22nd Feb, 11:58am
by Oliver Meredew
“The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh.” These are the words that greet you upon booting up Konami’s first outing into America’s most infamous resort town. In today’s age of screeching HD abominations from beyond time-and-space…
22nd Feb, 11:57am
by Ewan Moore and Sarah Carter
So we didn’t all die in 2012 which, I suppose, is a good thing. What we can do now is look ahead to a year that promises to showcase some of the most impressive technological feats of wonder in gaming…
22nd Feb, 11:56am
by Oliver Meredew
Released in 2007 using a blend of the classic fixed scenes of traditional first person adventures and free roaming capabilities, Scratches has the player standing on one spot, whilst being capable of looking up, down and around, 360◦. This mode…
22nd Feb, 11:47am
by Oliver Meredew










Finally updating the classic back-catalogue of the early days of IO Interactive, the Hitman: HD Trilogy includes Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money. Silent Assassin remains the somewhat-spoiling vintage of the trio – it has the…
5th Feb, 10:04am
by Ewan Moore










The Paper Mario series has always been somewhat of a Marmite situation for gamers. Some favour the easygoing, pick up and play nature of these particular RPGs over the more involved types, like Final Fantasy. Other gamers prefer the complete…
24th Jan, 7:06pm
by Oliver Meredew










Whilst the previous True Crime games have established their protagonists as clearly defined cops from the outset, Sleeping Dogs puts players into the shoes of Wei Shen, an officer of the Hong Kong Police Department who is in play in…
22nd Jan, 2:53pm
by Oliver Meredew










As a fan of the previous games in the series, when I first saw the introductory trailers for Hitman: Absolution, I was more than a little concerned. Wanton violence? Arkham Asylum-style x-ray vision? BDSM nuns? Continuing Square-Enix’s trend of publishing…
Gaming Release
22nd Jan, 1:22pm
by Ewan Moore
Well, it’s not exactly a massive shocker, is it? On Tuesday 8th January, Game Freak revealed a shiny trailer for two new Pokémon games, the first for 3DS; X and Y. Of course, it was only a matter of time before we…
Gaming
28th Nov 2012, 2:21pm
by Ewan Moore and Oliver Meredew
As 2013 lumbers into view, trying its hardest to defy the apocalyptic prophecies of December 2012, we look at some of the standout titles you’re going to want to own next year. Provided we don’t all burn to a crisp/get eaten by…