ScummVM: the portal to a trove of classic adventure games
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?
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God of War Ragnarök | How its narrative grows beyond the 2018 original
by Antony de Fault | Dec 12, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Contrasting the storytelling chops of Kratos’ two recent outings to see what makes them tick
Off the wall: how video games tell stories through graffiti
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
Mr Biffo's Game History: Point, click, it’s all in the mind
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...
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
Lightyear Frontier preview | A farming sim that's on another planet
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 06, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Harvesting wheat in a giant robot? Swedish developer FRAME BREAK introduces its twist on the farming sim, Lightyear Frontier
Opinion | Where will retro-inspired developers turn next?
by Devon Wiersma | Dec 05, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Games that hark back to an age of sprites and 2D scrolling have been all the rage for a while, with PlayStation-style 3D games taking over. But where will we go next for our retro fix, Devon wonders...
Super Mario Land | Celebrating the weirdness of Mario’s Game Boy debut
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Super Mario Land is still the plucky plumber's trippiest outing. Ryan takes a look back at Mario's Game Boy debut.
Mojito the Cat preview | Cutesy 3D platforming gets a cuboid upgrade
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 30, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Spain’s Guillem Tenza Albeldo went from architect to game designer – and has big plans for the future
Shovel Knight Dig review | Fun down under
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 29, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
The latest Shovel Knight spin-off is an adventure we can dig
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
Mystical Ninja | the Goemon games Konami never brought to the west
by Jack Yarwood | Nov 23, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
We explore Konami’s underappreciated Ganbare Goemon series, and the games the West never got
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
Lode Runner | Inspiring would-be designers since the 1980s
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
How the eighties platformer’s level editor gave players the chance to awaken their inner game designer
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
Opinion | The cautionary tale of Odin Computer Graphics
by Kim Justice | Nov 16, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Nodes of Yesod was Odin’s first and best-known game, a beautiful micro adventure where moles eat walls and muggers steal your stuff
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…
Opinion | Why there’s more to the pixel art revival than nostalgia
by Craig Grannell | Nov 14, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Craving the blocky approximations of shapes found in 1980s video games
Cheat codes, and their long, fascinating history
by Phil King | Nov 11, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Loved by some, loathed by others, cheat codes have a long and fascinating history
The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow review | Frightfully effective folk horror
by Lewis Packwood | Nov 09, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
This is a local shop for local people; there’s nothing for you here
In media res: beginning in the middle
by Stuart Maine | Nov 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
The techniques behind beginning a game in media res, and when should you use it or avoid it
Mr Biffo's Game History: The surprising history of sprites
by Paul Rose | Nov 07, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Video game graphics owe a huge debt to Nolan Bushnell and a chap named Danny Hillis
Vampire Survivors review | An action RPG with bite
by Damiano Gerli | Nov 04, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Sucking up blood, pasta, and all of your time.
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”
Vikings on Trampolines preview | Bouncing and brawling rolled into one
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 01, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
The creators of Owlboy return with the bounciest multiplayer brawler in the land
Dead Space | the making of a classic, terrifying horror series
by Graeme Mason | Oct 31, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
How EA's Sci-Fi horror series has constantly thrilled – and chilled – players for the past 15 years
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
Arcade Paradise review | A pixel perfect coin-op recreation
by Andrew J Dickinson | Oct 27, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Insert coins, build an empire
Howard Scott Warshaw | What it's like to work in a brand new medium
by Howard Scott Warshaw | Oct 26, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Howard Scott Warshaw recalls the early years of the games industry - and the first ever licenced game, Raiders of the Lost Ark...
