Gaming

Now Playing: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

by Aaron Potter | Mar 22, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Aaron dusts off his cel-shaded arsenal in advance of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands releasing.

Cosy Games: A roundtable discussion

by Helen Carmichael | Mar 21, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews

A designer, publisher, and content creator chat about the new subgenre's popularity – and what their future holds

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Picking our way through an interactive historical document of a familiar game staple in Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking.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...

Tunic and the art of keeping a secret

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 17, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews

Andrew Shouldice talks to Wireframe about his adventure concerning a tiny fox in a big world

Pocket Monstrosity

by Steve McNeil | Mar 16, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions

Columnist Steve McNeil ponders whether graphics really do matter in Pokémon

The importance of multiplayer testing

by Steve Bromley | Mar 15, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

If you’re making a multiplayer game, here’s why getting it in front of playtesters early is key

Shashingo: Learning Japanese with Photography

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

British game designer Ryan Pocock introduces a more relaxing, camera-ready way to learn Japanese

Tricks of the Trade-In: the rise and fall of the pre-owned games market

by David Crookes | Mar 11, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

For years, the video game industry railed against pre-owned sales from big-name outlets. Has it finally won the battle?

OlliOlli World review | A skate to victory

by Jon Bailes | Mar 10, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Celll-shaded skater's paradise OlliOlli World is a joy to roll through. Here's our review of a radical sequel...

Naut: A user-made interactive sci-fi odyssey

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 09, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Filmmaker-turned-developer Vorn talks making a 2001 tribute in Media Molecule's Dreams

How game writers manage your mind

by Antony de Fault | Mar 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

A writer's guide to managing plot points and anticipating where players' heads are at to avoid confusion.

Arcade Paradise: takes us back

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 07, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the...

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

FROGSONG Interview: size matters not in this amphibian-themed adventure

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 02, 2022 | Gaming, Interviews

Developer Brandon Braun talks us through their heartfelt action-RPG, about a frog on a personal mission.

System Profile: PlayStation 2

by Ian Dransfield | Mar 01, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Sony’s stunning sophomore system silenced cynical sceptics

Aeterna Noctis review | A hard day's night, and then some

by Jon Bailes | Feb 28, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Trying to find light in this expansive metroidvania as the king of darkness

Now Playing Stardew Valley: Farmageddon

by Ian Dransfield | Feb 25, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Ian goes back to his roots (and tubers, and fruits) in the beloved farming sim

CityCraft: ten tips for building better game cities

by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Feb 24, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Super-condensed city building advice for game designers and world-builders

First Contact: designing video game aliens

by Chris Farnell | Feb 23, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Far from the mindless invaders of gaming’s past, some aliens have been designed with an eye on scientific realism.

Mechajammer review | Cyberjank

by Alexander Chatziioannou | Feb 22, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Mechajammer is an ambitious cyberpunk RPG sadly brought down by rickety design. Our review...

Tin Hearts preview: Taking a trip to Toys VR us

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 21, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

Lemmings meets Toy Story in this small-scale puzzle adventure from Rogue Sun

Scarf review | Cosy 3D platforming

by Aaron Potter | Feb 18, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Wrapping your head around it

Wordle Gummidge

by Steve McNeil | Feb 16, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions

Columnist Steve McNeil catalogues the rise of the internet's favourite word game

The new normal: the indie developers changing our conceptions of difficulty

by Jon Bailes | Feb 15, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Thanks to a new wave of game designers, difficulty's no longer a case of easy, normal, and hard

How to become a user researcher

by Steve Bromley | Feb 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Start a career making games better with user research. Steve has all the details.

White Shadows review | For the birds

by Jon Bailes | Feb 11, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

See through the smoky fog of this dystopia

Examining Ghost of Tsushima's DLC masterclass

by Antony de Fault | Feb 10, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Antony discovers that Sucker Punch’s biggest hit saves the best for last with its Iki Island expansion

Be a hero: shun NFTs in video games

by Dan Root | Feb 09, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions

Will blockchain ruin gaming? Dan Marshall has a few thoughts...

AI and rapid prototyping: the future of game design?

by Howard Scott Warshaw | Feb 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Could AI help developers prototype games – or even design a triple-A hit from scratch? Atari legend Howard Scott Warshawhas a few thoughts

Lost Twins 2 preview: a platformer with a hint of Ghibli spirit

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 07, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

From Pakistan comes a puzzle-platformer inspired by the work of animator Hayao Miyazaki

The Gunk review | Like an interstellar Luigi

by Andrew King | Feb 04, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

SteamWorld Dig developer Image & Form return with a gooey, beautiful 3D platformer. Our review of The Gunk...

Hoplegs: an indie game born on Twitch

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 02, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

Developer Kevin Andersson explains how an idea dreamed up during a livestream formed the basis for his latest opus