It’s a brutally hard XCOM-style game with mutant ducks and pigs! Just like you always wanted!
From The Armchair: The Games of 2018 that Got Away
2018 was an amazing year for games, but there’s only so much time to play them all. Here are the ones I wish I’d had a chance to try.
Red Dead Redemption 2 wasn’t worth the hardship
Let’s face it, no video game is worth working yourself into ill health over.
The Ridley amiibo is a thing of beauty
Samus Aran’s nemesis makes for one of the best amiibo yet.
Review: Arca’s Path VR (PSVR)
Like Super Monkey Ball, but with all the fun sucked out of it.
Review: Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (PS4)
Hollow Knight is one of the best Metroidvania games I’ve ever played, and a remarkable result for a first-time developer.
Review: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch)
This spiritual successor to the venerable Wonder Boy series manages to massively improve on the games that inspired it.
Exciting goose news
Goose sock puppets! A fuzzy goose T-shirt! Untitled Goose Game has got some seriously lovely merch.
Review: 428: Shibuya Scramble (PS4)
This acclaimed visual novel from the makers of the Zero Escape series received a perfect score from Famitsu magazine back in 2008 – and now it’s finally available in English.
WHY AM I STILL PLAYING FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014?
On the eve of the FA Cup second round, one man looks deep inside himself and wonders why on earth he is so addicted to an ageing parade of spreadsheets.
From The Armchair: Welcome To The World Of VR
PlayStation VR has entered The Manor, and it’s flippin’ amazing.
Review: Ms. Splosion Man (Switch)
Twisted Pixel’s Xbox Live Arcade classic gets a new lease of life on Nintendo Switch.
Review: Call of Cthulhu (PS4)
Call of Cthulhu is a pleasingly atmospheric take on Lovecraft’s creations – as long as you’re willing to overlook some of the rough edges.
Review: Save Me Mr Tako! (Switch)
A celebration of the Game Boy in glorious monochrome.
Review: Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PS4)
A masterful return to form for a series that had lost its way.
Review: SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (Switch)
To celebrate the company’s birthday, here’s a classy collection of SNK classics with beautifully polished presentation.
You can never go back: the Play Expo Blackpool Retro Special
I loved seeing all the historic arcade cabinets and retro consoles at Play Expo Blackpool – but sometimes old games are best left in the past.
Review: Steel Rats (PS4)
The long-awaited Steel Rats is finally here, chainsaw wheels and vertical driving fully intact. But does it live up to its promise?
Look at these amazing Japanese-woodblock-style gaming prints
Starfox, Mario Kart and Pokemon like you’ve never seen them before.
Two fascinating gaming books are on the way
The NES Encyclopaedia and Japansoft: An Oral History are both set for release next year.