games

  • Out of Rupee’s – Nintendo Switch Spectacular

    Francis “The forgettor of Names” hosts an extra special episode of the Out of Rupee’s Podcast. Adam “From that PlayStation pod” joins him to talk all about the Nintendo Switch reveal event. If you want the low down on the showdown… we’ve got you covered. I seem to have...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • The Interactive Theatre of Hitman

    Io-interactive’s latest Hitman title, released episodically over this year for reasons, is expertly designed to revolve around repetition. Through playing its massive, open levels over and over again, you’ll not just have got your money’s worth, but be so good at murder you’ll be able to do it in...
  • Telltale Games And What They’re Doing Wrong

    Telltale. Telltale, Telltale, Telltale. My oh my, what a developer you are. It still baffles me to this day how incredibly incapable you are at evolving past The Walking Dead. You haven’t even bothered to change the art style, let alone the gameplay and tone of your games. It...
  • New Pokemon Trailer Reveals Alola Forms, Z-Moves, New Pokemon & More

    A new trailer for the next Pokemon has dropped, showcasing some fascinating new Pokémon as well as new forms of the classics we know and love. Seriously, whoever decided to make Sandshrew and Sandslash ice-types needs a raise. The trailer also revealed Z-Moves, which is a once per battle move that...
  • PlayStation Plus’ August Games Announced

    Sony has announced their line-up for August’s free PlayStation Plus games. First up on PlayStation 4 is Tricky Towers, a physics-based, tower-building game with single player and multiplayer gameplay. Secondly, PS Plus members will get Rebel Galaxy, an action RPG from the developers who worked on Torchlight and Diablo. Coming to...
  • 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...