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First Impressions: Rayman Legends 27 Aug 2013 | 04:09 pm
Seriously, that’s the plot of the first game. There’s no grand, sweeping emotional narrative to speak of, no elaborate and increasingly ludicrous set pieces seemingly ripped straight out of a Hollywoo...
Review: Saints Row IV 23 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
This game is extremely smooth to play, and runs exceptionally well. I very rarely encountered any form of glitch – other than the intentional ones – and my Xbox crashed once… due to overheating. (I st...
Kicking and Screaming or How Street Fighter II defined an era and created one of gaming’s worst practices. 22 Aug 2013 | 02:45 pm
Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Super Mario Brothers form a vanguard of sorts for formative years of gaming, while titles like Half Life 2, World of Warcraft and Minecraft taking up much of the debate on ...
Street Fighter 2 SNES Trilogy hits Wii U Virtual Console today 22 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
This week sees three classic Street Fighter games hadouken their way to Wii U’s Virtual Console, Capcom have announced. The Super NES port of Street Fighter 2: The Word Warrior will be kicking and sc...
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs – Release Date 21 Aug 2013 | 03:06 pm
“The year is 1899. Wealthy industrialist Oswald Mandus has returned home from a disastrous expedition to Mexico, which has ended in tragedy. Wracked by fever, haunted by dreams of a dark machine, he r...
Trailer Talk: The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – Killing Monsters Trailer 21 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
If you’ve read my replay on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, then you know it’s a series that I want to love, but struggle to sometimes. It has very poor gender representation, which for me is a hug...
First Impressions: Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark 20 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark is a brand new PlayStation Network game, released at the price of £7.99. First impressions are perhaps not especially promising, with functional but unspectacular grap...
Chart Chat: Payday 2 loots first place as Minecraft drops to second 19 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
It’s been a good week for 505 games. Their title Payday 2 has ended Minecraft’s three week hold on the top spot of the all format UK video game chart this week. The highly anticipated sequel to 2011′...
Replay: Flashback 19 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
It’s Christmas 1994, and my parents have finally relented and purchased me a Super Nintendo, with the heady world of console gaming now throwing open it’s doors and welcoming me in. I was also bought ...
‘Re-imagined’ Flashback hits Xbox 360 this week, PS3 and PC versions to follow 19 Aug 2013 | 02:22 pm
Over twenty years since it defined a generation of gamers, Flashback is set to make its triumphant return later this week. Ubisoft’s recently announced remake of 1992′s iconic title will be hitting a...
