Put down your controller and shake a tail feather. Although it’s considered a cult classic, you’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of, let alone seen, The Blues Brothers. Trying to find someone who’s played the Blues Brothers game, however, is a bit of a challenge. Read More »
Trailers, screenshots, and now box art. Grand Theft Auto V is close, and so are the new batch of radio shows. The series is constantly praised for its diverse selection of tunes, which capture the popular music of each. Every station has a nostalgia factor almost as strong as the games themselves, as the tunes conjure up images of cruising around Vice City or racing in downtown Los Santos. Read More »
In the history of video games, there are few titles that are as ubiquitous as Pac-Man and The Sims. Two gaming powerhouses that have become synonymous with gaming, attracting the attention of hardcore gamers, casual players and even those who have no interest in video games whatsoever. Read More »
In 1992 Epic MegaGames threw their hat into the lucrative platforming ring with Jill of the Jungle, now fondly remembered alongside the likes of Duke Nukem and Commander Keen as a fine slice of platform history. Three years later, a mildly raunchy spiritual successor to Jill called Vinyl Goddess From Mars was developed by a company that no one had ever heard of, and no one would ever hear of again. Read More »
Somewhere in the desert is a pile of burnt out, barely functioning PC’s. Victims of owners who thought they could handle Crysis. Now, while these rusted out veterans spend their days running spider solitaire, fans of the series have purchased new computers or taken the console route, in preparation for Crysis 3. Due out soon, I enjoyed some time with the single player campaign on PC. Read More »
Dead Space has never been about frightening the player with cheap scares. Sure, every now and then it throws a surprise at you, but its strength has always been in creating a constant sense of fear as you sneak from room to room, plasma cutter raised, with almost no ammunition to spare. I took the first 20 minutes of Dead Space 3 for a spin, but found that while the action is still there, the game itself is largely removed from its horrific predecessors. Read More »
If Nintendo are going to insist upon releasing the same Mario game over and over until the end of time, then they really need to give this tired old horse a makeover. No more of this fresh coat of paint and a new way of jumping rubbish, we’re talking a full-scale reboot of Mario and what he stands for. It’s time to bring the Italian plumber into the 21st century. Read More »
Any self respecting PC gamer will have heard of Black Mesa, the total conversion mod that has re-built Half Life from the ground up. Receiving highly positive critical and fan-based praise around the world, Black Mesa is a watershed moment in the history of modding. Read More »
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