At gamescom 2013 we got to see some new content for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins. Our recent hands-on preview from E3 2013 provided most everything you need to know about…
We're back! That's right, it's post-gamescom and things have calmed down enough for us to start handing out gifts to our readers again. This week, we're kicking things off with PC…
The practice of indie developers making clones of classic games has become highly prominent in recent years, as a growing subset of gamers grow tired of the increasingly…
Anita Sarkeesian is easily the most divisive figure in modern gaming culture. Portrayed as anything from a feminist icon, an average YouTube blogger to the true enemy of…
It's not often that a game comes along and redefines the way stories can be told in our beloved medium. Arguably the only storytelling innovations to come about in recent…
Occasionally I sit down to write an article and think to myself, “Do I really have to point this out? Do I have to put this in writing, to be read by actual grown-ups?” In…
Playing Delphine Software's cinematic platformer Flashback as a young gamer was an enthralling experience. Released in 1992, its impressive rotoscoped animation and cryptic…
Brace your mind before you play Killer Is Dead, this may very well be one of the craziest games you will ever experience. That isn't an exaggeration; Grasshopper Manufacture have…
We initially weren't expecting much from Real Boxing, the PlayStation Vita version of Vivid Games' iOS/Android game of the same name, but were pleasantly surprised by the hands-on…
“Go forth, unleash Hell”. These are the words that your trusty companion Kinzie bestows upon you within the opening segment of Volition’s Saints Row IV. And while…
Europa Universalis IV is, at the risk of cliché, more than just a game. It’s a scaffold for your imagination. Yes, it so happens that it’s also a bloody great game,…
With the official reveal of The Sims 4 at this year's gamescom, Harrie and Emsey take some time to think about what they would like from the next installment of The Sims…
Every now and then, a game comes along that when you see it, you stand back and think; “How in the world is that going to make for an interesting game?”. Papers, Please by…
BEWARE: Minor spoilers follow...
Sony’s conference begins with a rather bizarre but flashy presentation. The silence is so great that it almost becomes a physical object but then the lights come up and…
It's that time of year again. That magical time when Microsoft begins its annual Summer of Arcade promotion, providing gamers with a fresh lineup of exciting XBLA titles, as well…
A blast from the past for those who are “smarter than the smarties, and tougher than the toughies”…
A camera scans across a blue room, the audience sat waiting patiently for the EA press conference to start. A number of people in green stand out from the crowd. That can’t be a…
This week, we will be taking a break from a competition as we are very busy with gamescom related shenanigans. We are also in the process of trying to acquire many goodies - both…
The more astute of you may have noticed that the regular Sunday feature, WTFBBQ, did not appear today. This is because the usual BBQer (me) is currently making the last minute…
