Furi Review – Bossed It
Furi is the kind of game that will live and die by its initial impressions. By the time you have finished the tutorial boss in the opening moments, you will…
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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,…
The Banner Saga 2 Review – Once More, With Feeling
Returning to the fictitious Norse world of The Banner Saga is fraught with as much uncertainty and intensity as its predecessor. Despite the abruptness of the first instalment, you arrive…
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…
Inside Review – Run Into the Abyss, and the Surreal
Inside is probably the most difficult game I’ve ever reviewed. That statement alone speaks to the profound impact that Inside had on me as a player, and as a critic.…
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…
Tour de France 2016 Review – On The Rise
When it comes to sports in the video games market, it's pretty slim pickings. While the likes of football, NFL, basketball, hockey, and UFC have become mainstream, cycling has also managed to…
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…
Mighty No. 9 Review – They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To
Well over a year on from Comcept’s original launch promise, Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 has finally ascended the throws of development hell for public consumption. These are words that…
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…
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 reviews. It…
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter Review – The Art of Reduction
In 2014, Frogwares released Crimes and Punishments, a Sherlock Holmes game that was richly Victorian, gripping and well-made. Two out of three of these facets have remained a constant for…
The PUGcast Podcast: E3 Reactions
This week on the show, Jamaal, Adam and Scott discuss the wonders of E3. The Last Guardian, God of War, Spider-Man, Dishonored 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of…
E3 2016: Why EA Has To Go
The Electronic Entertainment Expo is the biggest stage for video games in the world, and we trust the head-honcho video game publishers to create the best show possible. So in light of this…
SteamWorld Heist Review – Successful Genre Switch for “Dig” Developers
In 2013, developers Image & Form released the action adventure platformer, SteamWorld Dig. It's a game filled with colorful characters, hand-drawn visuals and satisfying power-ups. Long story short: it was…
What We’re Playing – 17th June 2016
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 can't deny…
