ANNOUNCEMENT 11 Aug 2016­ by L Coulsen

Hack the Planet Dawg

The latest offering about Watch Dogs 2 presents some of the signature characters, and further presents them as heroes. Fighting the noble fight, bringing dark things to light. The so called Hacktivist archetype. Perhaps best known in the real world due to the group Anonymous, who released some information about major political figures with Ku…
ANNOUNCEMENT 10 Aug 2016­ by L Coulsen

Quantum Steam

After a lukewarm reception on the Windows Store, Remedy have taken the more financially sound decision of bringing Quantum Break to Steam. Coming September 14th, it will now be available both digitally, and in a collector's Edition retail box (in partnership with Nordic), for a price of $/€39.99. Yes, that's right, both will cost the…
ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Aug 2016­ by L Coulsen

Rising From the Death of Consoles

Grab your camera and hold on to your panties, 'cause we're jumping back in for some more, batshit insane, zombie mashing. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the franchise, Capcom have finally made the move to give us the original, the very first, Dead Rising for our beloved PC. There don't seem to be any…
ANNOUNCEMENT 06 Aug 2016­ by L Coulsen

Sir, You Are Being Sci-fi’d

Okay Big Robot, you and I need to have words. Why do you keep making games...without big robots in them? Yes, both Sir and your newly announced The Signal From Tölva have robots in them, but not big robots. False advertising! Joking aside though, their latest offering takes you to the titular Tölva to discover…
NEWS 05 Aug 2016­ by L Coulsen

QuakeCon 2016: Bethesda

Not content with showing off their skills at this year's E3, Bethesda have gone into full blown tease mode. Not least because so much of QuakeCon 2016's revelations has been done behind closed doors. Leaving those on the outside looking in, with some tantalising snippets of awesome to wet our appetites. Of course, all of…
ANNOUNCEMENT 04 Aug 2016­ by L Coulsen

Falling Unbound Into 2017

Over the Moon is an apt description of this humble writer's mood right now. In fact, one might say that I am experiencing Unbound enthusiasm for recent developments, as The Fall 2 makes its way to all major platforms in the first quarter of 2017. Picking up right where the first lefts off, with poor…
ANNOUNCEMENT 31 Jul 2016­ by L Coulsen

We Early Few

I have this Compulsion. It drives me to Early Access games that bring me Joy. Though I find myself, often, pulling away as the true horror of the situation asserts itself. When everything is just...not quite right. Take 1960s England for example. A land slightly before my time, yet familiar enough that I should feel…
ANNOUNCEMENT 31 Jul 2016­ by L Coulsen

That UK HTC Vibe

As of tomorrow, Monday August the 1st, pre-order prices for the HTC Vive will increase by almost $100 or £70 to be exact. This change affects only the UK market, bringing the cost up from £689.99 to an even more dizzying £759 plus post and packing. No clear indication as to why has been given,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Jul 2016­ by L Coulsen

Life is Strange Goes Free, Kind of

DONTNOD have gone ahead and made the first episode of Life is Strange free to download. So for all y'alls still on the fence about whether you want to give this a try or not, now would be the time to jump on in. Boasting a good 3+ hours of gameplay, depending on your playstyle,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 19 Jul 2016­ by L Coulsen

Raising Lara for Two Whole Decades

To celebrate her twentieth birthday, as of October 11th 2016, Squeenix are adding some new bits and pieces to Lara's latest adventure, Rise of the Tomb Raider. This includes a new story chapter, titled Blood Ties, and new co-op Enudrance gameplay which will be available across Xbone, PlayStation 4 and PC. The PS 4 will…
REVIEWS 05 Jul 2016­ by L Coulsen

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter

Widely accepted as the greatest detective, literary or otherwise, that ever lived. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes has won the hearts of every generation since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887. Reinvented and reimagined a multitude of times, the continuing video game series has become one of the most loved incarnations, with…
NEWS 05 Jul 2016­ by L Coulsen

SEGA Acquires Amplitude

Effective immediately, Amplitude Studios are joining the SEGA family, who are picking up publishing rights for all previous Endless titles, and the upcoming Endless Space 2. Which will be going into Steam Early Access later this year. Considering how well the Endless series has done already (Dungeon of the Endless is a personal favourite) the…
REVIEWS 29 Jun 2016­ by L Coulsen

The Technomancer

In the last few years, Spiders have gone from being a tiny Indie studio, with a budget of fifteen dollars and a packet of chewing gum. To being…well, pretty much the same thing, but considerably better known. Since partnering with Focus Home Interactive, their efforts have reached an increasingly wider audience, and their efforts have…
ANNOUNCEMENT 27 Jun 2016­ by L Coulsen

The Launchomancer

Only a few hours to go and Spiders' latest RPG, The Technomancer, will be available for all. With our review following close behind, since I've already put in more than a full day of play time. 'Tis a large game, one might even say an epic game. As evidenced by both, well, the game itself…