Halo Infinite delayed... again
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 09, 2020 | Gaming, News
Master Chief needs more time in the oven - quite a bit more time, actually
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Scott Pilgrim vs The World re-arrives January 2021
by Ian Dransfield | Dec 08, 2020 | Gaming, News
The long-missing beat-'em-up tie-in emerges from the shadows anew
Art of Rally review: Fjord focus
by Kyle Hoekstra | Dec 08, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
A masterful indie racer that radiates cool charisma
Mundaun preview: monochrome and mountainous
by Ian Dransfield | Dec 07, 2020 | Gaming, Previews
An unsettling Swiss landscape looms large throughout this unsettling mystery
Doom miraculously ported to PICO-8
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 07, 2020 | Gaming, News
Humanity's quest to cram Doom into every device continues with a port to Lexaloffle's fantasy console
Yakuza: Like a Dragon review - fresh starts and fresh haircuts
by Alan Wen | Dec 04, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
A love letter to RPGs, friendships, and hard knocks
Waving a fond farewell to Nintendo's 3DS
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
As Nintendo winds up production on its 3D handheld, here’s a look back at quietly superb device
Brock Crocodile: the indie platformer steeped in 16-bit Sega nostalgia
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 01, 2020 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Javed Miah chats to us about the seven-year process of making a homage to Sega’s 16-bit peak
Windbound review: thin and repetitive
by Daniel Lipscombe | Nov 30, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Survival isn’t ever smooth sailing in this gusty adventure
Skully review: things are getting strange I'm starting to worry
by Ed Nightingale | Nov 27, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
A basic platformer with a certain grubby, whimsical charm
Exploring gaming’s new generation of elderly protagonists
by Alexander Chatziioannou | Nov 26, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
For decades, the medium has treated them as afterthoughts. Isn’t it time for senior characters to receive leading roles, too? We meet the developers who think it is
Falling endlessly for Manifold Garden
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 25, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Ryan has his tiny mind blown by William Chyr’s Escher-like puzzler
If Found… review: a cosmic romance
by Anthony McGlynn | Nov 24, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
A compelling visual novel that takes us from rural Ireland to the depths of space
Doom ported to Game & Watch, because of course
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 23, 2020 | Gaming, News
And it runs a bit better than the SNES version
Welcome to Elk review - chilled out stories
by James OConnor | Nov 20, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
A pint of the good stuff
Julian Gollop’s Chaos, and its game-changing Disbelieve spell
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 19, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
The Disbelieve spell turned Julian Gollop's wizard v wizard battle royale, Chaos, into one of the most tense games on the ZX Spectrum.Â
A Total War Saga: Troy review - empowerment and obstacle
by Kyle Hoekstra | Nov 18, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Gain the favour of Ares and scheme your way to the walls of Troy
Narrative Showdown: Hades vs Pyre
by Antony de Fault | Nov 17, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
We pit Supergiant Games’ mythological dungeon crawl Hades against its older fantasy sport story, Pyre
EDF: World Brothers preview - another bug hunt
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 16, 2020 | Gaming, Previews
Blasting invaders sees a shift in tone
Hades review - why yes it is hellaciously good
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 13, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Dashing rogue
How Eastern Exorcist went from saggy old sofa to Steam
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 12, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Chinese developer Wildfire Game explains how it made a sumptuous 2D hack-and-slash on a shoestring budget
The Medium preview: double-spooky-vision
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 11, 2020 | Gaming, Previews
Bloober Team’s forthcoming psychological horror forges a link between worlds
Carrion review: day of the tentacle
by Alan Wen | Nov 10, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
You play the monster in Phobia Game Studio’s murky Metroidvania
Spelunky 2 review - live, die, repeat
by Jon Bailes | Nov 09, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Get rich or die tryin’ (you’ll die tryin’)
Marvel's Avengers review - is it Thor-ful?
by Andrew Fisher | Nov 06, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
Not quite mighty. Better than Age of Ultron
Now Playing: Final Fantasy VII Remake
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 04, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Ian finds it is possible to make time when there's nostalgia involved
Exhuming E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
by Howard Scott Warshaw | Nov 03, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
In an excerpt from his upcoming book, Howard recalls a trip to the Alamogordo desert for a fateful reunion with E.T.Â
Striking the right tone: video game sound
by James OConnor | Nov 02, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Writer and musician James Holland speaks to a broad selection of musicians to find out how they use sound to create immersive games
Choosing choices: a handy glossary of common terms
by Antony de Fault | Oct 30, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
This month, Antony provides a handy guide to different kinds of player choices
Developer Profile: Sega's Yu Suzuki
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 29, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Saluting the genius behind OutRun, Space Harrier, Shenmue, and dozens of other Sega classics
Days of War review - passion can't substitute for quality
by Joe Parlock | Oct 27, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
More sigh of defeat than Day of Defeat
Wildfire review - beautiful game, rudimentary stealth
by Joe Parlock | Oct 26, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
A stealth-platformer that succumbs to the elements
