Die By The Blade review | Expect lots of gore in this Bushido Blade successor
by Ryan Lambie | May 18, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Studio lead Peter Adamondy gives us the lowdown on his team’s one-hit-kill Bushido Blade successor
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Slay the Spire and the joy of card-carrying
by Ian Dransfield | May 14, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Ian's on an eternal quest to the top
She Dreams Elsewhere: looking ahead to a creative, surreal RPG-adventure
by Ian Dransfield | May 13, 2021 | Gaming, Previews
Designer Davionne Gooden talks to us about his upcoming dream sim
Trials of Fire review | Trialling
by Ian Dransfield | May 12, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Carrying a card for this card-carrier
Wattam's rare spark of individuality
by Ryan Lambie | May 11, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Explosives under hats, dollops of poop, and togetherness.
Hobbit, LOTR, or Simlarillion: what's your lore style?
by Lottie Bevan | May 10, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Could there be too much lore in the story sandwich?
Mutropolis review | Frustrating, but some good jokes
by Paul Walker-Emig | May 07, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Keeping the puzzles archaeological
Heists, cheaters and crashes: doing crimes in GTA Online
by Ian Dransfield | Apr 30, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
A three-hour-plus session and not a heist in sight: we delve deep into the murky world of GTA Online
Celebrating GoldenEye 007's killer feature: aim mode
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Spray and pray took a back seat to aim mode in the Bond classic
Afterlife: a unique RPG about death, regret, and neurotic spirits
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2021 | Gaming, Previews
The hereafter is a bureaucratic, neurotic comedy in a unique RPG from Buenos Aires. Its developer tells us all about it
System Profile: Sega Dreamcast
by Ian Dransfield | Apr 28, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Charting the rise, decline and surprising afterlife of Sega’s 1999 wonder console
Eternal Hope review | A flawed puzzle-platformer with heart
by Alan Wen | Apr 27, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Can love conquer all?
Disco Elysium: designing the city of Revachol
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Apr 23, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
A behind-the-scenes look at Revachol, the city at the heart of one of the most innovative RPGs ever
The 3DO Company, and how the games industry changed in the 1990s
by Howard Scott Warshaw | Apr 22, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Meetings, design docs, tiny knives: Howard recalls his time at Trip Hawkins' ill-fated The 3DO company
NUTS review | Shooting squirrels, the humane way
by Malindy Hetfeld | Apr 20, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Think of it as an arthouse Pokémon Snap
How to love video game writing as a job
by Antony de Fault | Apr 19, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Telling stories begins as a passion, but the reality of doing it as a job can be daunting. Here’s how to keep the spark…
Now playing: Stuck in the mud with SnowRunner
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 16, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
It takes a heck of a lot of patience to end up as immobile as Ryan does in SnowRunner
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
Now playing: Wreckfest
by Ian Dransfield | Apr 13, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
It's the crashy, silly successor to Destruction Derby. Ian gets stuck into the hectic arcade racer, Wreckfest
Looking ahead to Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 12, 2021 | Gaming, Previews
We catch up with the developer of Little Nemo to see how it's bringing artist Winsor McCay's work back for a new generation
Why do games shun the good old murder mystery?
by Lottie Bevan | Apr 09, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Nuts to Dickens and Tolkien and J. K. Rowling.
Coping with Covid: crafting convivial online communities can help
by Millicent Thomas | Apr 08, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
How video games can provide solace in the midst of a global pandemic
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
Hidden Deep preview: 2D terror under the ocean
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 06, 2021 | Gaming, Previews
Developer Łukasz Kałuski takes us beneath the surface of his physics-based horror adventure
Access Granted: how video games are improving the lives of people on the autism spectrum
by Laura Francis | Apr 02, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Exploring – and celebrating – the good that video games can do for autistic people
Masocore: the making of the Nioh series
by Aaron Potter | Mar 31, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
To mark Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition’s arrival on next-gen, we speak to series director Fumihiko Yasuda about Team NINJA’s path to creating a Soulslike hit
Skycadia: a solo developer’s homage to Star Fox
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 30, 2021 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Developer Ian Snyder channels the spirit of Star Fox in his colourful arcade combat game
Woodsalt review - ambling without momentum
by Jon Bailes | Mar 29, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
How much wood would a Woodsalt salt if a Woodsalt could salt wood?
Learning through play: gaming's rising place in the classroom
by Anthony McGlynn | Mar 26, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Games are being increasingly used in education. Here’s how the medium’s being used to teach everything from genetics to critical thinking
Oniria Crimes review: playing pixel detective
by Paul Walker-Emig | Mar 25, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
The detective game of your dreams is weighed down by a few niggling frustrations
Nascent Prophecy: looking ahead to an adventure on a lonely planet
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 23, 2021 | Gaming, Previews
Designer Jon Caplin takes us inside his isometric sci-fi thriller
Olija review - out of this world
by Ian Dransfield | Mar 22, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Choppy waters in another world
