How many gamers does it take to change a light bulb? None; we play in absolute darkness for immersion, glare reduction and the hope for a slightly cheaper power bill…. Continue reading
Author: David Tierney
A great philosopher once said, if music be the food of love, I’m having seconds! This adequately reflects our stance on video games here at Power Up Gaming;… Continue reading
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan Review – Please Stay in the Sewers
Platinum Games have established themselves as being key developers of high quality hack’n’slash games. Last year, they released Transformers Devastation. Surprisingly, for a licensed game, it received good… Continue reading
Edmund Blackadder once told the Queen:”Life without you is like a broken pencil – point-less.” Even though the team at Power Up Gaming respect Her Majesty immensely, we… Continue reading
The folks here at Power Up Gaming are very serious about video games. So serious are we that, if our standards were to ever slip, we promise to rename ourselves… Continue reading
It’s the final countdown! We’re down to our top 25 video games ever created in the history of everything ever. No doubt there will be controversial opinions aplenty… Continue reading
In the immortal words of Will Smith, it’s “Summer Summer Summer Summertime”. While the staff here at Power Up Gaming are not allowed outdoors to enjoy the glorious… Continue reading
Hello and welcome to part 3 of our 100 Greatest Games rundown. If you’re only just found us and you are curious as to how the first half… Continue reading
Welcome to Part 2 of our 100 Greatest Games Ever list. If you missed Part 1 yesterday where we listed our picks for 100-75, you can find it… Continue reading
Video games are awesome. At their very best they can become modern marvels from an artistic standpoint, combining compelling visuals, evocative music and deep narratives into a cohesive… Continue reading
I’ve never become invested in DLC. Some of it has annoyed me, and the infamous Elder Scrolls IV “Horse Armour Pack” serves as a keystone reminder of overpriced… Continue reading
Being passionate sorts, we at Power Up Gaming like to pontificate about video games. We tend to discuss their forms, themes and technicalities, whiling away the wee hours… Continue reading
If there’s one thing we know about here at Power Up Gaming, it’s the optimum temperature for storing salad cream in the fridge. If there are two things… Continue reading
Star Fox Zero is an important game. It’s one of the few games to use the Wii U pad as a key part of its gameplay mechanics, one… Continue reading
Greetings Padawans and denizens of the galaxy! Today at Power up Gaming we are celebrating Star Wars Day the best way we know how – by talking about… Continue reading
Whether you’re after some recommendations for the weekend, or you just really want to know what makes our staff tick, here’s what we’ve been playing this week at Power Up… Continue reading
Adventure games have been having a revival lately. The Monkey Island series had its first two titles remastered, Broken Age weaved a brand new tale, and Grim Fandango… Continue reading
The recently announced closure of innovative developer Lionhead Studios was sad – if not entirely surprising – news for many of us here are Power Up Gaming. Lionhead… Continue reading
There has never been a more unlikable sounding group than the Aggressive Society Supporting Hatred and Terrorism, or, for short, ASSHAT. Unfortunately, in 2033, 17 years from now,… Continue reading
It was the year of the Tamagotchi. Trainspotting, Scream, and Independence Day saw their cinema releases. Dolly the cloned sheep greeted the world. The year was 1996. As significant… Continue reading