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It's almost expected of games, these days, to share a likeness to one another. As genres become more standardised and what we expect becomes more generalised, it's almost…

Developers Bioware are known by most gamers nowadays thanks to their critically acclaimed action-RPG, Mass Effect; but before that, they were known as the creators of the seminal…

Bayonetta is the type of game you really do start to question what game developers do while they are creating their master piece of gaming history.  You see the creator behind…

There are many things women can't do. They can't drive, they can't play video games, and they can't read for more than 15 minutes at a time without having to pause to do something…

Well this is it, five reviews spanning over a couple of months and we are finally at the end of Tales of Monkey Island. It's been emotional to say the least with plot twists,…

Once again we are back for a look at the Tales of Monkey Island series. With the greatness of chapter three behind us we have to move on to the penultimate chapter. While…

TrackMania is arguably one of the best examples of an arcade-style racer on the PC. It's fast, frantic, and furious, and has an enormous following of players, can it keep…

Film merchandise - when I was young you could get action figures, t-shirts and the occasional photo album. These days, any family film release is almost guaranteed to be…

Greeted with the old Grandstand theme music and soft but precise presentation, FIFA Manager 10 is immediately and noticeably different from the basic, but highly competent…

Back to the 12 Games of Christmas

While I never had any experience of it myself, I’ve been told a few times by friends they hammered the 50 pences into the Jambo! Safari arcade machines as little ‘uns. SEGA…

If you never played the original game of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games then you missed out. This was an absolute gem of a game on the DS and just showed you what you can do…

As gamers, we've reached the stage where we know what to expect from the games we buy. Back in the dawn of gaming, it was new and fresh and each game had merit - for its…

The original Left 4 Dead proved to be one of the most popular and original multiplayer games of 2008, so it was something of a surprise when its sequel's announcement was…

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released  in September 2008 and became an instant favourite (although some bugs have been known to irritate) of gamers and Star Wars…

The following review has been revised in accordance to the recent firearms dlc which changes the core gameplay. So, in the not so distant and quite plausible future, Mankind have…

An interview with Collin van Ginkel, Creative Director at Two Tribes, Lead Designer on RUSH  In the competitive world of videogaming do you see WiiWare as a poor mans…

Lego; what pie haven’t they got their plastic little C shaped hands in? There are the Lego computer games of yesteryear i.e.- Lego Chess, Lego Trains and Lego Rock Raiders and…

Can style and substance coexist together in a balanced relationship? Or does one side slip a little whilst the other takes all the glory? It can be pretty difficult to gain a…

“Hello Detective….I would like to play a game.” these words have now struck fear in my heart! After wincing and hiding through five of the six Saw films ,and loving…