Adam Thomas

Adam is a Writer, Editor & Podcaster here at Out of Lives. He casts a wide net across popular culture with video games & anime, in particular, featuring heavily in his work for the site. Hailing from a town just outside Glasgow, this Scotsman can usually be found roaming the Northern Realms on The Path or behind the wheel of a Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle-Car.
  • TV’s Having An Absolute Blinder

    Westworld, Planet Earth II and Still Game have combined in recent weeks to ensure that I have been thoroughly enjoying my time spent watching TV. Despite the return of many series, that are regular features on my watching list,in the last month or two (NCIS, The Flash etc) I...
  • A Serious Skill Shortage

    Unless you are 12 years old, have no actual responsibilities and no desire to go outside – you will have experienced this phenomenon. Marathon runners refer to “The Wall” as a point during the race, ¾’s of the way through, where your body has used all its energy and...
  • Fighting to The Top

    I spent the last weekend sulking about not receiving a Gwent Beta Code when everyone else at Out of Lives did. As you do. Fortunately, salvation for me came in the form of a brand-new game: Dragonball XenoVerse 2.   I’m a big fan of the Dragonball franchise; it...
  • “You’re Playing It Again!?”

    It is a phrase that has become familiar to me recently – along with “You’re still playing that?” in a confused/exasperated tone – as I have begun a fresh play through of The Witcher 3. Regular listeners of Out of The XFire will know that I am a massive...
  • Now TV? More Like Next Month TV

    The fight against piracy is still raging, it remains a massive problem for TV, Movies and Music around the world. One of the best weapons in the arsenal of the makers and providers of this content is convenience. The more convenient it is to access the content through the...
  • Tethered To Innovation

    Virtual Reality is a fascinating space right now. It has a lot of the game development community really excited, particularly among some of the veterans of the industry. It is totally new, different and they have the freedom to experiment – Forging new paths forward in development. It’s like...
  • Eyes On With PSVR

    Since Sony announced PlayStation VR (PSVR for short) there has been a whirlwind of rumours and speculation interspersed with a few official announcements. In all of that time, most of us haven’t had the chance to try it and have been relying on the 2nd hand experiences of the...
  • Many First Steps

    No Man’s Sky is finally out and is taking the world by storm, the homes of all of us here at Out Of Lives are no exception. Each of us has taken our first tentative steps on our journeys throughout the Universe. So, we thought we would share them...
  • Time to Collect

    We have heard recently, news regarding 2 collectors editions of games released in 2015 to huge success and fanfare. The collector’s edition for Psyonix’ break out hit Rocket League is out now and CD Projekt Red confirmed to Gamespot (who asked them directly after age ratings for it were...