When the Nintendo DS was released it had a big impact, one of these being the opening up of games from what was becoming an insular market place to everyone again. The downside to this was and is the shovel … Continue reading
A gaming conference is very different from a gaming convention. For one thing, wearing a Chun-Li outfit is not the done thing. So it was in my most cunning disguise, as a responsible young reporter, that I attended Evolve in … Continue reading
There’s a strange and perverse joy that can be found in treating game characters badly. Once, after a long period of playing an unusual game, I noticed that the scruffy-yet-charming onscreen character had begun to look shabbier than ever, flies … Continue reading
From the studio of Tim Schafer, the man responsible for such cult classics as Psychonauts, Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango comes Costume Quest. Double Fine’s latest project is a cell-shaded and Halloween-inspired RPG adventure for PSN and XBLA. … Continue reading
If you were to sit and play Start the Party! on your own until you’d seen everything on the disc, you’d be forgiven for thinking there’s not that much to it. But that’s because you’d be doing it wrong; the … Continue reading
If you have played any of the previous LEGO branded 3D platformers then you know what to expect here: Lush recreations of the movies where all of the people and vehicles, and anything else you can interact with, have been … Continue reading
Spot the difference is a true classic of pen and paper gaming. Give me a Bumper Book Of Summer Fun and a pack of felt tips and I’d be lost for hours in joyous picture analysis. Or do you perhaps … Continue reading
I started playing videogames in simpler times. Left, right, jump, maybe a shoot button if you were lucky. I may have been just knee-high to a grasshopper but I had no problems understanding what I was supposed to be doing … Continue reading
Wii owners will be all too familiar with mini-game collections. It’s My Birthday tries to stick out from the crowd by suggesting itself as an integral part of a kids’ birthday party, going so far as to come with invitation … Continue reading
What exactly is a Zubo? Well, I suppose you could say it resembles a small pixelated geometrical character smiley musical thingy. In other words, I don’t have a clue. What I do know is that Zubo is one of the … Continue reading