2 Feb, 2012

Title: Quarrel Platform: Xbox360 Live Arcade Developer: Denki Publisher: UTV Ignition Games TL;DR: Addictive, strategy word fun that’s not just for Scrabble-a-holics. Family Friendly? Click here to skip the detail and see if this game is right for your family! After winning an IGN “Best of 2011” award and BAFTA Scotland’s “Game of the Year”, Denki...

2 Feb, 2012

Title: Analogue: A Hate Story Platform: PC Developer: Christine Love (indie) TL;DR: A futuristic visual novel about an androcentric society Family Friendly?: Click here for more info I’ve been effectively spamming news about Christine Love’s latest offering: Analogue: A Hate Story and thankfully I feel vindicated in my eagerness. The game places...

30 Jan, 2012

Syndicate is a franchise jealously guarded by the old school, when news of the reboot was released many (myself included) doubted it could possibly live up to the originals – well, yesterday I was proved wrong. I’ve had several rounds now on different levels of Syndicate’s four player multiplayer which has become vastly more polished, I can say with great...

30 Jan, 2012

Title: ScaryGirl Platform: XBLA, PSN, PC (reviewed on XBLA) Developer: TikGames Publisher: Square Enix Tagline: All the animation and charm of Psychonauts, with less adventuring Family Friendly: Click here for more information. Verdict: Wait for a Sale When I first heard about ScaryGirl, I was unsure as to what to expect. I was not a big fan of the graphic...

24 Jan, 2012

With a Nintendo 3DS now residing in my house, I decided that I would go and download the new Resident Evil Revelations demo that just came out. I was a fan of Resident Evil 5, and have slowly started to check into the previous entries in the series, so I really did want to see how this franchise would stack up on this new portable device. Now, I understand...

23 Jan, 2012

Title: Marvel Pinball Vengeance and Virtue Platform: XBLA, PSN (Reviewed on XBLA) Developer: Zen Studios Publisher: Zen Studios Tagline: More Marvel characters unite for pinball action Family Friendly? Click here for more information. Verdict: Buy It Already Pinball is one of those activities that tend to be more fun on a live table than on a console. However,...

22 Jan, 2012

Title: Gears of War 3: RAAM’s Shadow DLC Platform: X360 Developer: Epic Games Publisher: Epic Games TL;DR: Big, ugly locusts. Dudebros. Explosions. Family Friendly? Click here for more information. Downloadable content is meant to expand on the player experience. Some studios might see this as an opportunity to introduce whole new worlds (a la Fallout...

16 Jan, 2012

Title: World In Conflict Platform: PC Developer: Massive Entertainment Publisher: Ubisoft, Sierra Entertainment TL;DR: Modern RTS with a simple interface and decent variety Family Friendly?: Click here for more info I thought we’d take a look back at an oldie but a goodie today, which you can pick up for very little online, or you can pop on Steam and pay...