gaming

  • Nioh Review

    Team Ninja slashes back into the action genre after a long hiatus with the critically acclaimed action-RPG, Samurai Souls- I mean “Nioh”. Joking aside, there are huge similarities between From Software’s juggernaut title and Team Ninja’s fledgling new IP. But does “Nioh” do enough to set itself aside from...
  • Nintendo Switch Games Won’t Have to Offer TV Mode

    Earlier this week, Rayarks free to play rhythm game, VOEZ, was confirmed as a €20.99 European launch title for the Nintendo Switch. According to an FAQ on the games site, it will not offer a TV mode, and can only be played with the Switches touch interface. Until this...
  • Bear With Me Review

    It was a wet, dark February evening. I’d had a long day chasing leads and was ready for a quiet evening. Little E crawled into the room and locked eyes with me. I could tell she was tired from brawling rummys all day so I let her rest and...
  • Overwatch Season 3: A Post Mortem

    Season 3 has ended; we’re now in that period of anxiously twiddling our thumbs, waiting for the next one to begin. When it starts next week, Season 4 will likely give us another Meta shift; most heroes are getting small changes, with larger ones coming to Bastion and Roadhog....
  • 5 Games I NEED To Get Physical With On The Nintendo Switch

    Originally posted by Allan Rafferty It’s only weeks to go until the Nintendo Switch is released and whilst I am excited about a brand new Legend of Zelda game to sink my teeth into, other features have also captured my imagination. Most of all the joy controllers. With the...
  • For Honor Beta Impressions

    Originally posted by Alex Ashcroft For Honor, created by Epic Games and published by Ubisoft Montreal, is a Medieval action fighting game which pits 3 factions against each other in a bid to decide who is cooler; Knights, Vikings or Samurai. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they can’t agree. The Open Beta...
  • Hands On with The Nintendo Switch

    Guest Writer Jamie Martin had a chance to get his hands on Nintendos latest handheld/console hybrid, but did it live up to his expectations? Yesterday I was given the chance to go hands-on with NIntendo’s latest hardware offering, the Switch. This was a big moment for me. Anyone who...
  • Out of Lives Podcast Episode 68 – Yontoo, Yontee, Yondoo?

    Following on from that little known sports event, the Superbowl, that interrupts the dropping of many a trailer for everything from Cars to Mobile games; The team give you the run down on all the best ones. Plus there is some time to discuss Ace Combat 7’s new trailer,...
  • 5 Games That Don’t Need Gritty Film Adaptations

    Originally posted by Joe McCarthy Back in September last year, news broke that Firewatch was receiving a film adaptation. For those of you that haven’t played Firewatch, and you really should, it is probably best described as story driven-mystery-first person-adventure game. The game focuses on Henry, a middle-aged man...