Videogames

  • Fishing for whales and what it has to do with the F2P model

    Guest Writer Dan Maloney joins us today to talk about whales… he probably thinks we’re a nature website… With every free to play game, the developer or publisher know full well that the average consumer will play it without spending a cent. They know for many of us, spending...
  • Resident Evil 7 Review

      New to Out of Lives as a guest author is Ross Falconer, Dropping by to give us his opinion on Capcom’s return to the Resident Evil Franchise… When the first pieces of promotional material for Resident Evil 7 were drip fed to us, the reaction was a mixed...
  • Insomniac’s Spider-Man: The Chosen One?

    New to Out of Lives as a guest author is Alfred Rome. Here he takes a moment to give us his thoughts on the upcoming Spider-Man game from Insomniac. So if you haven’t heard the news already, it was revealed at Sony’s E3 presentation that the awesome Insomniac Games...
  • Tanked Up 60 – Hitman of Doom

    Join us for the last episode of 2016. This week Ben is joined by the Queen of Indies Lucy Yearwood replacing Aadil who is lost in Canada somewhere with no Internet or beer. They talk about finding the time to return to the games missed this year starting with...
  • On The Test – Steep Beta

    Welcome to On The Test. This week we throw ourselves down a mountain at speed and discuss Steep, the new winter sports game from Ubisoft. Ben and Aadil (Tanked Up) chat with Alex (Out of Heroes) about the sports, the mountain and what they want from the game. Give...
  • Tanked Up 43 – The Paragon of DIY

    One game, Paragon. One beer, Wiper & True Quintet IPA. One shelf, a small DIY job that Ben and Aadil undertook. Whilst starting they realised that it would be the only opportunity they had to record. Tanked Up 43 – The Paragon of DIY...
  • 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...
  • Tanked Up 42 – No Time to Game

    Ben , Aadil and Lucy find some time to have a few beers and discuss a few games. Lucy has been playing Foul Play and Type:Rider on the Vita whilst Holidaying. Ben has spent most of his time wandering the streets on Pokémon Go and not playing Soma. Aadil...
  • London Gaming Market: July 2016

    This past weekend I took a trip down to the London Gaming Market (LGM) to see what the retro gaming world has to offer. For those that haven’t heard of it before, the LGM is held by Replay Events every 4 months at the Royal Hotel in Russell Square...