Video games are a ridiculously time consuming hobby – and I speak as someone that invested 300 hours into Pokémon Emerald, and over 400 hours into Team Fortress 2. Collectively, it would take me 38 days, 21 hours and 31 minutes to complete my Steam library. In that time, I could listen to all of […]
Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, Dies – 55.
Today is a dark day for video games. President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata has passed away at the age of 55. The statement Nintendo issued is short, and sad: “Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth.” Where does one […]
Standing the test of time: retro games
Tom Crawley remembers some of his favourite childhood games while asking if they can really stand up to their modern successors. Every aged gamer is familiar with that warm fuzzy feeling you get when reminiscing about your childhood days spent in front of the TV, controller in hand, beating your favourite video games. Anyone familiar […]
Microsoft E3 Press Conference
Microsoft unveil their plans for gaming and entertainment at the E3 Microsoft Conference. Luke Pilchowski breaks it down. Phil Spencer’s second E3 conference continues to live up to his gaming-priority promise last year with a press conference that is start-to-end about gaming. From the return of old favourites, to brand new IPs, to the future […]
GOG Galaxy Comparison
GOG releases plans for its new games client. Adam Smith compares it to the well established Steam platform. Good Old Games recently released invitations to their beta client, GOG Galaxy, and it really is quite a sleek interface for an unfinished product, even if it isn’t particularly original. The client lets you browse your game […]
Review: Catlateral Damage
Evan Jones, Games Editor, lets the cat out of the bag with his review of Catlateral Damage. [dropcap size=small]Y[/dropcap]ou have got to be kitten me,” I exclaimed. The developer Chris Chung (with support from Fire Hose Games) had just sent me a review copy of his mew video game, Catlateral Damage, a first-person destructive cat […]
What are the new governments’ plans for the video games industry?
Victoria Bos gives her thoughts on the implications of the UK’s newly elected government on the video games industry. Over the last few years the British video gaming industry has been experiencing unprecedented levels of growth. In the newest research conducted in late 2014 it was estimated that the industry accounted for more than £3.9 […]