The Sojourn | The statue is not awakened in ethereal puzzler
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 06, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
This month, Ryan scratches his head over Shifting Tides’ ethereal puzzler, The Sojourn
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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...
Two Point Campus review | Passes with flying colours
by Andrew J Dickinson | Sep 01, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Two Point's latest is a scholarly addition to the management sim genre
A guide to designing puzzles and problems
by Stuart Maine | Aug 31, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Puzzles and problems are a gaming staple, but how do they work, and how can you design them to challenge, but not frustrate, your players?
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.
Double Dragon | saluting a weapon-filled classic
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 29, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
To mark Double Dragon’s 35th anniversary, Ryan pays tribute to its ground-breaking array of weapons
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
Mothmen 1966 review | A beautifully pixelated visual novel
by Lewis Packwood | Aug 23, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a beast surprise
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.
Diving back into Human Revolution’s sea of orange
by Kim Justice | Aug 19, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Kim Justice feels pulled back to the games that defined the Xbox 360
Rewriting the survival game rule book with Nightingale
by Aaron Potter | Aug 18, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Why did the Inflexion Games CEO choose a shared-world survival game for the studio's debut title?
When does commitment to game development tip over into obsession?
by Howard Scott Warshaw | Aug 17, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Video game pioneer Howard Scott Warshaw has some personal insight to share...
The Beatles | Why game developers love the Fab Four
by Jack Yarwood | Aug 15, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
We explore The Beatles’ subtle influence on games developers over the last half a century
Tchia preview | inside Awaceb's ambitious island adventure
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 12, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Game director Phil Crifo talks through the origins and ambitions of his studio’s tropical sandbox, Tchia
Supermassive Games has rewritten the rules of interactive horror games
by Clarisse Loughrey | Aug 10, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Clarisse Loughrey charts how Supermassive's The Quarry treads the thin line between horror films and video games
Mr Biffo's Game History: Early game music was catchier
by Paul Rose | Aug 09, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Why were early game themes such earworms?
Time on Frog Island review | A ribbiting excursion
by Andrew J Dickinson | Aug 09, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Going for croak in an anthropomorphic island paradise
Telling Röki’s modern fairy tale
by Antony de Fault | Aug 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Röki writer/narrative designer Danny Salfield Wadeson reveals a ‘big picture’ approach we ought to emulate in our own storytelling
Neon White review | The fastest way to Heaven
by Alan Wen | Aug 05, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
First-person shooting and action-platforming make for a heavenly duo in Annapurna's latest
Taking a serene look at the end of the world with Highwater
by Aaron Potter | Aug 04, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Picture yourself in a boat on a river in Demagog Studio’s upcoming turn-based strategy adventure
Deliver Us Mars preview | Journeying to the red planet
by Aaron Potter | Aug 03, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews, Previews
Deliver Us Mars sees developer KeokeN Interactive follow up its 2019 sci-fi hit with a high-stakes interstellar adventure.
Aspyr: The studio answering the industry's port of call
by Aaron Potter | Aug 02, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Aspyr delves into the secret of a successful video game port
Sniper Elite 5 review | Ain't that a kick - or bullet - in the head
by Lewis Packwood | Aug 01, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Rebellion's historical shooter is (mostly) firing on all cylinders. Here's our review of Sniper Elite 5...
How to write a playtest survey
by Steve Bromley | Jul 29, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Surveys can help you understand and measure players’ thoughts, resulting in better video games. Here’s how to get started
Beauty in the barren: Revisiting the world of 2015's Mad Max
by Aaron Potter | Jul 28, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Aaron sets eyes on the fury road, hoping people “witness him” in thus underrated adaptation
Morbid Metal: all you need is a one-person mech army
by Aaron Potter | Jul 27, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Felix Schade discusses his future-set shape-shifting actioner, which gives players their own one-person mech army
Simulate farming in miniature with Bit Orchard: Animal Valley
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 26, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Tennessee-based developer 2Boone Games explains how he burned the midnight oil to create his tiny farming sim
Inside Finland's thriving game dev scene
by Jack Yarwood | Jul 25, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
We chart the history of the Finnish game industry and take a look at what its dev scene looks like today.
Stray review | This cat knows where it's at
by Nic Reuben | Jul 22, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Within far more than just a whisker of greatness
The old-fashioned beat-‘em-up is back – and better than ever
by Kim Justice | Jul 21, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Why one of arcade gaming's best genres is undergoing a rebirth
Mr Biffo's Gaming History: The long legacy of Spacewar!
by Paul Rose | Jul 20, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Without Spacewar!, odds are games today would look very different. Mr Biffo charts the history of one of gaming’s most celebrated genres.
Kao the Kangaroo review | Punch-drunk on nineties nostalgia
by Aaron Potter | Jul 19, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
This 3D platforming throwback has us somewhat hopping for joy
