Tower of Guns is a game far flung from AAA and indie titles alike. It draws inspiration from the basic rule sets and mechanics of two different genres… Continue reading
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The opening dialogue is brief; a person tells you they’re going on a bathroom break, and asks you not to touch anything. This is extent of the story… Continue reading
There is a particular moment of slapstick that stuck with me in the latest chapter of Telltale’s Tales from the Borderlands. Vaughn is trying to sew up his… Continue reading
Most shooters these days tend to focus on top-of-the-line graphics, large-scale battles and action sequences; entering with a bang and leaving in kind is the usual formula. But… Continue reading
An opening sequence to a video game has never been more important than in Ori and the Blind Forest. It gives Moon Studios the chance to show off… Continue reading
Armed with only a box of matches, how long would you last in crow-black darkness? At face value, a game built around this simple concept may not seem… Continue reading
In Dead Kings, Ubisoft has opted to take players from the decaying landscape of France’s streets deep underground to the catacombs. This setting brings flashbacks of those great… Continue reading
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 –… Continue reading
The people at Telltale Games have certainly spread their wings this year. The second season of The Walking Dead received nothing but praise and their announcement of an… Continue reading
Video games often send us to the hustle and bustle of large cities, dense forest settings, or the brown-fest of desert towns. Not here. Never Alone transports players… Continue reading
A country is about to explode, with King Louis XVI financing wars and unashamedly displaying his own opulence with large estates and awe-inspiring statues. Meanwhile, all the starving… Continue reading
Jasper Byrne’s hit indie horror title has arrived for the third lap around its demon-infested motel. After hitting PS3 at the start of last year, Lone Survivor: The… Continue reading
A video game tied to the Lord of the Rings brings with it intrigue, anticipation and harsh critique. It’s a story most people have read, watched, or heard… Continue reading
Bursting onto the scene for the Xbox One’s Games with Gold program is Chariot, developed by the largest Canadian-owned game company – Frima Studio. Over the years, the… Continue reading
Games from indie outfit Curve Studios seem to be coming thick and fast at the moment, with the recent release of charming puzzler MouseCraft grabbing the imagination of… Continue reading
MouseCraft is the latest puzzle game from Curve Studios that sets players one simple goal: get the mice to the cheese. The task at hand turns out to… Continue reading
During EGX Rezzed 2014 in Birmingham we listened to a talk from Maciej Binkowski, a game designer from Techland, the makers of Dead Island and Call of Juarez…. Continue reading
As part of the gaming marathon for charity, the Power Up Gaming team played a little over an hour of GTA Online. In the mood to cause chaos… Continue reading