Is Replay Value Vanishing from FPS?

Today’s gaming industry is a fast moving one. Trends come and go, games flourish or wither depending on a large number of variables, developers on the climb one month, find themselves languishing and in danger the next. At the heart of all the goings on…

A Happy Ending

It’s been twelve hours since you pressed ‘New Game’ and the credits are rolling, it’s all over. Your quest to save the world has been a success, you are the hero of the land and everyone is safe, all thanks to you. The credits come…

One Boy, Two Controllers

It’s hard growing up. Kids are fierce creatures, capable of deceit, hatred and heartbreak, often all in one go (or so they proclaim, loudly, to anyone who will listen to their incessant bloody whining about how awful their lives are). Friendships are formed and broken,…

The Summer Drought

By Callum Thomson

Just like hose pipe bans and “the hottest temperatures since records began”, we have had a ‘summer drought’ of gaming in recent years, one which the AAA titles seemed to avoid, for no reason known to us, other than saving the big…

Once More, With Feeling

No, I’m not talking about the musical episode of Buffy, I’m talking about voice acting in games and the lack of effort that seems to go into them sometimes. The worst offenders are, unfortunately, PC point and click titles. Well, unfortunate for me anyway, since…

Supreme Ruler: Cold War – Review

Ever since I was old enough to know how to operate a mouse and keyboard, I’ve loved the RTS genre. I am a belligerent console user – unless forced, I will stick by my pad, building my gamerscore, neglecting my dust-ridden laptop as it flickers…

Nintendo Unleashed Showcase

Back at the beginning of the year I was lucky enough to get a preview with the then upcoming Nintendo 3DS, along with some of the major games that would be coming out in the first few months of release. I left that event massively…