Here’s an elongated story about one man’s junk becoming another man’s treasure. While scouring the stalls at a car boot sale a few weeks back, I came across a small collection of ’90s candy stick packets. Empty confectionary boxes which I was keen to hand over money for; literally junk – something most people would …
What’s VR for? It’s still early days for this latest generation of screen-strapped-to-your-head technology, and it’s yet to find a completely convincing purpose. Virtual reality could yet go the way of 3D TV, but for £69, Daydream isn’t an unreasonable punt to take. Now to be clear, the Daydream is Google’s VR platform. Daydream View …
This year has been an odd one for the gaming industry. Although the annual sequels and franchise updates have been leaps and bounds over their predecessors – Titanfall 2 and Watch_Dogs 2, in particular – their sales have been slower than anticipated. We imagine this has left many publishers baffled. If vastly improved sequels to …
Compiling this feature was a tad tricky as we’ve seen far fewer stinkers in 2016 than years prior. There were plenty of average games – Alekhine’s Gun, Carmageddon: Max Damage, Mighty No. 9 and TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan spring to mind – but nothing truly terrible. We’re talking Ride to Hell: Retribution levels of awfulness …
When Nintendo revealed the NES Classic Mini, ergo its game library, retro fans were delighted to discover dozens of third-party hits being included. It was as if Nintendo were finally acknowledging the fact that it wasn’t just their own software that made the NES a success, but also the likes of Mega Man, Castlevania and …
SEGA’s Wonder Boy series has remained dormant for such a long time that fans have taken it upon themselves to give the world a new Wonder Boy. Two new games starring the boy wonder are in the pipeline, in fact, and both are officially sanctioned by series’ creator Ryuichi Nishizawa. Due for release before the …
The last-gen formats have reached the age where they’re being handed down to younger siblings, with the Xbox One and PS4 taking pride of place under the main TV instead. Both consoles have also fallen in price heavily over the past year or so, making them affordable (and more viable) for children. Unlike the Wii …
We miss the days of the XBLA, a time where every new release included a demo version. Not only was this a fool proof way to avoid a duffer, but also a good way to discover hidden gems. Every single digital arcade release could be tried before buying. The same isn’t true on Xbox One, …
Games Asylum is 15 years old this weekend, which means we can finally watch Die Hard. Yippee ki-yay indeed, melon farmers. Much has changed since 2001, so to wish ourselves a very bloody happy birthday, here are eight things that didn’t exist 15 years ago when we started this nonsense. 1. Motion control The first …
Nine months ago Phil Busuttil and David Thatcher departed UK-based Ninja Theory – of Enslaved and DmC: Devil May Cry fame – to form the two-man indie team TriCat Games. Now that their first game – though not the game they started developing first, but we’ll come to that – R.A.B.B.i.T (Rope Assisted Ballistic Bunny …
Survival games are both high in demand and in number at the moment. If you’ve played the majority, then you’ve probably noticed that they don’t tend to be storyline orientated. Usually they begin by explaining the premise – zombie apocalypse/nuclear devastation/popping to the supermarket on Black Friday – and you’re then left to your own …
It’s fair to say that most people who use eBay have a love-hate relationship with the auction site. For every bargain buy or smooth transaction you’re forced to patiently wait weeks for items to arrive, or simply put up with people’s stupidity. We’ve been using eBay since the days when sending a cheque through the …
We’ve seen fewer releases this year, especially during the usually crowded festive season. Even with fewer triple-A titles on the shelves though, a fair few games still sunk without trace. Below you’ll find a mixture of retail and digital releases that didn’t get a fair share of the limelight upon despite garnering decent review scores. …
Bad video games have a habit of living in infamy these days. This is all down to the YouTube generation regularly wheeling out modern day duffers like Sonic 06, Big Rigs and Ride to Hell: Retribution so that they can be mocked, ridiculed and childishly cursed at. Fellow YouTuber and actor Stuart Ashen – aka …
Every Xbox 360 owner and their dog knows that if you want to give your Gamerscore a boost you have to force yourself to play terrible movie tie-ins, half-baked kid’s games and decade old sports sims. It would appear that easiest Xbox One games to rinse for achievements aren’t commonly known. As luck would have …