The 6 Real-Time Strategy Games That Defined my Youth
There's one genre of games that I can just get lost in for hours and hours, ya know an unhealthy amount of time. And...
PlayStation and Cross-Play – No Match Made in Heaven
With a dominant install base worldwide, PlayStation has no real need for cross-play. Most games will find someone amongst the 80 millions users to set you up with. Why hand this advantage over to their competitors?
Why the days of the single-player campaign are far from over
Single player campaigns will always remain crucial to gaming. At least that's this offline gamer's opinion. Just look at the outcry from gamers and...
Fallout 76: An optimist’s trek through the wasteland
In 2009 I had a conversation with a friend about how awesome it would be if we could play Oblivion or Fallout 3 co-op...
Down But Not Out – Write Xbox Off at Your Peril
Despite E3 being hailed as MS's 'squeaky bum time' by our very own Thomas 'T-Bag' Telford, the Seattle heavyweight is probably not entirely doomed if they show up for E3 with the usual guff and a Crackdown 3 delay.
Google Pixel 3 XL first impressions – Another Amazing Android? Maybe
Fresh from its official European launch in London comes the Google Pixel 3 XL. I've had the Pixel for around three days now and...
Bowie and Virtual Reality
As with music and art culture, David Bowie foresaw numerous elements of the internet we take as a given today. His influence is found in places we haven't even looked yet, even as far as video games.
Can Anyone Break the Gaming Console Duopoly?
It all started with the Magnavox Odyssey, a strange box that could be connected to a TV at home and run some games like...
Where’s my N64 Mini, Nintendo?
In a world where a week doesn't seem to go by without the announcement of a mini edition of a beloved console from your...
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
We take a look back at the cult anime classic of the 90s, what made it so special and why the recent whitewashing nontroversy just doesn't get it at all.




















