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Our Most Agreeable highlights of E3 2019

Animal Crossing, Watch Dogs Legion and Link’s Awakening are just some of our stand-outs.

E3, E3 2019, Nintendo, Video Games

Is the games industry sustainable with so many new releases?

Hundreds of games are now released every month, while ‘games as a service’ ask ever more commitment from players. Surely something has to give?

games backlog, Games industry, steam, too many games, Video Games

Downloading games from the radio and teletext in the 1980s

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.

1980s, features, Games, radio, Retro Gaming, Video Games, Wireframe

Google Stadia could be great for cash-strapped kids

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.

game streaming, Games, google, google stadia, streaming, Video Games

A Plague Tale: Innocence preview – rats entertainment

Think of that bit in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, except with rats that can strip a man to the bone in 30 seconds.

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Steins;Gate Elite is out today – here are some first impressions

This remake of the excellent 2009 visual novel is essentially a playable version of the 2011 anime series.

Anime, Japan, spike chunsoft, steins gate elite, Video Games, visual novel

Sunless Skies review – a must-play slice of fantastic Victoriana

The follow-up to Sunless Sea is much bigger, prettier and more forgiving than its illustrious forebear.

failbetter games, PC, sunless sea, sunless skies, Video Games

Vampyr and the problem of ludonarrative dissonance

Vampyr is an awkward case where your actions don’t match up with the story of the game.

Dontnod, ludonarrative dissonance, vampyr, Video Games

From The Armchair: 2019 Is The Year I Beat My Backlog

This is it. I’m doing this. Within the next few months, the slate is being wiped clean.

backlog, games backlog, Video Games

Our 32 most anticipated games of 2019

Well, 31 really. I mean Cyberpunk 2077 definitely isn’t going to come out this year, is it? Or is it? OR IS IT?

2019 in gaming, best games of 2019, Games, gaming, Video Games

How did we do on our predictions for the Christmas game charts?

Fallout 76, eh? Didn’t see that one coming.

best of 2018, charts, Christmas, Games, Video Games

From The Armchair: Christmas Game Frenzy

Yoku’s Island Express! Tomb Raider! Inside! Firewatch! Batman: Enemy Within! And more! I certainly got through a lot of games this Christmas.

Firewatch, From the armchair, Games, gaming, Indie Games, Tomb Raider, Video Games, Yoku’s island express

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Have a very Happy Holidays, see you in the New Year!

Christmas, Games, Video Games

From The Armchair: I Know What I Like… And I Know Which Games I’ll Never Enjoy

One thing that helps to thin out the backlog is sticking to just the genres you enjoy.

From the armchair, Games, gaming, Indie Games, Video Games

The 10 Most Agreeable Games of 2018

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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Review: Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden (PC)

It’s a brutally hard XCOM-style game with mutant ducks and pigs! Just like you always wanted!

Games, Mutant Year Zero, PC, strategy games, Tactical Strategy, turn-based strategy, Video Games

From The Armchair: The Games of 2018 that Got Away

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.

best games of 2018, From the armchair, Games, gaming, Video Games

Review: 428: Shibuya Scramble (PS4)

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.

428 shibuya scramble, Games, Koichi Nakamura, PS4, Video Games, visual novel

WHY AM I STILL PLAYING FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014?

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.

football, Football Manager, Games, PC, Soccer, Video Games

From The Armchair: Welcome To The World Of VR

PlayStation VR has entered The Manor, and it’s flippin’ amazing.

Games, Playstation VR, PS4, Video Games, Virtual Reality, VR

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