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The first game that Lewis ever played was “Horace Goes Skiing” on the ZX Spectrum. Yes, he’s that old.

Month: October 2011

  • Shadow of the Colossus is Bloody Amazing

    I think the title of this post pretty much sums it all up. If you’ve played Shadow of the Colossus, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, what the hell are you playing at? BUY THIS GAME NOW. (Or even better, get the shiny new HD remake for the PS3.) While you’re…

  • Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command: winning the battle

    Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command was an isometric squad turn-based strategy game developed by RedLynx and published by THQ for the Playstation Portable and the Nintendo DS systems.  In the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the Ultra Marines  are under no delusion that they are single-handidly saving the universe from the scourge of Chaos.  Everyone is expendible, and…

  • The Best Video Game Endings… And The Worst

    WARNING: Inevitably, being an article all about the endings of games, this article contains some spoilers. If there’s a game you don’t want to know the ending for, I’ll let you know when to look away. Video game endings are notoriously bad, I reckon. In quite a lot of the games I’ve played, there’s a…