With the impending release of Valve’s first Half-Life game in 12 long years, you’re probably wondering whether your setup can handle Half-Life Alyx. The game is a prequel to Half-Life 2, set between the events of the Resonance Cascade and Gordon’s arrival in City 17. You play as Alyx Vance...

If you’re anticipating a gracious return to the World of Darkness with Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, you might want to know about the types of bloodsuckers you can play as when you boot up the game later this year. Luckily for all of us, Bloodlines 2 developers Hardsuit Labs and...

I’ll be honest - I don’t think many people play Doom for the story. It’s mostly about turning demons into gristle and mush whilst Mick Gordon’s incredible soundtrack blares in the background. However, you may not know that there’s actually quite a lot to dig into in regards to the...

The past meets the future in Horizon Zero Dawn, an open-world game based in the not so near future where humanity is reduced to various tribes with scattered access to future technology. It launched to much acclaim in 2017 on PS4, but recently, rumours have been swirling about a potential PC port...

Death Stranding is many things - absurd, challenging, emotional, but above all that, it’s really quite long. We won’t blame you if you look up from the BT-soaked swamp once in a while and wonder “just how far am I into this game?” Trudging through the mountains for just one delivery is...

Whether you’re a Nexus know-it-all or a beginner in the world of game modifications, this guide will serve as the perfect introduction to the world of Witcher 3 mods. There’s been quite the resurgence in attention to The Witcher 3 thanks to the excellent Netflix show. Henceforth, we’ve put...

All things considered, it’s been a hell of a decade for video games. Genres have been born and culled, multiple milestones have been passed and a series of legendary titles have graced our screens blessing us with hours of pure enjoyment. How lucky we are to have such a bustling hobby! Read on...

Billing itself as the “gold standard” of transport simulation games, Urban Games’ Transport Fever 2 is fast approaching on the 11th of December for those of us partial to a bit of infrastructure management in this holiday season. If you’re a sucker for a good tram system, this game has you...

Perchance you’ve been following our monthly column on getting into game design, a holistic approach for beginners to dip their toes into the mystical world of game development. In October, we touched on picking your first engine to start experimenting in, and during November we gave you some...

It’s hard to buy for a gamer. Most of the games they want they’ve probably already got, and there’s plenty of useless tat on the market to be bought and never used again by the lucky recipient. Most of their wishlist will be ridiculously expensive bits of hardware that aren’t suitable for...

As we make our approach to the most wonderful time of the year, we pass a number of holidays, namely Thanksgiving, the precursor warmup round of family debate before Christmas knocks on the door. When, inevitably, your relatives erupt into furious debate about the state of the world, it’s good...

Greetings, budding students! Perhaps you’ve been paying attention to our monthly blog series which dwells on beginner game development for the curious gamers out there. Last month, we talked about the best game engines to start your journey. Alas, even if you figure those out, you’re probably...