Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia An old series gets Offa on the right foot. Being a king is simple, right? Wrong. Nobody ever mentions the betrayal, the demands or the crushing and constant requests for equitable wealth distribution. Thrones Of Britannia does something no Total War has done before — make you feel like … Read more
State of Decay 2 Review A complex and unique survival sim with a hard edge. Weapons are easy to come across but think before you shoot: noise will attract the hordes. With news of the arrival of yet another zombie game, you’d be forgiven for immediately turning away. But wait: State of Decay 2 is … Read more
Pillars of Eternity II Review: Deadfire The classic isometric RPG finally gets the spit-shine it deserves. Nostalgia is a powerful force in the entertainment landscape, but even given the sheer abundance of throwback media products on offer, it’s rare to see a revival that can truly match the source material. Pillars of Eternity II is, to … Read more
Batman: The Enemy Within — The Telltale Series Making a monster. The idea that Batman and The Joker are more alike than the former will admit — “two threads in the same stitch”, as this game puts it — isn’t new, but it’s never been explored quite like this. The first season of Telltale’s take … Read more
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds DEVELOPER PUBC Corporation / PUBLISHER PUBG Corporation / WEBSITE www.playbatttegrounds.com Despite its inelegant name, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was a defining game of 2017. Launching on Steam Early Access in March, it quickly reached the top of Steam’s bestseller lists and has pretty much remained there. As of December last year, it catered to 30 … Read more
Nintendo Labo Variety Kit Review – The Switch has re-established Nintendo as the video-game company for family fun. It connects to a TV, but can also be undocked and carried around, giving you a tablet-like screen to play on and proper joysticks to twiddle. [wpsm_toplist] Labo takes the whole thing even further with a set of … Read more
It’s a pig with a birthday hat on. Because this pig’s a fancy pig with places to go Watch your step here. There’s certainly an… interesting array of missions in Far Cry 5. This one has you searching through dog muck to locate a key fed to a dog. Look, don’t blame us. we … Read more
Call of Duty: World War II – Proof that you can teach an old COD new tricks It wouldn’t be Call of Duty without vehicles and mounted gun sections. WAR, IT SEEMS, changes on an annual basis, and sometimes comes full circle. The decision to return to World War II was controversial, but a reboot could … Read more
Destiny 2 – The world may be over, but you still have your buddies The farm is a strangely confined central hub early on Some of the lighting and shadow work is absolutely remarkable When powered up, you can unleash super-attacks. Bungie is never afraid to keep interesting things in the distance. ONE OF THE BEST … Read more
[ NOSTALGIA CENTRAL ] SNES Classic Mini – A TRIP DOWN 16-BIT MEMORY LANE. [ STEPHEN LAMBRECHTS & JON PORTER ] ONE YEAR AFTER Nintendo surprised everyone with the NES Classic Mini, the company has once again returned to its retro roots with a Super Nintendo (aka SNES) iteration. Every bit as lovingly-designed as its predecessor, … Read more
Rob Leane introduces some wonderful time killers, and not one of them uses in-app purchases… There aren’t that many totally free mobile games on the market any more, thanks to the rise of in-app purchases. These micro transactions made within the game app can be really irritating: if you don’t have the dosh to pay … Read more
Arkane Studios’ Dishonored was more than a smash hit. It delivered an incredibly immersive story populated with memorable characters, a unique artistic presentation, and a range of powers that let players tackle each mission in an array of ways. You could sneak, you could stab, you could teleport from place to place… the sense of freedom … Read more