A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Author: Lewis Packwood
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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.
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A masterful return to form for a series that had lost its way.
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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.
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The long-awaited Steel Rats is finally here, chainsaw wheels and vertical driving fully intact. But does it live up to its promise?
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Starfox, Mario Kart and Pokemon like you’ve never seen them before.
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The NES Encyclopaedia and Japansoft: An Oral History are both set for release next year.
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We’ve got two EU codes for the wonderfully OTT Steel Rats to give away, but you’ve only got a few days to enter, hurry!
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My feature on one of the oldest online multiplayer games is in issue 323 of PC Gamer!
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Hmmm, interesting list.
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A stunning Zelda-like top-down RPG is storming its Kickstarter goals.
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I previewed the latest game from the makers of The Signal of Tolva for Kotaku UK. Let’s see how that went.
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I got a new gaming PC. And now I want to DESTROY IT UTTERLY.
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Who the hell launches a new game a week before Red Dead Redemption 2?
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The ‘Netflix of games’ is just around the corner, as broadband speeds are shooting up across the world. I wrote a feature about how streaming will change video games for GamesRadar.
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The map from A Link to the Past in beautiful 3D papercraft.
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After years of avoiding the faff of building your own PC, I’ve had a Road to Damascus moment.
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Pokeballs!
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Sunless Sea and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey could do with picking up the pace a bit – we don’t all have endless time to kill.
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The cult PC game Sunless Sea finally makes its way onto the PS4 with its Zubmariner DLC intact. Time to dive into the chilling waters of the Unterzee…
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Pandora’s Tower is an old Wii RPG I’ve been meaning to play for ages, and one of the many games in my Wii U backlog. And it turns out it’s great.
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The studio behind The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us has laid off most of its staff.
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I’ve finished Darksiders Warmastered as part of my quest to finish all of my Wii U games. It’s great! Next up: Pandora’s Tower.
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What games would you feature on the newly announced PlayStation Classic? I’ve picked out 15 PS1 games that I’d revive in a heartbeat.
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Oh, another Tomb Raider game is out. But, er, I still haven’t played the last two? Or GTAV. Or Fallout 4. Or the last five Assassin’s Creeds…
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Join me as I reminisce about Nintendo’s quirky, innovative and yet much maligned console.
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Getting Gamers by Jamie Madigan, and Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us by Jordan Erica Webber and Daniel Griliopoulos.
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Do you have more games than you can possibly play? Is it stressing you out? I’m here to help.
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And this fantastic Metroidvania game is being released very soon indeed…
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Chasm is a beautiful pixel-art Metroidvania with a dizzying array of enemies to fight.
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Boundless is a pretty cool looking Minecraft style MMOG. And frankly I’m never going to have the time to play it.
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Who will win the fight for Christmas number one?
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Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Chasm, Guacamelee 2… there’s a flood of modern Metroidvanias at the moment, but which are worth your time?
A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME 