Jason Coles, Author at Green Man Gaming Blog

Jason Coles

Jason likes to focus on roguelikes and co-op games; in a dream world he'd make a living writing about Dark Souls. As well as being a writer he also does personal training and accounting and can occasionally be seen on other people's streams. Being a big fan of fluffy things means he has two cats, both of whom refuse to let him sleep, but at least they are cute.

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Destiny 2: Shadowkeep The Moon and Beyond

September 25th, 2019 Jason Coles

We’re drawing ever nearer to the release of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, the latest expansion to Bungie’s space shooter. The expansion brings with it a huge slew of changes, not just limited to PC storefronts and new boss battles, but it actually changes a lot about how you’ll be playing the game...

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Tokyo Game Show - The Big Announcements

September 17th, 2019 Jason Coles

Tokyo Game Show is always a big deal, it’s just not always given as much attention as something like E3 or Gamescom because it doesn’t always lead to games released in the west. Nevertheless, with games coming over to us far more often these days, it makes sense that we should all be keeping a...

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Top 5 VR Games

September 12th, 2019 Jason Coles

VR is still something of a whole new world, a new fantastic point of view. With no one to tell us no, or where to go, how can anybody possibly know which games are worth getting? Well, because we’re good to you, we’ve put together our top 5 VR games. Each of these brings a very different...

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Code Vein - Revenants and monsters and powers oh my!

September 3rd, 2019 Jason Coles

Code Vein is coming out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 27th. It’s one of those games that feels like it’s been in development for ages, so the fact that it’s about to be released upon the world is almost like a dream. At least it does to those of us who’ve been waiting for...

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Borderlands 3 character intros

August 27th, 2019 Jason Coles

Borderlands 3 is just a couple of short weeks away, and while many players will have already chosen their preferred character class, some of you might still be wondering which of the four is for you. Choosing your character class is a bit like dedicating yourself to a long-term relationship,...

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Blair Witch: Everything you need to know

August 22nd, 2019 Jason Coles

Blair Witch is the upcoming game from Bloober Team, who are probably best known for their work on the Layers of Fear games. It’s based on the classic franchise and specifically set two years after The Blair Witch Project. Not only that, but the team have been given permission to go as wild as...

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Blair Witch and Cameras in horror games

August 13th, 2019 Jason Coles

Blair Witch is on the horizon, and while the game itself was a surprise to many, it does look like it makes a lot of sense. Well, the game itself makes a lot of sense, the story is probably completely out there thanks to the source material. One of the things that are present in the trailers...

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Age of Wonders: Planetfall Meet the Factions

August 8th, 2019 Jason Coles

Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the latest in a string of intriguing-looking 4X strategy games. Traditionally, Age of Wonders has always been deeply rooted in high fantasy, elves, magic, dragons, that kind of thing. This time though, things are very different thanks to a more sci-fi focused setting,...

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#Loveindies Indie Games - June Roundup

June 3rd, 2019 Jason Coles

June is upon us with #Loveindies fever and with it comes E3. While this might not matter to everyone, it does mean that a lot of games should be announced in the coming weeks. In fact, there will probably be a few games released during E3 as people love a good stealth release. While many triple-A...

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Castlevania Anniversary Collection - Konami Celebrates 50 years

May 16th, 2019 Jason Coles

Konami is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a collection of anniversary editions for some of their popular franchises. Today we take a look at the Castlevania Anniversary Collection. Castlevania - a brief history If you’ve played any indie games in the last two years, then you’ll...

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Indie Games: May Roundup

May 3rd, 2019 Jason Coles

May is here, the sun has arrived (ish), and we are all one month closer to E3. In fact, E3 is literally next month bringing with it whole new swathes of games, weird trailers, and companies trying to be relatable. Well, we aren’t here for that noise, we are here for some of the peculiar little...

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Persona 5 Switch Surprise

April 26th, 2019 Jason Coles

Occasionally (read as quite often) the rumour mill on the internet causes expectations to be incredibly wrong about an upcoming announcement. While this can sometimes lead to disappointment, it can also be quite funny. Well, we finally know what Persona 5 S is, and while it is a Switch game, it...