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The Gauntlet that almost was

This month sees the release of Warner Bros’ Gauntlet remake. The PC exclusive dungeon crawler looked a little underwhelming when it was first unveiled, but the latest trailer would suggest that it has come a long way since, retaining many ideas and features that made the arcade original...

The curious kart racer collection

Mario Kart has a lot of answer for, and we aren’t talking about how Toad manages to reach the pedals. Nope – we’re talking about how Mario Kart’s immense popularity has spawned numerous soulless clones over the years. Many of these lifeless imitators were released not during the...

Talking about MyDream

It appears voxels are in this season. California-based indie developers MyDream Interactive have recently finished their successfully funded Kickstarter campaign for MyDream, a co-operative world building game that takes inspiration from the likes of Minecraft and LittleBigPlanet. After surpassing their Kickstarter goal and receiving backing from high-profile figures...

Talking about Let’s Go Camping!

Texas based indie developer Steamburger Studios have just launched their campaign on Kickstarter to help fund the development of their colourful new camping adventure game, Let’s Go Camping! We had the chance to chat and find out more about their plans. With its beautiful, simple visuals and mix of...

An uneventful history of South Park games

Now here’s a feature that has spent some time on the back burner. Once scheduled to coincide with The Stick of Truth’s original release date – back when THQ was still breathing – we’ve held it off time and time again following the numerous delays. With Obsidian’s RPG...

Game Y’self Better

Recently I have become rather obsessed with the idea of self improvement. I’ve started running. I’ve started eating breakfast. I’ve stopped being a vegetarian. I also got myself into thinking that games could help me achieve my dreams of being a better person. Since Brain Training sold approximately...

Five Xbox Indie Games to try

The fact that the greatest Xbox Indie games are buried under tat like Baby Maker Extreme and Dont B Nervous Talking 2 Girls [sic] makes their discovery seem all that more special. Some damning praise for the way Microsoft manages the service, there. Perhaps we should be glad...

The story of SEGA, Sony and when quality assurance prevails

Released on PlayStation 2 back in 2005, SEGA Classics Collection is a small part of gaming history. Not so much in terms of the collection’s content, but rather a display of Sony’s seldom seen authority. Over in Japan the games in the eight-strong compilation were released individually as...

2013: The year’s ten biggest turkeys

Usually our annual lookback at the worst console games of the year is in conjunction with Metacritic. As in, we use the site as a source. But with Metacritic’s worst rated games of the year mostly consisting of PC and iOS games we’ve never even heard of, it...

2013: Ten games you may have missed

Over the past few months alone we’ve seen the release of two new consoles, revamps of both the PS Vita and 3DS, plus some much needed big-name titles for the Wii U. That’s before we’ve even taken into account the release of GTA V, a game proclaimed to...