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It's always a little ominous when the lowest difficulty setting available in a game is 'Hard'! Don't be fooled; this isn't just a subtle tweaking of expectations by renaming a…

Prior to this being assigned to me, I had no idea what Anarchy Reigns was. After a bit of research, I discovered that it was a sequel to MadWorld where you hack-and-slash your way…

It is hard to know where to begin with Aliens: Colonial Marines. This is a game so monumentally disappointing that it has actually managed to taint my feelings towards…

Escort missions, fetch quests, wave after wave of enemies – at some point or another, these tired and uninspired gameplay devices have crept into our action-adventure…

I'd heard a lot about Red 5 Studio's Firefall prior to playing it but didn't actually know that much about it. I knew that it was a free-to-play MMO, I knew that it was still in…

For the past couple of years, my smartphone has become something I really can't live without when it comes to long train and car journeys, which unfortunately is a regular…

Since having a smartphone, Temple Run has become something I can't live without, does the same apply for Temple Run 2?

Early last week I got the chance to sit down with Lee Rowland, the senior level designer for Trials Evolution from RedLynx and ask him a few questions about the game and the…

The Trials franchise started back in 2008 on our beloved platform, the PC, with Trials 2: Second Edition (previously it was a browser-based flash game) and the sounds of keyboards…

With the Kickstarter for Dreamfall: Chapters putting on a very impressive showing, sitting at $715, 742 of its $850, 000 target as of writing, Dreamfall co-writer Dag…

RAGE was a great game, don't get me wrong, but there were some things missing. Things that are a no-brainer to put in a game like RAGE. Funnily enough, RAGE: The Scorchers adds…

There is certainly a lot of talent involved in the creation of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, with prestigious JRPG developer, Level 5 (Dragon Quest IX, White Knight…

Nowadays, it's rare to come across an online shooter with some originality instead of just another generic, modern-military, 'shooty, bang, bang' game. Luckily, developer Adhesive…

If you’re one of the people who have played The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim so much that it got to the point where you had nothing to do, you’re not alone. Countless hours spent…

Are you the type of person that sets out to get 1000 Xbox Live Achievement Points per game from the get-go?

On my annual launch of The Sims 3, the same routine applies each time: create family, motherlode, motherlode, make out, try for baby. From this, you can obviously tell that the…

Gyms can be undoubtedly scary places. No matter which one you’re signed in at or what time you go, there’s always going to be human Hulk’s groaning and grunting and…

Back in November 2011, I gave Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham City the perfect score of 10/10, praising the game for its storyline, atmosphere, gameplay and characters. Since…

If you read my previous blog, you’ll have read about my failed adventures in Azeroth, and what my new MMO-goal was: The Old Republic. It looked to offer me everything I wanted…

Have you ever wanted to see what seven completely different characters would do if given the opportunity to go after their deepest desires? Of course you have, and The Cave lets…