Games are full of haunted houses. Hell, one of gaming biggest franchises is just a synonym for the concept. So it might come as a surprise that video game’s greatest residence of evil is actually a spaceship. Well, At least according to Jon Simpson.
Review | Back 4 Blood - Long Live The Undead King
Some things just can’t be killed. Namely, co-op, wave-based, survival shooters.
Matthew John McCormick is back to let us know if Turtle Rock’s long-awaited homecoming brings new life to the genre or if it is going to be left for dead by its contemporaries.
Games, Mental Health and The Digital Realms We Escape To
Mental Health is a hard and complex thing and sometimes we just need a break from it all. Sometimes we just need to spend some time in another world.
Kelsey Raynor looks at the relationship between our mental health and the faraway worlds we spend time in.
Interview | ManaVoid, Rainbow Billy and Creating a Rainbow Hero
GET OVER HERE! WE’RE HAVING A GAY OLD TIME!
Join Tyler Constable as he sat down with ManaVoid to discuss all things Rainbow Billy, queer representation and repurposing the art of the 1930s for something fabulous!
Review | Youtubers Life 2 - Clickbait
There is a lot to unpack here so let’s get straight into our Youtubers Life 2 review by Amy Eastland… BUT FIRST A WORD FROM OUR SPONS—
Review | Skatebird - Wing and A Prayer
Skateboards? Birds? lo-fi beats to chill and relax to? PUNS?
In theory, Skatebird is the perfect game, so we’ve welcomed back Jon Simpson to let us know if this eyecatching indie flies high or if its wings were clipped before it could take flight.
Pumpkin Spice 2021 | Beast and Blade, Ludwig the Accursed
Most of us spent our time with Bloodborne dying and cursing Miyazaki under our breath. Not Oisín Kuhnke, they were thinking about something much more… pointed.
Pumpkin Spice 2021 | Slightly Scary Games To Mildly Mortify You
We all love a bit of spice in our pumpkin latte but there is such a thing as too spicy. That applies to horror games too. So with that in mind, Kate Robinson is back to recommend some spooky games with a kick… But not too much of one!
Review | Far Cry 6 - The New Boss Is The Same As The Old Boss
It hasn’t been a great year for Ubisoft, maybe Yves should take a holiday, I hear Yara is lovely this time of year…
Matthew John McCormick is back to examine the rut Far Cry has lodged itself in over the last decade.
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Review | Chasing Static - Escape To The Countryside [Pumpkin Spice 2021]
In the British countryside, no one can hear you scream... but you can pick up a handful of regional radio stations, so that’s a win, I guess.
Oma Keeling joins us to let us know if the spooky Welsh throwback, Chasing Static, is worth a Halloween playthrough.
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Review | A Juggler's Tale - There Are No Strings on Me [Pumpkin Spice 2021]
Video games are often described as a tangle of code by the time they release. So, what if we made one based all around puppets and strings… What could possibly go wrong!
Oma Keeling is back to let us know if anything has gone awry for A Juggler’s Tale.
Pumpkin Spice 2021 | Best Games (On Game Pass) To Revisit This Autumn
Autumn is a long walk on a crisp, cold morning under the glow of a bright sun… And being chased by a genetically engineered alien designed to kill on a retro-future space station.
At least that is what Kelsey Raynor tells us, in her first piece for the site!
Review | Embr - WOOOOAH! Your Switch Is On Fire
Did you ever want to run headfirst into a burning building with 200 pounds of equipment strapped to you? No?
Well Kate Robinson is back on the site to let us know if it is as bad as it sounds… Virtually at least.
Hero Academia Beyond - A Plus Ultra Fan Project
A community of fans have gone above and beyond by giving My Hero Academia the open world RPG treatment - and it might just be everything anime lovers have been waiting for. We welcome Tyler Constable to the site to report.
Behind The Scenes Of An esport Tournament In The Age Of COVID-19
We have all heard esports is big business but… like… what does that involve?
Jamie Nicholas decided to investigate at the recent Brawlhalla Mammoth Arcadian Tournament.
Update Patch | September
September was a month of winners and losers… Actually, it was mainly a month of losers. Alex Green rounds up all of the biggest stories from the last month.
Pumpkin Spice 2021 | House of The Dead Is The Perfect Horror Game For Cowards Like Me
Horror games are great! They’re gory, campy, fun and creepy. But Marie Pritchard has a bone to pick with the genre. Why do they have to be so damn scary?
What are scaredy-cats like her and us to do?
Load up House of the Dead, that’s what!
My Series S Was Supposed to Be My Magic Game Pass Machine. So, Why Did I Just Buy a Series X?
Human’s are strange and complex creatures. Why do we have a favourite pair of socks? Why do we fall in love? Why do we need to sleep?
But most importantly, why did Najib Hassan feel compelled to buy an Xbox Series X less than a year after he bought a Series S?
Preview | Honey, I Joined A Cult - Early Access... To a Higher Plane
Some people have called startmenu a cult. To which I say, “YOU DARE QUESTION THE ARCH-GAMER?!”
A-anyway, we are delighted to welcome Ruddy Celestial to the site to preview Honey, I Joined A Cult.
Preview | Lost Epic - I Think I Need A Map...
The 2D Metroidvania genre is a crowded market nowadays. On top of that, the 2D air-juggling-action-anime Metrovandia with cooking-sim elements genre is also a crowded market. Video games are odd, so is LOST EPIC and Jason Coles is here to let us know if it is any good also.