Sweet Charity: When video games support worthy causes
by Andrew Fisher | Aug 30, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Gaming can seem a selfish and isolated hobby. But the industry has a long history of raising money for charity, right up to the present day.
Posts by: Andrew Fisher
Superman Returns 2, and the story of a lost video game
by Andrew Fisher | May 17, 2022 | Feature, News
When plans were afoot to make Superman Returns 2, a full Superman video game was also greenlit - and here's the story of what went wrong....
Elden Ring review: Towering achievement
by Andrew Fisher | Apr 21, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
An open world opus that deserves to conquer the world
Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking review | You, the master of unlocking
by Andrew Fisher | Mar 18, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Picking our way through an interactive historical document of a familiar game staple in Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking. Here's our review...
The quietly groundbreaking videogame of RoboCop 3
by Andrew Fisher | Mar 17, 2022 | Feature, News
RoboCop 3 may have been a muddled disappointment of a film, but the videogames - that came out first - were a bit more interesting....
Dying Light 2 Stay Human review | Par-kour for the course
by Andrew Fisher | Mar 04, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Forever dodging flesh-eaters in Techland's souped-up but so-so zombie sequel
SkateBIRD review | Good pun, poor game
by Andrew Fisher | Dec 20, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
SkateBIRD isn’t ready to leave the nest
The Dark Knight: how its tie-in videogame fell apart
by Andrew Fisher | Nov 08, 2021 | Feature, News
Work began on a hugely ambitious tie-in videogame to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight - but here's why the project ended up collapsing....
How Batman (1989) helped shift Commodore Amiga computers
by Andrew Fisher | Sep 13, 2021 | Feature, News
1989's Batman movie didn't just set the box office alight - it helped shift an awful lot of Commodore Amiga computers in the UK as well....
Blue Fire review: a familiar warmth
by Andrew Fisher | Apr 15, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
This action-platformer is a terrific pastiche of other, more groundbreaking games
Cyber Shadow review: die hard
by Andrew Fisher | Apr 07, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
A HD homage to the original Ninja Gaiden – with a difficulty level to match
The unfinished video game of Casino Royale (2006)
by Andrew Fisher | Mar 10, 2021 | Feature, News
When Daniel Craig took over as James Bond, work began on a tie-in videogame to his first movie as 007, Casino Royale - but it didn't go to plan....
The bizarre Super Nintendo game based on Wayne’s World
by Andrew Fisher | Mar 04, 2021 | Feature, News
The Wayne's World movie may not have been the natural source for a videogame - and it turns out that'd be something of a problem....
Marvel's Avengers review - is it Thor-ful?
by Andrew Fisher | Nov 06, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Not quite mighty. Better than Age of Ultron
Minecraft Dungeons review - diggin' Diablo
by Andrew Fisher | Aug 07, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Scarcity is a real issue in these particular mines
The Last of Us Part II review - lasting
by Andrew Fisher | Jul 03, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Is it the Citizen Kane of video games? No!
Oliver Stone's Platoon, and how it got turned into a computer game
by Andrew Fisher | May 21, 2020 | Feature
How did one of the most successful anti-war movies of all time become a computer game? We dig into the story of Platoon....
Animal Crossing: New Horizons review - the bells, the bells
by Andrew Fisher | May 12, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Think of it as Lord of the Flies, except nobody dies
The curious computer games of the Sylvester Stallone-headlined movie Cobra
by Andrew Fisher | Apr 29, 2020 | Feature
The Stallone movie Cobra got a computer game version in the 1980s, available for all ages - but what you got varied on what version you bought....
Through the Darkest of Times review | Resistance training
by Andrew Fisher | Mar 20, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
A slim, stylish strategy with something to say, Through the Darkest of Times is well worth a look. Our review...
Supermash review | Mixtape-'em-up
by Andrew Fisher | Feb 19, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
SuperMash tries to create, then find, the needle in the haystack. Here's our review of a flawed yet unique sandbox...
The Legend of Bum-bo review | Slay inspired
by Andrew Fisher | Feb 06, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen’s latest is far from bog-standard
Planet Zoo review | Micromanagemania
by Andrew Fisher | Jan 24, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Menus will gobble the lion’s share of your time
The Surge 2 review - gushing
by Andrew Fisher | Nov 20, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
The second cut is the deepest in Deck13's Souls-like sequel, The Surge 2. Here's our review...
Telling Lies review | A full-motion search for truth
by Andrew Fisher | Oct 15, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
I cannot tell a lie, Telling Lies is truly great
Knights and Bikes review | A charming, nostalgic adventure
by Andrew Fisher | Sep 23, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Adventure and co-op action in a dazzling suit of armour
My Friend Pedro review | Bananarama
by Andrew Fisher | Jul 22, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Overripe humour doesn’t sully an a-peel-ing shooter
Time Crisis: The creative benefits of game jams
by Andrew Fisher | Jun 13, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
How the time constraints of game jams can bring out the best in designers and coders
Dicey Dungeons: Terry Cavanagh interview
by Andrew Fisher | Dec 13, 2018 | Gaming, Interviews, Previews
The VVVVVV and Super Hexagon creator talks us through his latest game
