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.
Yoku’s Island Express! Tomb Raider! Inside! Firewatch! Batman: Enemy Within! And more! I certainly got through a lot of games this Christmas.
One thing that helps to thin out the backlog is sticking to just the genres you enjoy.
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.
A celebration of the Game Boy in glorious monochrome.
A masterful return to form for a series that had lost its way.
The long-awaited Steel Rats is finally here, chainsaw wheels and vertical driving fully intact. But does it live up to its promise?
Starfox, Mario Kart and Pokemon like you’ve never seen them before.
My feature on one of the oldest online multiplayer games is in issue 323 of PC Gamer!
Hmmm, interesting list.
A stunning Zelda-like top-down RPG is storming its Kickstarter goals.
I previewed the latest game from the makers of The Signal of Tolva for Kotaku UK. Let’s see how that went.
It’s like Stardew Valley, but with more highly suspicious meat products of dubious provenance.
I got a new gaming PC. And now I want to DESTROY IT UTTERLY.
Who the hell launches a new game a week before Red Dead Redemption 2?
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?
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.
The map from A Link to the Past in beautiful 3D papercraft.
TowerFall makes it to the Switch with all of the content from the previous two games, as well as some cracking multiplayer options.
Pokeballs!
The conclusion of Stoic’s Banner Saga is breathtaking – and also difficult to write about without dropping spoilers.
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.
The studio behind The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us has laid off most of its staff.
The Gardens Between is bloomin’ marvellous. Buy it now!
A minimalist puzzle game that’s perfect for playing on the subway. Or bus. Or plane. Or train. Or…
Join me as I reminisce about Nintendo’s quirky, innovative and yet much maligned console.
Getting Gamers by Jamie Madigan, and Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us by Jordan Erica Webber and Daniel Griliopoulos.
Do you have more games than you can possibly play? Is it stressing you out? I’m here to help.
And this fantastic Metroidvania game is being released very soon indeed…
Chasm is a beautiful pixel-art Metroidvania with a dizzying array of enemies to fight.
Boundless is a pretty cool looking Minecraft style MMOG. And frankly I’m never going to have the time to play it.
A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME 