This point and click adventure looks very promising indeed.
This Polygon article perfectly sums up the problems with Red Dead Redemption 2
Rockstar mistakes complication for realism.
Well this is unexpected: there’s a remake of XIII on the way
Ubisoft’s excellent 2003 cel-shaded shooter is getting the remake treatment in November. Quelle surprise!
That time when Casio made a game console that printed stickers
I wrote a feature for Retro Gamer about the Casio Loopy, an utterly fascinating Japan-only 1990s console that was aimed solely at girls.
Heaven’s Vault review – language has never been so much fun
Although not without its flaws, Heaven’s Vault proves that archaeology and video games make a compelling mix.
Downloading games from the radio and teletext in the 1980s
And from TV programmes, too, not to mention a sort of proto-Internet run by the Post Office. The 80s were crazy times. I wrote about it all in a feature for Wireframe magazine.
The Red Strings Club review – a clever cyberpunk thriller that makes you think
It’s a mix of genetic implant pottery, psychological bartending and a great big dollop of conspiracy theory. Lovely.
Hey look, I wrote a book (well, bits of one)
I wrote a couple of chapters and a few other bits and bobs for Convergence, Charlie Fink’s excellent new book about augmented reality.
The Sunless Skies Wayfarer update completely changes Albion
London is remarkably different now, one of many sweeping changes to Failbetter’s game.
The best games of EGX Rezzed 2019
Guntastic! Partisans 1941! Afterparty! LUNA! Here’s my pick of the greatest games from this year’s EGX Rezzed.
WarGroove review – was Advance Wars ever that good in the first place?
Perhaps there’s a reason why Intelligent Systems stopped making Advance Wars in favour of Fire Emblem?
I’ll be at EGX Rezzed on Friday and Saturday – come say hi!
I’d love to catch up with AMAP readers and other games writers.
Turok Remastered review – a welcome return from way back when
The N64 game, despite its crude polygons, holds up surprisingly well in this Switch port from Nightdive Studios.
Google Stadia could be great for cash-strapped kids
Sure, streaming games might be unfeasible if your internet is slow, but it could be great for kids who can’t afford a new console.
My first article for Retro Gamer
I did a feature on the Amiga CD32 for the latest issue of the magazine.
Baba is You review – Baba is brilliant
Review is this. Puzzler is good. Confused is reader. Game is genius. Baba is brilliant.
A Plague Tale: Innocence preview – rats entertainment
Think of that bit in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, except with rats that can strip a man to the bone in 30 seconds.
Treasure Stack review – a tale of two ideologies
A puzzler with hidden depths – but perhaps an offputting level of initial complexity.
Saying goodbye to the Wii U – Part 4: THE FINAL FAREWELL
This is it, old friend.
Steins;Gate Elite review – not worth it if you’ve already seen the anime
This is a game you watch, rather than play. And that’s fine if you’ve never seen the anime it’s based on – but if you have, get ready for some deja vu.