Sproggiwood There are a lot of games out there that need to be played, and too many of those games are hidden away beneath the tide of AAA tripe that we were burdened with last year. Whether it be undelivered promises, bugs, glitches, pain-in-the-backside DRM, or micro-transactions, 2014 was a bit of a letdown to…

Rogue-likes Rogue-likes are hardly uncommon nowadays. If a game is not about zombies, punching trees or a combination of the two, you can bet a game has a "fresh new take on the Rogue formula". Like rotting corpses and foliage based pugilism, we just can't enough of the damn things. But why? 5) Quick, drop in,…

Games A lot of games these days implement a form of levelling up or upgrade system within them. These could vary quite often too, such as Call of Duty enables you to level up in order to get new weapons, perks and the ability to prestige so you can start over your levelling up again,…

Uncharted The Movie I love Nathan Drake. He’s the wise cracking drinking buddy I always wanted; the one who’s always got a story to tell. Uncharted The Movie, is a story that’s often cut short as the local authorities, or a band of Egyptian pirates, burst into your quaint drinking hole and chase you through…

Witcher Dandelion is a world famous bard and is the main protagonist Geralt of Rivia's best friend and confidant. They first met at a fête in Gulet when he became a companion to Geralt (who welcomed this as he had been alone for a while) when Dandelion had to leave witcher Gulet as fast as…

Naughty Dog There are times when a writer chooses not to enter the realms of commenting on the video game industry, but I guess it is those subjects they feel ever so strongly about that give them the strength to send it out into the shady abyss of the internet world. After, and let's be…

Kombat Mortal Kombat returned in 2011, with a rather spangly-looking reboot. This was the ninth installment in the main series, and added a whole wealth of new ideas. The ghastly heart-punching, liver-rupturing and bone-shattering X-Ray attacks (think of them as a Street Fighter Ultra, only showcasing exactly which internal organs you’re rupturing), a surprisingly complex…

GamesFebruary 2015 is definitely going to be a month dedicated to action games. Despite the relative low amount of video game releases planned for this month, there are a few notable and highly anticipated titles incoming, such as Evolve and The Order: 1886.Here are the most promising video games coming out this month.6. Total…

Namco In 1995 Namco released Ridge Racer, the first in the long-running racing series. Ridge Racer also saw Namco’s first implementation of a loading screen minigame, in this case 80’s arcade classic Galaga. It was a time when PC gamers were used to seeing loading screens, but console gamers weren’t thanks to the prevalence of…

Solid V Of all the previews for the most anticipated games to release in 2015 that is set to establish the true meaning of 'Next Generation Gaming', there is probably one that you've seen or heard mentioned time and time again, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. For many fans of the franchise, it…