This week: the definitive ruling on whether it should be Black Ops IIII or IV, a massive mushroom beetle is found in No Man’s Sky, a man plays Nintendo Switch using a 1986 pocket TV, and where it all went wrong for Atari.
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Spiffing Reads: the Papers, Please short film and Berlin-nightclub turn-based tactics
This week: the amazing Papers, Please short film, what Lucas Pope did next, the disco-tastic turn-based tactics game All Walls Must Fall, a secret trick in Super Mario Bros. 3, and Donald Trump targets video games after school shootings.
Burnout Paradise Remastered heading to PS4, Xbox One and PC
Burnout is coming back! A remastered version of Burnout Paradise is set for launch on 16th March, with a PC version heading along later in the year.
Spiffing Reads: UK Switch Sales Slower Than Elsewhere
This week: the Nintendo Switch isn’t breaking records in the UK, Celeste helps out with mental health, Sleep Is Death deserves a reboot, a Twitter bot unearths a lost game, and why cheating was cool.
Spiffing Reads: The Woman Who Wants to Marry Tetris and The Cruellest Game Ever
This week: the story of the woman in love with Tetris, the most bastard game you’ve ever seen, the XCOM director on Mario + Rabbids, what went wrong with Lair, Arkane’s lost game, and the hubris of Imagine Software.
Spiffing Reads: ARMS, Nintendo Labo and the future of loot boxes
This week: the unlikely return of Nintendo Power, why ARMS is so good, the regulation that could outlaw loot boxes, a fascinating chat with industry veterans and the genius of Nintendo Labo.
Spiffing Reads: Diversity and DDR
This week: why the fighting game community is so inclusive and a look at the rise, then fall, then rise again of Dance Dance Revolution.
Spiffing Reads: Monster Hunter World and how Super Mario 64 improves your brain
This week: why Monster Hunter World is flipping amazing, how Mario can make pensioners’ brains better, and a list of the funniest games ever.
Spiffing Reads: Desert Bus, Space Station 13 and BAYONETTA 3 (Yay!)
This week: driving a virtual bus for money, the game that can never be remade, Death Stranding, Bayonetta 3, and Little King’s Story. And BAYONETTA 3.
Spiffing Reads Classic Compilation
Welcome to the November 2017 Spiffing Reads Clipstravaganza!
Spiffing Reads: Mario tunes, the genius of Terry Cavanagh and an Indie Wonderland
This week: when Mario released a CD album, a tribute to Runic Games, Terry Cavanagh’s bizarre new game, Mass Effect Andromeda redemption and a beat ’em up with no attacks.
Spiffing Reads: Cockroaches in a PS4 and… wait, cockroaches in a PS4?
This week: cockroaches in a frickin’ PS4, Knight Terror, a troll-baiting Mario list, games we need on Switch and goodbye to Miiverse. AND COCKROACHES.
Spiffing Reads: Visceral Games, RiME and THAT trailer for The Last of Us Part 2
This week: the press reacts to the closure of Visceral Games, Reddit reveals the designers behind Switch games, RiME gets praised and Sony gets told off.
Spiffing Reads: Microtransactions, the Game Boy Mini and stunning Zelda artwork
This week: Activision patents controversial bots, sublime Zelda propaganda posters, the games that should be on the Game Boy Mini, and a stunning JRPG from Indonesia.
Spiffing Reads: N64 Mini, Jambo Safari and the closure of Visceral
This week on Spiffing Reads, we kick off with a fevered discussion on what games should be featured on the … More