The British companies trying to crack the Chinese video game market

I spoke to Curve Digital, Coatsink and Freejam about their efforts to publish games in China in an article for Kotaku UK.

Review: Super Destronaut DX (PS4)

It’s Space Invaders! Again! But even though Super Destronaut DX throws in a few innovations, there’s not much to hold your attention for long.

Review: Dead Cells (PS4)

This Rogue-like Metroidvania is rock hard but thoroughly enjoyable. Reanimated corpses have never been so much fun.

August is Metroidvania Month

Four fantastic Metroidvania games are being released this month: Dead Cells, Chasm, Death’s Gambit and Guacamelee 2.

The full story of the one-letter bug that broke the AI in Aliens: Colonial Marines

I spoke to the modder who discovered this tiny, catastrophic bug in Aliens: Colonial Marines as part of his three-year overhaul of the game.

What if a game console came with a 3D printer?

Imagine a game where you could print out the trophies you win in 3D…

No Man’s Sky NEXT is confusing but brilliant

The NEXT update completely transforms No Man’s Sky – I wrote about my experiences with it for PCGamesN.

Has the arcade driving game market died?

OnRush has sunk at retail – have open-world games like GTA killed off arcade racers?

The final hours of Gravity Rush 2 online

The Gravity Rush 2 servers have shut down just a year and a half after the game’s release. I spent the last night sampling as much online stuff as I could.

I’m rushing through Gravity Rush 2 before the servers shut down on 19 July

With just two days to go until the server shutdown, I haven’t even scratched the surface of Gravity Rush 2’s online content.

The bizarre story of the Casio Loopy console

I wrote a feature for Eurogamer on the Casio Loopy – a console for girls with a built-in sticker printer.

Better Late Than Never: Gravity Rush Remastered

Six years after its release, I’ve finally played Gravity Rush. And it’s an absolute belter.

I spoke to Mike Pondsmith about Cyberpunk 2077

I chatted with the creator of the RPG that Cyberpunk 2077 is based on in a feature for PCGamesN.

Moonlighter updates incoming

The excellent dungeon crawler Moonlighter is getting a ton of free updates – and there are also rumblings about an incoming Switch version.

Blacksad: Under The Skin is a new game based on a fantastic comic that you should definitely read

Co-created by an ex-Disney animator, Blacksad depicts a beautiful film noir-inspired world of anthropomorphic animals. And soon it’s going to be a game.

Review: Moonlighter (PS4)

Moonlighter is a dungeon crawler mashed up with a retail game – and it’s utterly fantastic.

I spoke to the developers of Sable about their stunning indie game

The crazy thing is that this beautiful game is being made in a garden shed by two completely self-taught developers.

Gaming disorder could lead to addiction warning labels on games

I spoke to academics on both sides of the gaming disorder debate in a feature for GamesRadar – and both sides recognise that gaming addiction is a problem.

The best games of E3 2018

Amid all the ultraviolence and samey sequels, a few genuine delights peeked out from behind the curtain at E3 2018. WARNING: THIS LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE CYBERPUNK 2077.

Interview: Suda51 on Travis Strikes Again – No More Heroes

Superstar designer Suda51 told me all about Travis Strikes Again on Nintendo Switch, as well as remakes of Killer7 and Flower, Sun and Rain – and possibly Michigan: Report From Hell.