May 11, 2015

Format: PC (version reviewed), Mac Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Nordic Games Developer: Cliffhanger Productions Players: 1-4 (online only) Site: http://www.shadowrun.com/shadowrun-online/ Game code provided by the publisher Shadowrun Chronicles is an interesting, challenging game, which does some good things and some bad things. It’s also had to deal with...

May 8, 2015

Game code provided by PR Arguably, the best thing about pen and paper RPGs is the group of people you play with, closely followed by the fluid and dynamic nature of each game that builds as you go along. Whilst videogames have done a superb job of completely killing the social aspect of these games, they’ve done lots when it comes to mapping out your quest as...

May 2, 2015

Yooka-Laylee is a spiritual successor to the fondly remembered and still available 3D platformer Banjo-Kazooie series that has not seen a new game since the polarizing Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. It’s being made by Ex-Rare staff at Playtonic Games and funded through Kickstarter, which has surpassed the £1,000,000 (which is $1,513,850...

Apr 28, 2015

The season pass for the new Batman game is going to cost anybody foolish enough to buy it £32.99. That will buy you content released over a six month period (so perhaps there’ll be another season afterwards!) including dress-up costumes for Batman and his car, challenge maps, race tracks for Batman’s car to brrm-brrm around, more...

Apr 22, 2015

Format: PC (version reviewed), Mac Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment Developer: EuroVideo Medien Players: 1 Site: www.daedalic.de/en/game/FIRE Game code provided by the publisher EuroVideo Medien’s Fire is a point and click adventure game that, on the surface, seems to have it all. Cavemen dally about with aliens, travel to the...

Apr 21, 2015

Game code provided by the publisher Toren is an interesting game. It also looks to be both linear and story focussed, so I won’t give a full retelling of what I experienced and presume to be the opening to the game. Especially as what I played, I thought, could equate to a short game in its own right. Also, I’ve heard it has been compared to ICO;...