Platinum Games have established themselves as being key developers of high quality hack’n’slash games. Last year, they released Transformers Devastation. Surprisingly, for a licensed game, it received good reviews. It…
I’ve never become invested in DLC. Some of it has annoyed me, and the infamous Elder Scrolls IV “Horse Armour Pack” serves as a keystone reminder of overpriced content. However,…
Star Fox Zero is an important game. It’s one of the few games to use the Wii U pad as a key part of its gameplay mechanics, one of the…
Adventure games have been having a revival lately. The Monkey Island series had its first two titles remastered, Broken Age weaved a brand new tale, and Grim Fandango Remastered was…
The recently announced closure of innovative developer Lionhead Studios was sad - if not entirely surprising - news for many of us here are Power Up Gaming. Lionhead brought us…
There has never been a more unlikable sounding group than the Aggressive Society Supporting Hatred and Terrorism, or, for short, ASSHAT. Unfortunately, in 2033, 17 years from now, the group…
It was the year of the Tamagotchi. Trainspotting, Scream, and Independence Day saw their cinema releases. Dolly the cloned sheep greeted the world. The year was 1996. As significant as these…
Having begun this year reviewing the painfully plain Alphadia Genesis, I had a fear that I was going to be playing awful games for most of 2015. Thankfully, I was…
The depressing truth is that there is very little practical use for gaming prowess in the real world. Sure you could become an esport superstar, be the next PewDiePie, or…
Normal history isn’t that interesting. Where's the magic in it? The demons? The talking cats? You can flick through any of Earth’s factual books without learning about any of these, or…
You're lying in bed, trying to sleep. Your blood begins to rush. Your heart beats a raging, nearly insurmountable noise, only overcome by the techno cacophony that has yet to cease,…
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain doesn’t feel like a finale. The series set gracefully in MGS4, with the many stories of the franchise reaching their respective finales, but…
Before the release of Ground Zeroes, Peace Walker was the last time we’d seen Big Boss in action. In fact, it was the latest Metal Gear Solid game, coming out in…
I tend to reject fanboyism; I couldn’t care less about the console wars, have no favourite game company, and I have about as much loyalty as a hungry cat. Nevertheless, the…
One clear cut age line on the wrinkly face of the arcade motorbike game Hang-On is that it, along with its sister F1 racer Super Monaco GP, advertised cigarettes. That’s…
To kick things off, EA CEO Andrew Wilson steps across the stage and highlights some of the games that the company will have on show for all of those who…
Valleys, forests, marshes, caves, lakes, and the ocean, their beauty barely contains their wretchedness. Soldiers march on paths, bandits lie in wait, monsters spurt from the ground, and countless bodies…
There’s a taut connection between the archer and his one lonely arrow, and with it the quest of slaying a string of powerful foes seems a colossal trial. Nevertheless, this…
The Avengers have been saving earth for quite some time now and, with the success of Age of Ultron, this doesn't seem to be changing any time soon. But while…
Broken Age came out in two acts: one in 2014, and the other more recently in the form of a free update. It was never intended to be split like…
