Let’s Compare Persona 5 PS4 and PS3 Versions
With Atlus's much-anticipated Persona 5 opening up for pre-orders, gamers on previous-generation consoles might be wondering what, if anything, they could be missing out on. While the content remains the…
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Gwent Interview with CD Projekt Red
This week I was lucky enough to sit down and chat with CD Projekt Red Animator (and all-round nice guy) Brad Auty, about Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. Gwent is…
Practicing Glitchcraft: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
In 2007, Ubisoft presented fans with a new game utilizing a parkour system, focusing on stealth and assassinations; Assassin's Creed. Who knew that game would go on to become one…
The Sour Taste of Episodic Games
Imagine buying the first two hours of a 10-hour video game only to be forced to reach its conclusion a year later. Five years ago, I'd never heard of this marketing technique…
What We’re Playing – 5th August 2016
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. And while…
Practicing Glitchcraft: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Symbiosis is the partnership of two separate life forms, whether for mutual survival or for parasitism. In the case of a lazy brown bear and sassy breegull, it serves as…
Practicing Glitchcraft: Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Practicing Glitchcraft has returned, and we're here to point our sabers at a fun little game called Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. Shantae, a half-genie heroine brought to life by…
What We’re Playing – 15th July 2016
Video games are on vacation at the moment. New releases may be few and far between, but Power Up Gaming have been assured that video games will continue later in…
Pokémon Go – Our Impressions
We all live in a Pokémon world; it turns out that we just never had the technology to see all the Pokémon around us before. With the advent of smartphone cameras, Niantic,…
Practicing Glitchcraft: Bayonetta
Here's an easy one. What do we do with witches? We burn them. And what do we burn apart from witches? Wood, of course. Now, given those two facts, can…
What We’re Playing – 8th July 2016
Summertime, and the gaming is easy. Or at least, the release schedules are, as video games enter their long summer vacation period. Given the lack of new major titles, the…
Practicing Glitchcraft: God of War 3
With a new God of War game demonstrated at E3 recently, and the series itself being taken in a brand new direction, the time seemed ripe to bring our own…
Tour de France 2016: Tricks and Survival Tips
For the sporting enthusiasts among us, the 2016 running of the 'real life' Tour de France is underway (July 2nd - 24th). Riders will be continuously jostling for position, whether…
The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine is The Perfect Summer Lull Game
There’s very little that puts you in the mood of getting engrossed in a deep, rich, video game getaway better than our annual summer lull. With the still-yet-to-be-justified period where…
What We’re Playing – 2nd July 2016
Britain is going to hell in a handbasket. Brexit has deeply divided our nation, our economy is tanking, the major political parties are in turmoil, and worst of all, England were…
Practicing Glitchcraft: Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet and Clank is possibly one of the silliest games on Playstation. The titular lombax's adventures date back all the way to 2002 with the original Ratchet and Clank, which…
Technology & Gadget Expo 2016 Round-up – Melbourne, Australia
This past weekend, Melbourne welcomed the first ever tech-specific exhibition open to the public in Australia (it takes a long time for anything to get down here, alright!). Hosted inside…
What We’re Playing – 24th June 2016
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; if video…
Jamaal Ryan’s Top 5 Picks for E3 2016
With another E3 behind us, the industry has been left with one of the strangest expos in years. Across all seven press conferences and live streams, each one tackled E3…
Who Won E3 2016?
Our winning pick for E3 2016 was, without doubt, Nintendo’s Treehouse Experience. Okay, jokes aside, let’s get to the real business. For years now, E3 has been the centre stage from…
