Dead Star Review – Astronomy Wars
Editor’s Note: This Dead Star review does not include the game’s alternate mode, Escape Run. More and more these days, we’re seeing numerous types of genre blends that cannot be…
Featured
The PUGcast Podcast: That’s a Rapp
Your favorite group of very non-super heroes are back for the latest iteration of the PUGcast. Podcast. This time, we get pretty serious while we discuss JD's near-death experience, Final…
Final Fantasy IX Finally Available for PC
After months of promising an "Early 2016" release, the very best Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy IX, has finally been released on Steam. Aside from a mobile port released a…
Card Games: What’s the Big Deal?
No expansive open world, no flashy cutscenes and an incredibly formulaic graphical and gameplay structure. On the surface, it's hard to fathom why card-based games could be a more attractive alternative than…
Hyper Light Drifter Review – Evoking the Spirit of Emotion
In many ways, games are just as powerful (if not, more so) at stirring thoughts, ideas, opinions and feelings within us as artwork, film or music. After all, video games…
What We’re Playing – 8th April 2016
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 Gaming. Owen…
The Problem With Final Fantasy In The West
With the recent release of the Platinum Demo, Square Enix has given us a small slice of what we can expect from Final Fantasy XV. For all intents and purposes,…
The Division vs Destiny: Who Had the Better Launch (Part 2)
Welcome back to Part 2 of The Division or Destiny. Yesterday we discussed how The Division's story, combat, and multiplayer stood up against Destiny's. While The Division's setting in Midtown Manhattan sparked more…
The Division vs Destiny: Who Had the Better Launch (Part 1)
The concept of “Shared World Shooters” is relatively new (though we didn’t forget you Hellgate: London!). As a genre they have aggressively approached the fore thanks to the technical prowess…
Catch Up Corner: Lords of the Fallen Review
Tough enemies: Check. Intimidating, hulking Bosses: Check. Satisfying backstabs: Check. Spooky, but beautiful locations, and an interconnected world on top of stamina and inventory management: Check, check and check. If…
Pokkén Tournament Review – Too Little, Too Late
Pokémon has always been about the battle. Pitting one monster against another has been the staple of nearly every single Pokémon game for the last twenty years, so it only makes…
Final Fantasy XV Platinum Demo: Very Short and Incredibly Sweet
Final Fantasy fans certainly have a lot to be excited about as of late. FFXV finally has an official release date (September 30, 2016), there's a brand new CGI movie…
Day of the Tentacle Remastered Review – The best game with tentacles in it.
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 Remastered was…
Final Fantasy XV Officially Confirmed for September 30
Earlier this month, a rumour regarding Final Fantasy XV's release date took form, courtesy of trusted sources from Gematsu. The rumour stated that the latest installment in Square Enix's long-running…
Final Fantasy XV Platinum Demo Available Right Now
One of the more exciting announcements from tonight's Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV conference is the announcement of a new playable demo for FFXV. The demo will follow a young Noctis,…
Practicing Glitchcraft: Rise of the Tomb Raider
Practicing Glitchcraft is an all-new article segment dedicated to pointing out all the ways to screw up the games we hold dear to our hearts. Let's kick this series off with…
The PUGcast Podcast: Nintendon’t
Welcome to the angry episode of the PUGcast. JD is mad at Nintendo for being disrespectful to fans. JD is also mad at Nintendo for being stupid (but it turns…
Salt and Sanctuary Review – Dark Salts
The legacy of the brutal and ambiguous Dark Souls was likely to breed many facsimiles. Salt and Sanctuary is one such copy and, despite a number of blatant features that…
EA Sports UFC 2 Review – Round Two
Two years ago EA stepped into the octagon and delivered an experience which had a lot of promise but ultimately fell short due to a number of flaws. Fortunately, fan's…
Micro Review: Twilight Princess Approved by Irish Nuns
What does Twilight Princess sound like to you? To Scott, it sounds like unspeakable acts performed by Irish Nuns. In this Micro Review, you can expect nothing productive, and just…
