A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Tag: Video Games
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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.
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RIP Bob Wakelin. He created some of the most iconic cover art of the eighties and nineties, but there’s one cover in particular that stands out for me – Wizkid.
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Until 28th January, you can save 20% on Most Agreeable T-shirts and mugs when you buy two or more items. And now we have BLACK T-SHIRTS, too!
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What will happen to digital-only games in the future? Many have already been lost, pulled from sale as licenses expire – and many more will disappear with the closure of WiiWare in 2019. I went exploring the ‘digital graveyard’ in a feature for Eurogamer.
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Hey look, you can even detach the riders and swap them around! Best. Amiibo. Ever.
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Hey look, it’s Zelda on Switch! Sort of.
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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.
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When I heard that Nintendo was making a new announcement, I never dreamt it would be interactive cardboard toys. But now I want all of them.
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‘Tis a sad day, for Baron Richenbaum Fotchenstein is leaving us. Which begs the question, who on earth is going to review all the scary games now he’s gone?
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A retro-themed roguelite with a large amount of content? Yes, please.
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What happens when you mix a roguelite with a dungeon crawler and stir in some pixel art graphics?
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Until 12th January, you can save 18% on Most Agreeable T-shirts and mugs. And now we have BLACK T-SHIRTS, too!
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Can you survive the deadly galaxy of Super Hydorah?
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The follow-up to SteamWorld Dig gets a fancy new Switch edition with all DLC included. But how does it compare to its illustrious forebear?
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Just 12 months after the game came out, the servers for Gravity Rush 2 are being switched off – meaning tons of items and costumes are set to disappear.
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Last year was a really amazing one for quality video games – but there are loads more fantastic games on the way in 2018, including The Last of Us Part 2, Fire Emblem on Switch, Agony and Red Dead Redemption II. Here are the titles we’re most excited about.
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As the dying embers of 2017 fall into the grate and 2018 roars into life, now is a good time to reflect on the achievements of the past year.
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10 of the very best titles for PlayStation VR so far!
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The Fuel Rats are trying to rescue a player who has been stranded where no human has gone before. And it’s all because of mugs.
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Does Outcast – Second Contact breathe new life into a cult classic or was this game better off left in the 90’s?
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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.
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Hand of Fate 2 is in the Steam Winter Sale, and has some free DLC to boot. And I promise I’ll review it soon, I’ve just been busy, yeah?
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It’s time to look back over the year and see which games popped our proverbial corks. And my word there were some fantastic games in 2017. Still, you may be surprised by some of our picks…
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I wrote an in-depth feature for GamesRadar+ on the increasing cost of game development and just why more publishers deem it necessary to add microtransactions and loot boxes to their games.
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I interviewed the owner of Console Connections in Shildon for Eurogamer and found out just how tough it is for indie game stores to keep going.
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My completely opposite thoughts on Woofenstein II
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Grim Dawn or Grim YAWN?
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Just had to share these sweet Monster Hunter World skills.
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This week: why Monster Hunter World is flipping amazing, how Mario can make pensioners’ brains better, and a list of the funniest games ever.
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Floppy disks gradually de-magnetise over time – so-called bit rot. I spoke to groups who are trying to save old Amiga games before they’re lost forever.
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The closest you’ll come to finding out what it’s like to be a giant robot…for now.
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Pointless collectibles, gated story content, questionable DLC practices, so-called ‘free to play’… No, just no.
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