The original Duels of the Planeswalkers seemed to come out of nowhere back in 2009, and it managed to reignite my long lost love of Magic and of card games in general. Fast forward three years and I'm... Read More
There's usually a problem reviewing pinball games, and that is that these games are what they are- pinball simulators that either play well, or they don't, and there is nothing more to be said about t... Read More
Bethesda's legendary Elder Scrolls series of role playing games got another installment last November. Skyrim took the world by storm, achieving mainstream success that few games ever manage, breaki... Read More
As a self-professed lover of all things anime and most decent JRPGs, I was surprised that I received a review copy of an animé style role playing game I hadn't heard of. As someone who is obsessed wi... Read More
People can forget all their values and humanity when it comes to the question of pure survival. We've seen it happen before where even eating worms is an option for some precious protein. Just make t... Read More
Ratchet and Clank games have been a bit of an anomaly on the PS3, missing the fun, innovation and charm that its PS2 counterparts possessed. This is strictly my opinion obviously,... Read More
When EA announced that this year's UEFA Euro game tie-in wouldn't be a full fledged retail release, rather a DLC for last year's excellent FIFA 12, I was glad and disappointed at the same time. I was ... Read More
'War does not determine who is right, only who is left', a timeless war-is-hell quote from late Welsh philosopher Bertrand Russell. The problem with games, as a whole, is that they very rarely develop... Read More
It seems that all those calls for hardcore Kinect games have finally been answered in Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor. With this futuristic tank sim, Capcom is providing a game that not only redefines th... Read More
With the likes of The Walking Dead and Tintin, there’s been an influx of TV-based games of late. Equally there’s been a resurgence in the side-scrolling platformer, with Rayman Origins among the h... Read More
Weird. Wacky. Bizarre. Surreal. Suda51 has a penchant for making, shall we say, unconventional video games. Always highly stylized and incredibly satirical, his video games feature over the top cha... Read More
Whenever any media property becomes too popular, there will be a video game made on it. It's like a law of the universe. And with Game of Thrones, the video games have been a long time coming. When ... Read More
Gravity Rush was first released in Japan and was met with some overwhelming praise by critics and gamers alike due to its unique gameplay mechanics. As the name implies, you twist gravity to navigate ... Read More
Warlock: Master of the Arcane is a turn-based strategy game which allows you to dominate your foes and provides you three classes to master and exploit. Paradox is no stranger to games like these, and... Read More
Babel Rising is a god game from Ubisoft, and much like their previous game From Dust, this one requires you to use your godly powers. There's one difference though, in this game you use the powers to ... Read More
Turn 10's support for Forza 4 has been admirable so far with the studio releasing its latest DLC which brings in what fans wanted the most - Porsches. The latest DLC for the game brings in 30 Porsche ... Read More
I've recently seen a rather unusual turn around in the cultural perception of the Wii. What started out as as little more than a joke cast off by the “hardcore” 360 and PS3 owners, high quality Wi... Read More
The trajectory of the status of first person shooters in the industry is a telling one. The genre has always been inordinately popular, thanks in no small part because of its focus on killing and shoo... Read More
As we pass through the gale force winds of E3 and into the relative doldrums of the summer release window, it's finally time to get around to Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Ubisoft's latest edition in... Read More
Ever since the Vita was revealed, the one thing that made people curious was the dual analogue sticks and its relationship with FPS games on the system. How exactly would it work out? Would Vita provi... Read More
