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If my opinion mattered one jot, I would say to any game developer… NEVER start your game in the dark.  Gamers – and people in general – are too fickle, easily frustrated. Starting a game and ensuring that those players need to fumble around with controls, while not being able to see what is going

It’s about this time of year when many start thinking of their “Game of the Year” list. Despite what many have written off as a year of delays, there’s no denying the fact that there have still been a ton of games which have made it to release. Perhaps it’s not obvious to some at

Ah, the simple addition of the word ‘Tactics’ to the end of a title. With those seven letters, you can get me handing over wodges of cash, with a nostalgic warmth in my belly. Who knew that one word could have so much power?  ‘Tactics’ is gaming shorthand for a turn-based RPG. But more than

One of my favorite things about watching superheroes duke it out is when someone gets smacked so hard they fly backwards and crash through solid walls, explode tanker trucks, or slam into their friends. It’s an awesome demonstration of just how strong these godlike characters are supposed to be, and it’s always a disappointment when

Tanuki Sunset is an arcade downhill skater game with a cool ‘80s vibe from the people over at Rewind Games. The combination of chilled out tunes and downhill skating wrapped up in that 1980’s feel is superb. Did I mention you get to play as a raccoon? Yep, the main character in Tanuki Sunset is

Forget meat thermometers: what every budding chef needs in their life is a Yum Yum Cookstar judge. Nothing can inflate your ego like one. Pouring ingredients onto some kitchen scales? “What a genius!”. Washing some rice in a colander? “This is mind-blowing!”. Why, thank you, Yum Yum Cookstar judge. I just kind of did it,

We’ve long been fans of the RIG series of gaming headset, well before Nacon snapped up the brand and started slapping their own name over the box.  How has that love been founded? Well, in a few words, thanks to their seriously lightweight nature, their decent sounds and the range that they cover.  There are

Cobra Kai is a phenomenal show. Starting life in 2018, back on YouTube Red before leaving those shores to land on Netflix beach after its first two seasons, the show tells the story of what happened after The Karate Kid movies, only from a slightly different point of view. We get to see things from

This time last year we’d never heard of GravaStar. That changed as the audio maker got in touch to see if we fancied spending a bit of time with their brilliantly quirky Mars Pro Speaker. We jumped at the chance and our lives changed from that moment forth.  From there the Venus speaker passed through

You can’t accuse Cronostase Electric Collection of being skimpy. Orange Box, eat your heart out. This is a compendium of seven games, with fifty levels in each, totalling 350 levels in total. It’s an absolute buffet of budget gaming, and should you want to explore every single level that Cronostase Electric Collection has to offer,

Call of Duty, one of the most popular franchises in the gaming world and one that has seen its fair share of controversy welcomes another entry – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.  Many players who haven’t been following Call of Duty in recent years, myself included, might be confused as to how this game

Modern dating is rubbish. It’s the only conclusion that can be made from playing ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area. It’s a visual novel and dating sim that is stupendously all-encompassing, covering every kind of relationship across a multitude of genders, body shapes and sexual orientations, yet the one common thread is that modern dating

As night follows day, and boredom follows the screening of a football match, so Winter follows Autumn in the world of Forza Horizon 5 and the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges. Yes, it is the dry season in Mexico, and after all the rain I’ve seen this week, it is something of a relief.  So, let’s

“Hello, my name is Doctor Glenn Pierce, and I’m excited to tell you about Superliminal on Xbox Series X…” Would that he could. Would that he could… Instead, you’ll have to make do with me, Christopher Floyd, Producer and Designer on Superliminal. Just like Dr Pierce, though, I am also excited to tell you about

Here are this week’s games and add-on deals available from the Microsoft Games Store. Discounts are valid now through November 28, 2022 (actual end date varies by sale). The Xbox Black Friday Sale starts November 17 and runs until November 30. Save up to 67% on over 900 Xbox games and add-ons.     Xbox

Gungrave G.O.R.E has exactly one mission objective, three words that flash across the screen at the beginning of each level and every time you die: Kick their ass. For the 12-15 hour campaign, you’ll do exactly that – shoot, slash, blow up, and otherwise execute thousands of enemies and bosses on your quest to eradicate

When I think about what the real world would be like if it were overrun by vampires, werewolves, and zombie-like shambling corpses, that imaginary apocalypse doesn’t evoke nearly as much maniacal cackling from me as the one in Evil West. From the Tesla-inspired electricity weapons to the gratuitous gore and bloodshed, this old-school action game

Summary Season Eight is the latest Sea of Thieves content update, available November 22 and free for all players with Xbox Game Pass and across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11, and Steam. Dive into on-demand player versus player ship combat in the Battle for the Sea of Thieves, clashing with other crews and