Aaron Potter | Dec 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
On the eve of its launch, we catch up with solo dev Rob Wass to reflect on his decade-long passion project
God of War Ragnarök review | A sequel worthy of the gods
by Aaron Potter | Dec 07, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
The bar for first-party PlayStation exclusives has been raised
How I became... a Senior Lighting Artist at Firesprite Games
by Aaron Potter | Nov 28, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
Ellen Shelley on the importance of using light to set atmosphere and how to avoid creative exhaustion
Roll7 | how the studio reinvented the skating genre with OlliOlliWorld and Rollerdrome
by Aaron Potter | Nov 25, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Co-founder Thomas Hegarty reflects on the studio’s educational origins, all the way up to the skater’s paradise it is today
Dreamed Away preview | Recapturing the feeling of childhood RPGs
by Aaron Potter | Nov 24, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Software engineer turned solo dev Nicolas Petton discusses his French-inspired homage to Mother
Gungrave G.O.R.E review | Superfluous style, lacklustre action
by Aaron Potter | Nov 22, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Third-person shooter revival is a grave state of affairs
Spells & Secrets preview | Live out your wizard school fantasies
by Aaron Potter | Nov 18, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Alchemist Interactive’s Roman Matuszczak talks making magic in Spells & Secrets, a wholesome wizard school roguelike
A Plague Tale: Requiem review | Rat-infested sequel ups the bleak ante
by Aaron Potter | Nov 17, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Far from innocence
Stray Blade preview | making fantasy action RPGs approachable again
by Aaron Potter | Nov 15, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Point Blank Games’ upcoming high-fantasy RPG straddles Souls-like technical action and approachability. Introducing Stray Blade…
Andy “Nitro Rifle” Cortez | Kinda Funny and making a career out of streaming
by Aaron Potter | Nov 03, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
“I wish there was a way I could see myself react to certain moments again”
Ghost Song preview | a murky Metroidvania
by Aaron Potter | Oct 28, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
How Old Moon’s Matt White used his graphic design background to create a more painterly style of sci-fi Metroidvania
Resident Evil | How save rooms relieved the stresses of survival horror
by Aaron Potter | Oct 24, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Getting some respite within gaming's residences of evil
P.T. | The lasting influence of Hideo Kojima's lost horror game
by Aaron Potter | Oct 21, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
How Hideo Kojima’s notorious P.T. demo has shaped a new age of minimalist psychological horror
New Tales From the Borderlands review: Another successful spin-off story
by Aaron Potter | Oct 20, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Gearbox delivers an artful tweak to the Telltale formula
Ripout preview | A different strain of co-op shooter
by Aaron Potter | Oct 11, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Inside this co-op FPS with plenty of genetically engineered horrors for you (and your pet gun) to sink teeth into
How I became... a Level Designer at Crystal Dynamics
by Aaron Potter | Sep 29, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
Kolbe Payne talks shipping Halo as his first game and the key to great level design
Gary Penn | A British games industry legend reflects on his career
by Aaron Potter | Sep 27, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Denki’s Gary Penn reflects on his varied career path, from journalism to game development and potentially beyond
Rollerdrome review | Rewarding retro-futurist sports action
by Aaron Potter | Sep 23, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Roll7 serve up a truly satisfying game in the shape of the retro-futurist Rollerdrome. Here's Aaron's review...
Cuphead's Delicious Last Course DLC is truly scrumptious
by Aaron Potter | Sep 22, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Aaron tucks into the delicious last course of Studio MDHR’s animated run-and-gun platformer
WipEout | The modern racers continuing its anti-grav legacy
by Aaron Potter | Sep 20, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Where these games are going, they don’t need wheels…
Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime preview | Step inside a medieval future
by Aaron Potter | Sep 15, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
The futuristic and fantastical collide in this new roguelike action-RPG, which aims to be a fairytale set in space.
Mario Kart | Why the controversial Blue Shell is also a necessary evil
by Aaron Potter | Sep 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Exploring the iconic power-up's long legacy, from Mario Kart 64 to now
Marvel's Midnight Suns preview | Burning bright
by Aaron Potter | Sep 07, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Creative director Jake Solomon explains Firaxis’ ambitious attempt to craft a new kind of superhero experience in Marvel’s Midnight Suns
The Last of Us Part I is an odd case of new dog, same tricks
by Aaron Potter | Sep 05, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Despite what PlayStation and Naughty Dog might have you believe, there’s more to The Last of Us than pretty graphics...
Deliver Us The Moon: Revisiting this giant leap of a thoughtful space adventure
by Aaron Potter | Aug 24, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Aaron shoots for the stars in Deliver Us The Moon, KeokeN Interactive’s original sci-fi adventure
Cassette Beasts preview | Creature collecting gets an analogue upgrade
by Aaron Potter | Aug 22, 2022 | Gaming, Interviews, Previews
Cassette Beasts is a new breed of creature-collecting RPG. We spoke to artist, writer, and studio co-founder Jay Baylis to find out more.
