Getting Gamers by Jamie Madigan, and Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us by Jordan Erica Webber and Daniel Griliopoulos.
Category: Opinions
Boundless, Minecraft, and not having anywhere near the amount of time a game demands
Boundless is a pretty cool looking Minecraft style MMOG. And frankly I’m never going to have the time to play it.
The big AAA games battling it out for Christmas 2018
Who will win the fight for Christmas number one?
What if a game console came with a 3D printer?
Imagine a game where you could print out the trophies you win in 3D…
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 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.
Games writing: when a hobby becomes work
Writing about games for a living? Sounds amazing, right? Well, like everything, it’s best done in moderation.
Nintendo Switch Online seems like a poor deal
Cloud saves, a few NES games and some smartphone app features are the sweeteners you’ll get when Nintendo starts charging you to play Switch games online – in other words, the bare minimum.
I am in awe of the superstar designers at EGX Rezzed
They say never meet your heroes. Just stand a few feet away from them instead and stare with your mouth open.
EGX Rezzed: first impressions
It’s halfway through day one, and the coffee has stopped working.
Getting ready for EGX Rezzed
I”ll be at EGX Rezzed for the whole weekend – but I’m already worrying how I’m going to fit everything in. If you’re going to be at the show, come say hi!
PlayStation 5? Noooooo, not yet!
It feels like I only just got my PS4. I’m in no rush to splash out on a brand new console.
Grainger Games has gone – another tragedy for the already hard hit north-east
It’s all gone, just like that. Grainger Games has shut its remaining stores. And it’s another grim disappointment to add to the hardships of North-East England.
As Grainger Games teeters on the brink things are looking gloomy for video games on the high street
Grainger Games is in trouble – and there are worrying signs about UK video game retailers in general.
Monster Hunter World deserves its record-breaking sales figures
This game is just so damn good I can’t stop playing it.
Why Forma.8 is brilliant and you should play it
Forma.8 was recently given away on PS Plus, and this metroidvania-but-with-spaceships has quickly become a firm favourite in The Manor.
Beholder is a funny yet brutal satire of living under an oppressive regime
Collecting useless information about tenants, like whether they enjoy chess, seems comical at first. But then people start dying.
From The Armchair: Metroidvania Marathon
I’ve spent most of my life wishing there were more games like Super Metroid, and now there’s a ton of them. Bring it on.