Steam Back in the day, free to play games meant crappy little flash games, titles launched when your grandfather was a child or, in very few cases, games that were so bad that nobody would've paid anything to play them anyway. But times have changed now and more and more indie developers - or even…

Witcher First and foremost a witcher is a human, however they're humans who have undergone mutation from a young age at one of the witcher schools, such as Kaer Morhen. While at the schools they are subjected to extensive physical training, and the Trial of the Grasses. The Trial of the Grasses is a painful trial…

S.T.E.A.M. Code Name S.T.E.A.M., the new strategy game from the studio behind the Fire Emblem games, is set to release on March 13th with a cast of characters pulled from every corner of classic American fiction taking on an alien invasion.  As its release on the Nintendo 3DS draws near, let's look at all of the…

Tomb Raider In the mid-nineties, video game heroines were a rare breed. Which is to say, there darn well weren’t any. In this era, the likes of Tomb Raider and Sonic the Hedgehog were establishing their personalities, and so was gaming itself. It was a male-dominated pursuit, full of ‘cool’ and attitude and angry aliens…

Nintendo Nintendo's latest home console, the Wii U, has had mixed reactions. Sales have been uncharacteristically low and its hardware is on quite on par with the other Next Gen titles. But despite the initial problems the Wii U had, sales are rising, it has an amazing library of games that overshadows its more powerful…

Gaming I love content me. There is nothing better than completing a game only to find tens of hours of additional game ready to play that is not directly linked to the "main game". Extra modes, unlockables, challenges, and characters; they all add the experience. Whilst not a sure-fire, set in stone rule, the more…

Horror Survival horror is one of the hardest video game genres to really get right.  These games live and die by their atmosphere and anything that pulls the player out of the experience can instantly sour the entire game.  There are plenty of obvious points that immediately come to mind, like an imposing design for enemies…

Witcher The Wild Hunt is a cavalcade of spectral horseman who terrorize humans and it is said that they are an omen of death and misfortune. The sight of the witcher Wild Hunt is also known as an omen of war. They abduct people and force them to join them on their ride, and only…

Sonic Sonic, the ultra fast blue hedgehog, Sega's answer to Mario. Everyone knows who Sonic is, and back in his hayday, Sonic was considered a contender to Nintendo's platforming throne. He was marketed as this "hip" and "cool" character, lightning fast, wearing sneakers and a wicked set of spines protruding from his head. His games…

7 Days To Die If you have read my previous articles about the zombie survival crafting game 7 Days To Die, you'll know that I have in the past, warned players of the exposure to insecure multiplayer lobbies and recommended private solo or co-op play. I recently stepped into the realm of this hacker demolished,…