As much as I enjoy exploring other genres, I always return to cosy games whenever the land calls to me to don my straw hat and wellies once more. Yet, as much as I love the good life it conveys, the genre has become stagnant of late. Too many developers have attempted to capture the magic that…
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Sometimes there is nothing better than booting up your favourite racing game and letting off some steam whilst you put pedal to the metal and zoom off into the sunset. Originally released in 2005, Need for Speed: Most Wanted is one such example of a racing title that achieves that and now it has…
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The Walking Dead television show may have finally ended back in 2022 but with multiple spin-offs airing since, it seems fans are still eager for more of that zombie action. Running from 2010 to 2022, The Walking Dead was a hit horror drama set in the wake of a zombie apocalypse. Check out the…
Tales Of The Shire is an adorable little title that seems almost perfect for fans of Lord Of The Rings and Stardew Valley. The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit films have treated fans to some iconic locations, many of which are places fans have wanted to visit in real-life for years. Out of all of…
I was recently in the beautiful city of Gouda where, quite by chance, I found myself one of the few England fans in a square full of Netherlands supporters for the Euros semi-final. I know: a football story at the start of a video game review? Stay with me, though. I like to think we were congenial…
Warning! Spoilers for House of the Dragon season 3 ahead! The Game of Thrones franchise is highly regarded for its immense battles and action sequences, with some standing out as the best. Across eight seasons, Game of Thrones developed a reputation as a blockbuster TV series, matching the quality…
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Nintendo Switch users can get their hands on a free Pokémon game which sees players take on the role of the most iconic little guy of all time. First released in 2018 as a remake of the 1998 Game Boy RPG Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! are now free to…
Need For Speed Underground fans can enjoy a brand-new mode as part of a surprise update, and it’s available right now. As far as racing titles go you might often associate the genre with Forza or Gran Turismo, and as you should, they’re fantastic. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake is out…
Batman: Arkham City has never looked better thanks to a remaster mod you can download for yourself right now. If Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League left a bad taste in your mouth, I’d highly-recommend cleansing your palette with another playthrough of the Batman: Arkham Trilogy, you’ll have a…
It's been a while since the Need for Speed series has been at the top of its game but if you've still got a taste for the old-school entries, then this gorgeous remaster may be worth your attention. Back in the 2000s, it was certainly a golden era of video games with the likes of Halo: Combat…
Believe it or not, there are still plenty of new players starting Red Dead Redemption 2 for the very first time, over five years after its release. Now Red Dead Redemption 2 is quite a big game, huge in fact, so God knows what Rockstar Games is cooking up for GTA VI. Check out the trailer for GTA…
Hogwarts Legacy was one of the best games to be released in 2023 despite somehow not picking up major gongs at prestigious awards ceremonies. Despite not being officially canon to the lore of the Harry Potter novels, Hogwarts Legacy was the Wizarding World fan's dream taking place in the late…
If you finished The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and felt like there was more story to delve into, you’re in luck because a surprise expansion is headed your way. A surprise for you, not Geralt – we assume he knows what’s going to happen to him already given the fact he’s lived in. But we digress... This…
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For those who are yet to dive into Assassin’s Creed Mirage, you will soon be able to, all whilst staying in bed. What could be better? Released back in October, Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the 13th major instalment in the much-loved Assassin’s Creed franchise. Taking players to 9th-century Baghdad,…
Just when you think you've seen everything a game has to offer, it manages to find a way to completely surprise you. Isn't that why we do what we do? Cyberpunk 2077 is an absolutely massive game, with one of the best open worlds we've ever explored. Night City feels properly alive, from the grimy…
The Assassin’s Creed franchise has always reliably delivered. Naturally, some entries are stronger than others but there’s no doubt that there’s plenty of fun to be had in each and every one. Last year’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage took the franchise back to its stealth-based roots whilst the upcoming…
Each year, no matter what you think of the Call of Duty series, the next big release is always a huge deal and right now, you can play the latest game in the series, Modern Warfare III for free. Multiple times a year, Activision launches a free-to-play Call of Duty weekend usually to help promote…
Each month PlayStation Plus subscribers are treated to a plethora of new titles regardless of the tier that they subscribe to. However, if you subscribe to the PS Plus Premium tier, you can enjoy classic PlayStation titles such as the newest surprise inclusion, which sees the return of Jak and…
In the 90s, no end of films came out that changed the way we look at the world. You could argue that Toy Story changed how we eyed our eyes with scrunity, but for me, it was Small Soldiers. Seeing toys get into such heated battles like that, and in a live action setting, captured my imagination…
Remedy Entertainment had a pretty successful 2023. I say that with trepidation because while Alan Wake 2 was a major critical success, scooping up an array of award wins, it hasn’t yet proved to be a financial success. As of the beginning of February 2024, the game had shifted just 1.3 million…
Who wants a freebie for Nintendo Switch? If so, then this might be the story for you especially if you’re a fan of football. The FIFA series from Electronic Arts has been one of the most popular franchises in the video game industry since the release of FIFA International Soccer in 1993 and since…
To celebrate Lara Croft’s birthday on 14 February, Crystal Dynamics gave us our first look at the redesigned archeologist ready for Tomb Raider to make a return later this year. It has been almost six years since Crystal Dynamics released Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the last instalment in the Tomb…
It’s been a while since PocketPair dropped a new player total for surprise hit Palworld, which may be a sign that growth is beginning to slow and numbers are starting to stabilise. That being said, Palworld still boasts an absolutely enormous player base with high expectations of the game. Already,…
There is so much to explore in the survival game, Palworld, but not everything is explained in totality. Even things as simple as how to get Pal Fluid can be confusing, which lends itself to discovering hidden features as people continue to experiment and explore in the open-world title. Some of…