Mar 10, 2016

“There’s nothing dafter than a BAFTA!”. That’s what the people never say. The thing about BAFTA, y’see, is that it’s a big, respectable organisation that finally started recognising videogames with awards in 2004. The 2016 winners will be announced on April 7th, and Dara “I don’t just do Mock The Week” O’Briain...

Mar 1, 2016

Format: Xbox One (version reviewed), PS4, PC Unleashed: Out now Publisher: Warner Bros Interactive Developer: Techland Players: 1 (offline), 2-4 (online) Site: http://dyinglightgame.com/?lang=en_UK Game code provided by PR Mere mention of the phrase ‘zombie game’ is enough to set the eyes a-rollin’, and not without reason. Nonetheless, we...

Feb 24, 2016

Format: Xbox One (version reviewed), PS4, PS3, 360, PC, Mac, iOS Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Telltale Games Developer: Telltale Games Players: 1 Site: https://www.telltalegames.com/walkingdead/michonne/ Perhaps not everything they touch turns to gold (we’re looking at you, Minecraft Story Mode), but Telltale Games long ago proved themselves masters of...

Jan 25, 2016

If you were worried that this new year would go a whole month without a re-release being announced, fear not! Sega have come to the rescue by declaring that Valkyria Chronicles shall be getting a spit-and-polishified release on PS4. Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, to give it its full and somewhat uninspired name, is a PS4 exclusive of what was previously a PS3...

Jan 20, 2016

Format: Xbox One (version reviewed), PC, PS4 Unleashed: Out Now (Xbox One/PC), TBC (PS4) Publisher: Night School Studio Developer: Night School Studio Players: 1 Site: http://nightschoolstudio.com/oxenfree/ Game code shared from freelance work In this industry, “indie” usually seemed to mean “game that looks like a NES platformer” – and...

Jan 8, 2016

Format: Xbox One (version reviewed), PS4, PS3, 360, PC, Wii U Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Telltale Games Developer: Telltale Games Players: 1 Site: https://www.telltalegames.com/minecraftstorymode/ Game code provided by PR WARNING: Mild spoilers for episodes 1-3 ahead! Well, here we are; the fourth episode of Minecraft Story Mode, marking the end of the...