PlayStation Now: Cheaper, But Not Cheap Enough
Even though video game streaming services have been floating around the industry for quite some time (look no further than OnLive and pre-Sony acquisition Gaikai), PlayStation has made a big…
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Staff Picks: The Most Anticipated Games of 2015
With 2014 done and dusted, and our virtual game of the year awards dished out to some worthy winners, it's time to usher in a new year. So, with all…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day 12
There were many good games released in 2014, from LittleBigPlanet 3 and Far Cry 4, to The Wolf Among Us and Infamous: Second Son. Good games, yes – but when…
Shovel Knight Interview with Yacht Club Games
Yacht Club Games is one of the most talented development teams around right now. After an overwhelming flood of Kickstarter support, the six-man crew wasted no time in creating one…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day 11
The triple-A gaming industry is increasingly becoming a bloated, unsustainable behemoth, with games and publishers alike collapsing under their own massively expensive weight. In the same year, then, as the…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day 10
So, it's that time again where I have to decide on my game of the year. Or, to be more accurate, my game of the last three months, because I've…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day Nine
It's difficult for me to think about what should be game of the year when there's so many hugely immersive and wonderful experiences that I didn't get a chance to…
The Most Disappointing Games of 2014
Another year is coming to a close and, as always, not everything has lived up to expectations. Over the last 12 months, games disappointed us by being too short, too…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day Eight
2014 was a year of transition for most consoles. Gamers were plagued with cross-generation titles, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Sonic Boom, and visually upgraded games that really didn’t need visual upgrades…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day Seven
It might be a popular and obvious pick, but my game of the year is undoubtedly deserving of such an accolade. It rolled forth on a storm cloud of improvement…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day Six
At the start of this year, some friends and I talked about what some of our most anticipated games were for 2014. Alien: Isolation, The Evil Within, Destiny, Batman: Arkham…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day Five
This past year may have had more misses than hits, but there were some stellar games that stood out amongst the utter letdowns. From titles with stunning graphics, to gripping…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day Four
Although I largely agree with fellow PUG writer Hayden Waugh's assessment of 2014 being a false start for new consoles, that's not to say the year hasn't been without its…
The SKIES Interview with Anton Paramonov
I recently sat down with Eforb's Anton Paramonov to discuss the Ukrainian indie developer's upcoming title, The SKIES. A post-apocalyptic-inspired MMORPG, the game boasts a number of impressive features, including…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day Three
2014 has been an odd year for games; an explosive start with an ugly finish. Gaming rocketed to some truly grandiose heights, as the next generation arrived in earnest. Games…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day Two
When I sit down every December to think about the game I will hold up as the best of that year, generally there are one or two that have been…
2014 PUG Game of the Year Awards: Day One
When it came to discussing our Game of the Year, the staff here at Power Up Gaming just couldn’t decide our winners, even after we coaxed Chris down from the…
2014: A False Start for New Consoles
This was meant to be the breakout year for the new kids on the block. The Xbox One and the PS4 would deliver bigger downloads, but more realistic visuals and…
The Greatest Christmas Moments in Video Games
Christmas time is here again and what with food, free time, and family to play with it’s not a bad time to game. For many of us, Christmas is where…
Is Troy Baker a Bad Omen for Uncharted 4?
During Sony’s inaugural Playstation Experience press conference a few weeks ago, we were treated to a stunning demo of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The lengthy showcase gorgeously flouted all…
