
The bygone joy of bespoke arcade cabinets
by Stuart Campbell | Mar 14, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Generic cabinets may have saved arcade owners money, but the true magic lay in bespoke coin-ops. Stuart charts their rise, fall and return.
by Stuart Campbell | Mar 14, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Generic cabinets may have saved arcade owners money, but the true magic lay in bespoke coin-ops. Stuart charts their rise, fall and return.
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 14, 2023 | Gaming, News
The Last of Us came close to getting a spin-off video game about Ellie’s mum, Anna, creator Neil Druckmann has revealed.
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 14, 2023 | Feature, Featured, Gaming
Far Cry 5 is five this year, so Ryan pays a return visit to what is still a hugely entertaining open-world romp - and possibly the best unofficial...
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 14, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
First unveiled in November 1988, the SNES prototype was very different from the one that launched in 1990.
by Alan Wen | Mar 14, 2023 | Feature, Featured, Gaming, Interviews
Hollywood has its fair share of stars getting behind the camera, and it’s slowly but surely also happening in the games industry. Veterans of A...
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 13, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
That second photo, supposedly of a young Ed Harris skulking through a battlefield – wasn’t that the cover of Operation Thunderbolt?
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 20, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
How a whimsical encounter led to a fruitful creative partnership
by Steve McNeil | Jan 19, 2023 | Gaming, Opinions
Steve spends more time setting up gaming things than playing games. And he loves it.
by Antony de Fault | Jan 18, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Antony examines the rare few games which dare to let players decide when they end
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 17, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Years after its nineties heyday, Sega’s 16-bit console is still getting new games. We chat with some of the people behind its thriving indie dev scene
by Aaron Potter | Jan 16, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews
This nuts and bolts survival horror has a few screws loose
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
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....
by Paul Cecchini | Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
To celebrate the Shantae franchise’s recent anniversary, we sat down with series creators Matt and Erin Bozon to get the full story
by Kim Justice | Jan 10, 2023 | Gaming, Opinions
A clear instance where clashing colours work for games and not against them
by Sarah Thwaites | Jan 09, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews
Being the G.O.A.T isn’t overrated
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 06, 2023 | Gaming, Previews
Solving puzzles while lying down? It’s all in a day’s work for Exhausted Man
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 04, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
It’s a puzzle-platformer some five years in the making. We uncover the story behind the stunning-looking Planet of Lana
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 03, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
It has the pace of a retro FPS but the soul of a Metroidvania. José Castanheira tells us about his first commercial project
by Aaron Potter | Dec 23, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Why Cardboard Sword’s upcoming Metroidvania will be the sneakiest genre entry yet
by Stuart Maine | Dec 22, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Exploring the advantages and challenges of giving players a first-hand perspective in your game world
by Alexander Chatziioannou | Dec 21, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Developer Santa Ragione sketch out a truly engrossing folk-horror in Saturnalia
by Aaron Potter | Dec 20, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Speaking to the studios that have perfected the art of letting players be their own boss
by Steve McNeil | Dec 19, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
This year Marvel entered the snazzy oblong business, and Steve McNeil can't stop buying them
by Aaron Potter | Dec 16, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Sumo Digital discusses Why there’s more to it than just Leatherface
by Andrew J Dickinson | Dec 15, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
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
by Damiano Gerli | Dec 13, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
It’s a popular frontend used to play point-and-click adventures and other games. But where did ScummVM come from, and who works on it?
by Antony de Fault | Dec 12, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Contrasting the storytelling chops of Kratos’ two recent outings to see what makes them tick
by Devon Wiersma | Dec 09, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
How to make the graffiti in virtual worlds as effective and believable as the world they exist in
by Paul Rose | Dec 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Mr Biffo takes us on a journey back to the early days of the point and click adventure - and how it began with the invention of the humble mouse...
by Aaron Potter | Dec 07, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
The bar for first-party PlayStation exclusives has been raised