Coder by day, gamer and film fan by night. Websites are one of many things I do. A big fan of classic/retro gaming especially of Atari systems. I can also cook. ;)
It’s the end of the year and we’re getting early notice on the first batch of Games with Gold titles for 2020. Full details are here on Major Nelson’s site but in short we’ve got on the way: Styx: Shards of Darkness (Jan 1-21, Xbox One) Batman: The […]
It’s hard to believe that five years have already passed since Frontier Developments launched their latest game in the long running Elite franchise. After many years of speculation and followed by a successful Kickstarter campaign, the initial launch of Elite Dangerous gave players a whole galaxy to explore, […]
The most recent of Elite Dangerous‘ Interstellar Initiatives (the game’s new take on bugger community goals), and perhaps one of the most interesting to me, involved the discovery of an ancient megaship still inhabited by its crew. The story of the Golconda, a massive generation ship that’s been […]
It’s been almost 5 years (!) now since the original launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) and to developer 343’s credit they’ve stuck to their guns in giving the product the attention and support it deserved after the kind of launch that could sink franchises. A […]
Microsoft has used The Game Awards to not only release trailers for a few upcoming games but also provide the first look at their upcoming console. Previously known as Project Scarlett, the Xbox Series X takes some design cues from the Xbox One X but with a form […]
Not long ago my parents stopped by my house and dropped off another random box of things that they had in storage which was followed up with the line “we think you might want some of this”. A lot of the Atari items I now have come from […]
I might have been in the minority when it came to those who enjoyed id Software’s 2011 post apocalyptic shooter Rage. The combination of first person shooter and open world vehicular combat may not have been revolutionary but it was a very solid shooter and was an impressive […]
It’s been a few months now since I first posted about Gears POP!, the mobile game based on Xbox’s chainsaw wielding franchise and a lot has changed since that time but a lot has also stayed the same. Here are some of my thoughts in bite form… Customization […]
Note: for an additional perspective on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, please check out our previous impressions post. After years of promises and false starts EA, with the help of Titanfall developers Respawn Entertainment, have finally given players a grand Star Wars adventure to play. The campaign from […]
It’s the last month of Xbox Games with Gold for the year and Major Nelson has the full details here if you’re interested. In brief, what we have incoming are: Insane Robots (Dec 1-31, Xbox One) – multiplayer card battling with cute little robots Jurassic Park Evolution (Dec […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
