Scotland in Focus begins as our Michael Slevin has an open chat with David Thomson about Denki, Dundee and the Scottish games industry. Made in Scotland Videogames are big business, as Rockstar North’s Grand Theft Auto IV proves. The best-selling … Continue reading
Those who see Guitar Hero 5 as the fifth instalment of the seminal rhythm-action series are sorely mistaken: the grand total of titles brandishing the name, including full games, expansions, portable versions and future titles, exceeds the ten mark. In … Continue reading
As we’ve seen numerous times before, videogames based on comic books are patchy at best. It’s all well and good letting the player take control of a much-loved character, but the damage that can be dealt if the game is … Continue reading
Ah, Guinea pigs. The term’s a bit of a misnomer: they’re actually a species of rodents originating from the Andes, not pigs or from a Pacific island nation. Originally bred for food (and still served as a culinary delight in … Continue reading
These days, game demos are a dime a dozen. PC demos can be readily found for download from developers’ websites alongside numerous mirror and torrent sites while samples of imminent releases can be sourced and downloaded quickly and easily from … Continue reading
Sometimes the simplest games are the best. The majority of titles these days seem to need stunning graphics and that’s fine, but sometimes you want something you can just jump into and have fun with straight away, knowing that it … Continue reading
So, here it is. The fifth and final addition to the Fallout canon (and we mean it this time). By this point, fans will probably have explored most of the Eastern Seaboard thanks to the four previous content downloads, so … Continue reading
The humble menu screen. A common and often overlooked feature amongst virtually all videogames, they are as different and individual as the titles they feature in. Some are functional, offering the bare minimum before letting gamers step into the action. … Continue reading
You can’t beat eating out at a restaurant. There are many things that make the activity a popular one: the atmosphere, the sights, the smells, the choice of food and drink and the fact that you don’t have to wash … Continue reading
The Punisher is a strange beast. One of Marvel’s most enigmatic characters, his methods are the antithesis to the traditional superhero’s: swearing to avenge his murdered family by destroying evil wherever may lurk, he has no hang-ups in using kidnapping, … Continue reading