Gaming Rewind: 1989
Other than yours truly joining civilisation, 1989 was a busy year amongst gamers. Many big name titles were released, some of which would be the start of great series' which…
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Obscure Retro Gems: #1 – Pulseman
While chances are you've already heard of Game Freak – better known as the creators of the Pokémon franchise – you may not have heard of their 16-bit 1994 platformer,…
Let’s Replay: Castle of Illusion
With the annoucement of a Castle of Illusion remake, read our full preview here, we used it as an excuse to power up the 1990 classic to see how it's…
Sonic 1 remastered for mobile platforms
Sega has announced the release of a remastered port of Sonic the Hedgehog 1 for Android and iOS devices later this spring. The task of remaking the classic Megadrive platformer…
Ratchet & Clank to get big screen treatment
Popular platforming duo Ratchet & Clank are to make their Hollywood debut, it has been announced today. Watch the teaser trailer for the Ratchet & Clank movie. Blockade Entertainment and…
Rarest NES game found for $8 in thrift store
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Suarez invited to gaming zombie wedding
In a publicity stunt right out of the top drawer, Luis Suarez has been invited as the guest of honour at the UK’s first wedding to feature a zombie bride…
Castle of Illusion Remake
Several weeks ago a short teaser trailer found its way online but failed to tell the world what it was teasing. There was alot of speculation with the witch, the…
Resident Evil creator unveils The Evil Within
The godfather of survival horror in gaming is to direct a brand new franchise, it has been announced today. Watch The Evil Within's debut trailer (viewer discretion advised) Bethesda Softworks,…
Tomb Raider Review
You'd be forgiven for reacting to Square Enix's initial announcement of Tomb Raider back in 2010 with more than a touch of scepticism. While we were told the game would…
FIFA 14 announced by EA
EA Sports today gave gamers a glimpse of what to expect in FIFA 14, the next game to be released in their hugely-popular football series. Touting innovations including brand-new ball…
Fifa 14 – 5 Big Improvements
The first details of Fifa 14 have recently been unveiled to further help replicate the beautiful game. First of all we hope they tighten up all the issues with Fifa…
Retro Gaming on Your Old Computer
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The Rock named WWE 2K14 cover star
With the recent announcement of 2K Games' acquisition of the WWE video games license, speculation has been rife as to who would grace the cover of the studio's first release,…
What’s Wrong with Fifa 13?
With all the problems that have hit Fifa 13 since its release date and a lot of fans saying they’ll now turn to Pro Evo, we take a look at…
Bioshock Infinite Review
The first person shooter genre has started to get repetitive, predictable and stale as this console generation reaches its end. Back in 2007, Irrational games released the first game in…
The Last of Us Preview
With the debut of a new trailer (which we've been kind enough to put at the bottom of this page) and the release date fast approaching, we’ve put together all…
History of WWE Games, 1999-2013
SmackDown! series (1999-2003) Having acquired the WWF video game licence and taken over the rights from previous publisher Acclaim, THQ looked to Japanese developer Yuke's – and their Toukon Retsuden…
Great Gaming Easter Eggs, Part 2
Fallout New Vegas (2010): Indiana Jones' skeleton One of our favourite Easter eggs in recent years came in Fallout: New Vegas, where, with the Wild Wasteland trait enabled, players could…
Great Gaming Easter Eggs, Part 1
Adventure (1979): one of the earliest Easter eggs! Back in 1979, Atari seldom credited its authors for their work. As a result, Adventure creator Warren Robinett introduced possibly the earliest…
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