Having never played 2006's Sword Of The Stars I didn't know what to expect going into Kerberos Productions' followup, Sword Of The Stars II: Lords Of Winter. Deciding to go…
Picture the opening ten minute sequence of The Dark Knight, where the Joker and his goons rob a Gotham City bank filled with mob money, and that's basically what Payday: The…
So, it's coming, the most anticipated RPG of 2012 is almost with us. It's due on for European release on 9th March and I, for one can't wait.
There is always an air of trepidation when a HD collection of older titles appears on the horizon. We can't help but pray that what we fondly remember as an awesome gaming…
Blood, guts, violence, humour and piddle. The Darkness II has everything I've just mentioned by the truck load and it's not afraid to shower you with it either. The story of…
What started life as an iOS game, Quarrel took a mix of contrasting game types, threw them in a blender and turned it onto full power. The resulting mixture is one curious game.…
Some reviews are particularly difficult to get started; there are often key points you want to bring up at the relevant opportunity, but delivering that opening gambit is a…
"Which button do I press?" She asks, character flailing about on screen."Left trigger," I inform her."Which one's that?""Bumpers... Triggers..." I tilt my controller to…
I love my 3DS. Handheld gaming never really did anything for me in terms of longevity because I got bored too easily. The same games, overplayed until I get them to the point that…
THQ are no stranger to the world of fighting games - they have produced some of the best wrestling games available. This however is a different beast altogether; it’s got…
Ask any programmer or designer from Naughty Dog and they'll agree that trying to replicate perfection is far from easy. You have to get everything right, from the smallest nuances…
How many times have you waited for the next big budget release? Call of Duty? Battlefield? Uncharted? Anything in between? Now, how many times have you bought a little indie game…
I feel I should begin with a small disclaimer that this series of blogs is not intended to be a misogynistic rant about girls and gaming - there are those out there prepared to…
Schools across the United Kingdom today marked Safer Internet Day 2012 to tackle uninhibited online attitudes that leave children increasingly vulnerable to cyber bullying,…
NeverDead is Konami's latest game, a collaboration with developers Rebellion Software and is a less than typical action title featuring hordes of demonic creatures waiting to be…
Futuremark Games Studio have returned with a rather interesting title. Unstoppable Gorg, a 1950's sci-fi b-movie inspired tower defense title that tries to put a spin on the genre…
It seemed quite apt that Hollywood director Michael Bay took control of one of the trailers for EA's latest driving fest as it seems they've missed the point, just like Michael…
For better or worse, developers and publishers are constantly looking through their back catalogues in search of franchises to reinvent; the upcoming Syndicate and X-COM titles…
Within the seemingly limitless categories and sub-genres used to classify video-games, everyone has their favourites, whilst others are looked on with disdain. For my household…
I would have started this review with some vaguely semi-humorous opening statement, but in the case of Saints Row: The Third, the sheer insane nature of the title speaks for…
