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ONRUSH Preview - Overwatch as a Racing Game!?

30 March 2018

The latest game from veteran racing game developer Codemasters is ONRUSH. A brand new IP for the studio, first announced at Paris Games Week last November. Back then I said it gave off serious Motorstorm vibes, and it certainly looked like it involved takedowns of some format. Both very promising signs...

2017 Year Review - Part 2

9 January 2018

July was typically quiet for video game releases, but not for Nintendo. Splatoon 2 launched on the 21st, making it the first multiplayer shooter on the Switch. It received some criticism for being more like Splatoon 1.5, but for anyone who missed the original game on Wii U (understandably a lot of people)...

2017 Year Review - Part 1

4 January 2018

2017 has been an incredible year for video games. It’s up there with 2007 and 2013 as one of the best years I can remember. A new Nintendo console launched with a brand new concept, and two masterpiece games in the year. A new IP from Sony blew everyone away, and there were more surprises with...

Dreams is Back! And Better Than Ever

16 December 2017

Only six months ago, I was convinced that Dreams - the latest PS4 title in development from Media Molecule - was dead. A game that was more likely to be cancelled than released. We'd not heard any updates on this game since it was shown on Sony's E3 stage way back in 2015. And back then it didn't...

Another Great 3D Platformer With a Focus on Hats!?

3 December 2017

For some reason I seem to be fascinated with games that turn out to be incredibly similar. Look at the in depth discussion I wrote on Paladins and Overwatch. Today I stumbled across a new 3D platformer, called A Hat in Time, coming to PS4 on 6th December. It was only a tweet with an animated gif but the...

Game Reviews are Becoming More Irrelevant Than Ever

27 November 2017

In the past 10 years or so, video games have been able to change after their initial release by updates they can receive via the Internet. This means that games are realistically no longer static, or a fixed item, like a movie or book is. This is where reviews work well - the media item in question doesn't...

Paris Games Week 2017

3 November 2017

Sony showed off a ton of new trailers for their upcoming PlayStation games to kick off Paris Games Week this year. I’ve never really followed the event in the past but always knew Sony liked a big presence there. This year, more than any, it almost felt like another E3 conference with some fantastic trailers...

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Review

16 September 2017

I never thought I'd write a game review but Uncharted: The Lost Legacy provoked a ton of intriguing thoughts throughout my playthrough, so here we are. There's a section without spoilers and one filled with them, so you can read whichever you fancy. Spoiler-Free. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is set after...

Final Thoughts on E3 2017

4 July 2017

This year's E3 was the first where members of the public could buy tickets to attend the gaming industry's biggest show. 15,000 tickets were available at a steep price of $249 ($149 for the first 1,000) but eventually all tickets did sell out. This meant the usually media/press only event was busier than ever.

E3 2017 - Nintendo

16 June 2017

Last but not least was of course Nintendo. Last year they stole the show with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The big question was could they do the same thing this year with Super Mario Odyssey? Once again there was no stage presence from Nintendo, instead they had some pre-recorded stuff and loads of...