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
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Opinion | How Don't Buy This monetised some terrible games
by Kim Justice | Oct 19, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Surely nobody would set out to purposely make and sell a bad game. Surely.
Opinion | why video games are so obsessed with body horror
by Clarisse Loughrey | Oct 10, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Do grotesque video games help us work out our every day anxieties?
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
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
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
Is blockchain really the enemy?
by Devon Wiersma | Jul 15, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Devon Wiersma asks why people get mad at the blockchain
Subscription services: making maths not fun, but essential
by Steve McNeil | Jul 01, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Steve likes maths. Or at least he did until he wrote this article. That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.
Remembering Ocean Software co-founder David Ward
by Kim Justice | Jun 24, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
From some of the biggest hits of the decade to the creative likes of Wizball, David Ward’s Ocean Software was one of the UK games industry’s leaders
Video gaming's warm embrace
by Kim Justice | May 26, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Our resident retrogaming expert Kim Justice revisits some old favourites
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga finds the light side of fandom
by Clarisse Loughrey | May 16, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
The video game's loving treatment of the franchise brings a smile to Clarisse Loughrey's face
In praise of chrongaming
by Kim Justice | Mar 28, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Columnist Kim Justice is on a quest to get her gaming career in order
Pocket Monstrosity
by Steve McNeil | Mar 16, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Columnist Steve McNeil ponders whether graphics really do matter in Pokémon
Wordle Gummidge
by Steve McNeil | Feb 16, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Columnist Steve McNeil catalogues the rise of the internet's favourite word game
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...
Game history needs to be preserved and made accessible to all
by Craig Grannell | Jan 25, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
The games industry needs to do more to preserve the medium's past, Craig writes
GamesMaster proves that video games still have a place on TV
by Kim Justice | Jan 20, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
What the new GamesMaster lacks in pants, it makes up for in Sir Trev’s taste for charred contestants
Ray tracing doesn’t make beautiful games; great art direction does
by Dan Root | Nov 17, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Breath of the Wild? It doesn't need ray-tracing to be breathtaking, writes Dan Marshall
Fortnite, everynite
by Steve McNeil | Nov 15, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
What should you buy Fortnite-loving kids for Christmas?
VHS: The future of game preservation?
by David Crookes | Nov 03, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Libraries, museums, and private collectors are joining forces to find the best ways of preserving video gaming’s past
2022 is the new 2003
by Steve McNeil | Oct 20, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Bugsnax might have been fun while it lasted, but...
Zool is back: Redimensioned and reappraised
by Kim Justice | Oct 18, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
There are sadly no Chupa Chups present in Zool Redimensioned
Could a modern indie game light up the arcades?
by Kim Justice | Sep 22, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Would Cuphead stand out in a room filled with so many other distractions?
The politics of open-world games
by Eddie Velazquez | Sep 13, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
On open worlds, ludonarrative dissonance, and colonialism
The struggle to simplify sports games
by Kim Justice | Aug 25, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
It's little wonder everyone who stream FIFA seems to be perpetually angry
3D platformers ruined everything, but that's OK
by Craig Grannell | Aug 12, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
The industry's mid-nineties transition from 2D to polygons didn't always result in good games, as Craig Grannell recalls
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - the greatest game of all time?
by Steve McNeil | Jul 29, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Steve McNeil professes his love for Mario's fairway spin-off
In praise of Axiom Verge and game glitches
by Kim Justice | Jul 22, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Some of the best moments in gaming are happy accidents, Kim Justice writes
The retro game price bubble: will it ever burst?
by Kim Justice | Jun 08, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Kim Justice investigates whether the prices of classic games will keep on rising forever
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?
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.
