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Aug 6

Aug 6 Here’s a Rundown of Everything Shown at Sony’s State of Play [06/08/2020]

As the new consoles come ever closer there’s still some unfinished business on the PS4 to be wrapped up. Ollie takes a look at what’s left and was shown at PlayStation’s most recent State of Play.

Aug 2

Aug 2 Preview | Don't Take It Personally, I Just Don't Like You (But I Really Like This Game)

Previews

George Benjamin Jones had a chat with the developer of a dating sim currently on Kickstarter and nearly drowned in all the good vibes

Jul 29

Jul 29 startmenu Podcast Episode 6 - It's Podcasting, Baby! (27/07/20)

That’s a lot of podcast!

Jul 23

Jul 23 Here’s a Rundown of Everything at The Xbox Games Showcase [23/07/2020]

Alex Green

Microsoft didn’t come to play after Sony’s impressive PlayStation 5 presentation. Alex Green has the rundown of everything shown.

Jul 23

Jul 23 Review | Keen - One Girl Army

Kate Robinson

Keen - One Girl Army is your typical block sliding game. Kate Robinson takes a look at Cat Nirigi’s neon-drenched action-puzzle game.

Jul 12

Jul 12 Here's a Rundown of Everything at Ubisoft Forward [12/07/2020]

Ubisoft Forward comes after weeks of abuse and misconduct allegation across the gaming industry, but most notably focused many at Ubisoft themselves. Ollie discusses the lack of time given to this issue and the games shown at Ubisoft Forward.

Jul 12

Jul 12 Preview | How The Moomins and Finnish Folklore Inspired Röki

Alex Green

Previews

It’s a big, dark, scary world out there. But the newly founded Polygon Treehouse is hoping to try to make it a bit less intimidating with Röki. Alex Green sat down with the devs over the internet to talk to them about their first project outside of the AAA space.

Jul 9

Jul 9 Is The Escapism Worth It?

Gaming Miscellany, Features

Ollie has been struggling to play games recently and he wants to talk about it.

Jul 3

Jul 3 Completionism, Disillusionment and Enjoying Video Games

Louise Chase

GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL! Or do I? Do I really asks Louise Chase?

Jul 1

Jul 1 Review | The Gardens Between (IOS/Android)

Santi Leguiza

After its release on PC and console in 2018, The Gardens Between has made its way to mobile. Santi Leguiza took a look at this new version of this game to see if it holds up.

Jun 30

Jun 30 PRIDE 2020: Review | The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories

Kate Robinson

Gaming Miscellany

Kate Robinson dives into what makes Swery’s 2018 platformer so special

Jun 28

Jun 28 PRIDE 2020: If Found Please Play This Game

Features

If Found… is a profound game about growing up queer, Irish and trans. Ollie interviewed the creatives behind the game to find out more.

Jun 25

Jun 25 A Note From the Editors

A startmenu statement on the events of the past week in the games industry.

Jun 25

Jun 25 startmenu Podcast Episode 5 - Stream Team (24/06/20)

Everything you hear is running in real-time on PlayStation 5.

Jun 25

Jun 25 Review | Pokémon Sword and Shield: Isle of Armor

Liam Gregory

The Isle of Armor is exactly what the Wild Area should have been

Jun 24

Jun 24 Review | The Last of Us Part II

Spoilers abound for the year’s biggest game. It’s long, it’s messy and it’s very, very violent.

Jun 21

Jun 21 PRIDE 2020: Review | 2064: Read Only Memories

Kate Robinson

2064: Read Only Memories is a Cyberpunk story unlike any other. Check out Kate Robinson’s review.

Jun 20

Jun 20 Here's a Rundown of Everything at The EA Play Event [18/06/2020]

Alex Green

Another day another not-E3-live-showcase-thing. Alex Green fills us in on what EA had to show this Summer.

Jun 19

Jun 19 Here's a Rundown of Everything at The Guerrilla Collective Showcase Day 01 [13/06/2020]

Samuel Willetts