A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Tag: Games
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And from TV programmes, too, not to mention a sort of proto-Internet run by the Post Office. The 80s were crazy times. I wrote about it all in a feature for Wireframe magazine.
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London is remarkably different now, one of many sweeping changes to Failbetter’s game.
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Sure, streaming games might be unfeasible if your internet is slow, but it could be great for kids who can’t afford a new console.
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Have a listen to this podcast from back in 2011, in which we discuss what made Resident Evil 2 so damn good.
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Well, 31 really. I mean Cyberpunk 2077 definitely isn’t going to come out this year, is it? Or is it? OR IS IT?
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EA have a ten-year licence to make Star Wars games. Over five years in, they’ve only made two, both of them remakes.
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Fallout 76, eh? Didn’t see that one coming.
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Yoku’s Island Express! Tomb Raider! Inside! Firewatch! Batman: Enemy Within! And more! I certainly got through a lot of games this Christmas.
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Have a very Happy Holidays, see you in the New Year!
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One thing that helps to thin out the backlog is sticking to just the genres you enjoy.
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We have gathered together in The Manor’s Drawing Room to pick our personal highlights from 2018. And it makes for an interesting list.
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It’s a brutally hard XCOM-style game with mutant ducks and pigs! Just like you always wanted!
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2018 was an amazing year for games, but there’s only so much time to play them all. Here are the ones I wish I’d had a chance to try.
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This acclaimed visual novel from the makers of the Zero Escape series received a perfect score from Famitsu magazine back in 2008 – and now it’s finally available in English.
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On the eve of the FA Cup second round, one man looks deep inside himself and wonders why on earth he is so addicted to an ageing parade of spreadsheets.
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PlayStation VR has entered The Manor, and it’s flippin’ amazing.
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Twisted Pixel’s Xbox Live Arcade classic gets a new lease of life on Nintendo Switch.
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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 celebration of the Game Boy in glorious monochrome.
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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 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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It’s like Stardew Valley, but with more highly suspicious meat products of dubious provenance.
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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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EVE Online has a reputation for being a scary place for newcomers. But what’s it actually like to play this venerable MMORPG for the first time?
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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.
A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME 