gaming

  • 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...
  • Court Them if You Dare!

    You know what I’m now realising? Dating and romancing someone is super-duper easy in real life. Hear me out. After my experiences with Stardew Valley, which was originally released in February 2016, it’s become clear that trying to woo a man/woman in-game is like trying to rob a bank...
  • My journey through The Journey | Introduction

    Day 1:  Whenever I get a new FIFA game, one of the first things I’ll be sure to take note of is the soundtrack. As I admire the perfect facial hair of Marco Reus, who stares back at me like he knows my most intimate secrets, this year’s playlist...
  • 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...
  • Tanked Up 47 – Playstation Shmaystation

    Ben, Aadil and Lucy get together this week to chat a slew of Playstation games and the ‘event of the year’ the Playstation Meeting. Lucy kicks us off with recent PS4 exclusive Ratchet and Clank. Aadil chats Badlands, one of this months PS Plus free games, and Ben’s been...
  • 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...
  • Top 5 Atmospheres In Gaming

    The current generation seems to have kept its promise for more colour and far fewer piss filters than the last, there are more and more games showing an ability to create their own individual feel and personality that build wonderful atmospheres to truly allow the player to immerse themselves...
  • New Dad, Seeks a Change of Pace

    An evening pattern seems to be emerging. I know I wrote last week that this was not the case and trying to find one was a useless task. But I have noticed that we are getting into a bit of a routine. It’s something we’ve been trying for weeks...
  • New Dad, Seeks Space

    This week has been really up and down both gaming and baby wise. We start as we finished last week, with a slew of games to play yet no opportunities due to a very upset, unsettled E. We progressed into receiving more games, see below, and snatching short periods...