And so it’s that time of year again: the ultimate showdown between the two behemoths of video game football. EA’s all-conquering FIFA series has justifiably been ruling the roost for many a season now, but there’s disquiet in the camp, with some gamers complaining that this year’s effort isn’t the required step up in quality. So is it possible that […]

Every story has a beginning. A seed, often planted inadvertently, can trigger a series of events that will spiral out of control without warning. And in The Last Door – Chapter 2: Memories, we get to return to the scene in which the game’s overriding narrative was first set into motion, as well as shed a little more light on […]

Kickstarter really is a wonderful initiative, and The Last Door is an ideal example as to why. For the uninitiated, Kickstarter allows developers to go direct to the gamer in their search for the funds needed to make their gaming ideas a reality, removing the need for the bigwig publishers and their cold-hearted focus on making money. The devs outline the […]

Cast your mind back to 2009: the sheer brilliance of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was helping to establish Naughty Dog as the best developer in the business, whilst Batman: Arkham Asylum proved that licensed games could actually be good, and PS4 and Xbox One were but a glint in the eyes of their creators. 2009 also happened to be the year […]

Robot Unicorn Attack 2 is a thought-provoking case study into man’s inhumanity to man, and draws conclusions that will help shape the very foundations of future generations… well, uh, something like that… No, seriously, Robot Unicorn Attack 2 really is as mad and nonsensical as the name suggests, but that most certainly isn’t a bad thing. At its core RUA2 is an endless […]

Nintendo has dubbed 2013 the year of Luigi, and on the evidence of Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon in the US), they may just have a point. The easy (and admittedly, lazy) way to sum up this sequel is to say that Luigi’s Mansion 2 is the game that the GameCube original should have been. Back in the […]

Being a gamer is all about picking up a Dualshock, 360 controller, GamePad, etc., and sinking a few hours into the latest big release, right? It’s all about trying to keep your bleary, bloodshot eyes open at 2.30am whilst trying one last time to beat that damn final boss, right? It’s all about trading trash-talk with your friends online on […]