The Phantom Thieves are back and this time they’re all about that Musou action. Najib Hassan investigates if they have pulled off the transition and what it is like to return to these characters and this world.
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Here's a Rundown of Everything at Sony's State of Play [25/02/2021]
Sony’s first State of Play of 2021 was this last week and we sure do hope you like Final Fantasy VII. Ollie doesn’t but they took one for the team and rounded up everything shown at the event anyway.
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Here's a Rundown of Everything at Nintendo's Direct [17/02/2021]
Nintendo held it’s first official Direct in almost two years this week and there were A LOT of games shown. Good thing Ollie is here to rundown everything that was shown.
Early Access Review | 30XX
There is an almost uncountable number of Early Access games coming out on Steam, so it is genuinely surprising when one arrives feeling polished at launch. Natalie Raine investigates how 30XX holds up on closer inspection.
Game Guides, Anxiety and Feeling Lost
Game guides help us all out a lot and we don’t give them enough credit. Ollie wants to talk about how they’ve helped them.
Preview | Balan Wonderworld
Balan Wonderworld most certainly is not a subtle game. But is there any substance behind a loud first impression? Michael Beckwith investigates.
Update Patch | January 2021
Phew, what a year it has been thank goodness it is ove— Wait, what? It’s only February? FFFFFFFFUUUUUU—
Review | Sarawak
Sarawak follows the story of college student Mia trying to clear her mother’s name of murder. Tyler Denyer is here to let us know if it is a compelling tale.
A Look Back at the PlayStation 4
Next-gen is here. But there is still plenty of time to celebrate what just came before. Najib Hassan is here to run us through why the PS4 matters so much.
Ollie Luddy's Top 10 Games of 2020 | Winter Spectacular 2020
2020 is over and things can only get bett— Sorry, what happened yesterday?
Review | YesterMorrow
For Tyler Denyer’s first piece on startmenu, they take a look at the time-hopping platformer YesterMorrow.
Issy van der Velde and Changing Your Relationship With Video Games | Winter Spectacular 2020
2020 has changed a lot of things for a lot of us. Issy van der Velde joins us to discuss how this year affected his relationship with games.
Ty Galiz-Rowe on Why 2020 Was the Year of the Deckbuilder | Winter Spectacular
We’ve all had to play the rotten hand 2020 has dealt us, which is why Ty Galiz-Rowe thinks deckbuilders have been the perfect games to play this year.
Cyberpunk 2077 on Consoles is a Disaster and Sony and Microsoft Need to Take Responsibility | Winter Spectacular 2020
I doubt you’ve heard because it’s a pretty small news story but that new Cyberpunk game is kinda busted. We welcome Najib Hassan to the site to explain why this problem is just as much Sony and Microsoft’s as it is CD Projekt Red’s.
Matthew Glenn, Ollie Luddy and Will Sawyer’s Tales From the Backlog | Winter Spectacular 2020
DO YOU LIKE MEANINGLESS AWARDS?! You’re on the internet so the answer is probably yes! Ollie, Matthew and Will hand out the first annual Backlog-ies and write a bit about the games from yesteryear that resonated the most in 2020.
Preview | Back 4 Blood (Closed Alpha) | Winter Spectacular 2020
ItsScottish is 2 cool 4 school after playing Back 4 Blood. NGL it’s a lot like L4D but that ok because (I’ve run out of number words) OK.
Jon Simpson, Michael Beckwith and Will Sawyer's Games of 2020 (and another editor note) | Winter Spectacular 2020
Hey, it’s Christmas Day and if you need something to read after sleeping off your food coma we got you covered, with three more startmenu folk here to tell you about their games of the year.
Kate Robinson, Dashiell Wood and Ferdous Joy's Games of 2020 (also a message from the editors) | Winter Spectacular 2020
2020 is almost here and it’s an all-star startmenu team-up to round up some of our favourite games of the year.
Samuel Willetts' Top Five Games of 2020 | Winter Spectacular 2020
The year is over and there has been a lot of quality games despite… *gestures at everything*. Because of that Samuel Willetts wanted to take a look back at his top five games of the year and some honourable mentions too.
Aimee Hart and Writing What You Know: Monetizing Trauma | Winter Spectacular 2020
Writing what you know is like a school teachers secret to success but how do you deal with finding yourself writing about hard topics on the regular? Aimee Hart of Gayming Magazine helps us breakdown writing about trauma.