Let me take you back to the dim and distant past of January 2010. I’m in deepest darkest […]
I love portable gaming. The sheer audacity for Capcom to claim that the graphics are ‘So Real You’ll […]
My lovely girlfriend bought me a shiny new Nintendo 3DS for Christmas and has hardly regretted it at […]
Huge apologies, but this week’s post has been slightly delayed – the perils of holding down a full-time […]
I am an Imperial knight named Swarley with an innate ability for cutting dudes up with a sword, […]
A New Year’s message from Lucius Merriweather, Esq. As you probably know by now, both Sir Gaulian and […]
2011 was a ripper year for gaming. Ken Levine, in an interview with Eurogamer, even went as far […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Huge apologies for the lack of posts this week: lavish helpings of […]
Yes, I know I said I wouldn’t be buying any more games until I’ve finished all of the […]
A lot happens during a horse race. It may look like its just a race down a couple […]
As you can probably tell by the fact I’m writing a blog about video games, I’m rather partial […]
[written in complaint by Sir Gaulian] From what I understand, necromancers are vile, vile creatures. If you thought […]
“People, if you want to play this game and really enjoy it, expect your eyes to burn a […]
[by Sir Gaulian] The 3DS is one of the dustiest consoles I own. It sits, usually idle, on […]
Hurrah! Another game has been knocked from The Mantelpiece! They’re falling thick and fast… I’ve worked out that […]
I think the title of this post pretty much sums it all up. If you’ve played Shadow of […]
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command was an isometric squad turn-based strategy game developed by RedLynx and published by THQ […]
WARNING: Inevitably, being an article all about the endings of games, this article contains some spoilers. If there’s […]
[painstakingly scribed by Sir Gaulian] It has been a tumultuous life cycle for the PSP. It started off […]
I bought this game YEARS ago. Seriously, I think it was in about 2008, or maybe even 2007, […]
When I finally got around to ditching my old ‘dumb’ phone and upgrading to a considerably smarter iPhone […]
[penned by Sir Gaulian] I am not an avid reader but Bret Easton Ellis is one of my […]
Sir Gaulian’s recent article on ‘crowd combat’ games immediately made me think of Chaos Legion, a long-forgotten PS2 […]
The original Warioware, Inc: Mega Microgame$! is unequivocally one of my favourite games of all time. Everything about […]
Despite the huge amount of progress that has been made in terms of women’s rights over the last […]
I can see the fun in almost any game. Sure, I am not the biggest fan of many sports […]
Enslaved: Odyssey To The West becomes the second game to fall from The Mantelpiece – at this blistering […]
I’ll say right off the bat that not a whole lot has changed, functionally at least, from Pro Evolution […]
At only 27 years of age I already hate teenagers. I really can’t help it – they wear […]
Assassin’s Creed II has the honour of being the first game to be knocked off The Mantelpiece and […]
“In Which The Concept Of The Manor Is Explained and we indulge our creativity. Just go with it” […]
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