As anyone with even a passing acceptance of video games will know, some of the best examples of the medium are those that have cracking sidekicks; those special companions that define the journey that you go on and who remain by your side when the brown stuff goes down. As such, it’s certainly...

Time marches ever on, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make time to look at where we’ve been. RPGs have evolved considerably over the last few decades and have become one of gaming’s most popular genres. Now, if you pick up an RPG you’re almost guaranteed a smooth, slick experience...

When the year begins to draw to a close, the nights get longer, and Halloween approaches like a dark spirit, it’s natural that our thoughts turn to horror. Gaming is a medium uniquely suited to scaring the living daylights out of you, with many of the scariest games able to make you scream out...

The third entry in Supermassive Games’ The Dark Pictures Anthology series, House of Ashes, is now available, continuing the franchise's tradition of spine-chilling horror. This latest installment introduces a new story with terrifying monsters that will live up to the series’ usual standard of...

You’ll no doubt have now played Back 4 Blood (or at the very least, read our previous blogs about it) by now, so you’ll know a lot about this intense co-op focused shooter that will have you facing off against hordes of infected zombies. In order to stand a chance against the Ridden, you’re...

Much like Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Blood - Turtle Rock Studios’ spiritual successor to the zombie shooter mega hit - focuses a lot on co-operative play. Being able to play with friends around the globe is one of the main parts of the game. Sure, you can play the game on your own if you want to, but...

Arguably one of the spookiest and most inventive survival horror efforts of 2012, Alan Wake returns to PC and modern consoles with a whole new coat of paint in Alan Wake Remastered. As with any remaster, however, it begs the question - just what are the Alan Wake Remastered differences and...

After nearly 15 years in development hell, Metroid Dread has finally found a home on the Nintendo Switch and launched on the handheld console on 8th October. If you’re new to the series and looking for a primer on what this highly-coveted game is, hopefully, we can help you decide whether you...

We all know that Back 4 Blood is about fighting your way through the Ridden. But you may be wondering what actually happened to cause such an event. Why are we fighting, how did it happen, and where all of this is taking place? Here is what we know about the Back 4 Blood story and lore of the...

Casting players as the furious rebel firebrand of a Cuba-inspired island battling for freedom against a tyrannical regime...the whole thing would certainly be a lot easier if you had other like-minded folks battling alongside you. So, how does Far Cry 6 crossplay and multiplayer fare? Well, like a...

It's a commonly-known fact that if you’re trying to overthrow a nasty dictator in a video game, you basically need the collective arsenal of a small country to get the job done. Like all the previous games, the weapons in Ubisoft's Far Cry 6 certainly don't disappoint in this regard, so we’re...

Racing takes on a new dimension in Ubisoft's massively multiplayer Riders Republic, which was released on October 28, 2021, for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The game takes extreme sports to new heights by making them truly competitive in colossal 50-player...