Micro-transactions. They’re becoming increasingly prevalent. You download a game for free, but you have to pay for anything from health boosts to entire chunks of vital content. The model has come into common use in the age of the incredibly…
The Walking Dead – Game Vs Series
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD. I just started watching the hugely successful Walking Dead series after putting it off for a while. Despite everyone telling me I’d love it, I had a very specific reason for putting it off. I still…
Yakuza: Dead Souls Review
It might sound more like some strange mod or DLC, but Yakuza: Dead Souls is honestly a full game about Japanese criminals fighting off a zombie outbreak in Tokyo. If you’ve read the first entry in this review series you’ll…
Kartuga Hands on Preview
Pirates. Free. Pirates. Free. This is a free game. About pirates. I don’t know if I’ve repeated myself enough here. What also works in Kartuga’s favour is that it’s a very, very good game. Despite my experiences at Ubisoft’s Dusseldorf…
Don’t Starve Preview
It’s getting dark. I have nothing to hand except some roasted seeds from last night. My stomach is rumbling but I know I can last it out until I find a safe place to sleep. I don’t remember seeing any…
YAKUZA 3 Review
The Yakuza series is a throwback to the glory days of gaming. It’s a series that still enjoys masses of mainstream success in its homeland of Japan, with porn stars and actresses lining up with every installment, desperate to be…
Dead Space 3 Review
Dead Space has always trodden a fine line between suspenseful alien horror and all-out shooter in the vein of Space Marine. This installment has been described as a necessary evil by one of the series’ original creators, which should give…
Might & Magic Online Preview
If interested sign up here http://en.heroes-online.com/ The Might and Magic series has one of the grandest prestiges in classic strategy gaming, and the task of translating it to a free-to-play browser title is a heavy task to say the least…
Silent Hunter Online Preview
Military and nautical enthusiasts beware – there’s a hell of a time sink headed your way. My first reaction to Silent Hunter Online’s announcement was a mixed bag of interest and, to be entirely frank, doubt. A submarine simulator, built…
Anno Online Preview
Anno Online is Ubisoft Blue Byte’s next addition to the timelessly popular Anno series, and in an attempt to introduce the classic city-builder to a wider audience, it’s been made free to play – oh, and you can play it…
Why Game Mechanics Matter More Than Graphics
Many of you will remember crunching dots in Pac-Man, bouncing a pixel ball in Pong,…
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