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. ;)
News hit the web today that Nintendo is fully embracing their 8bit roots with the upcoming release of the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition, or “Mini NES”; a tiny USB powered game system for your HDTV that’s shaped like the classic console but with thirty games built […]
Released in 1983 for the Apple II, Atari 8bit and Commodore families as well as the IBM PC, Doug Smith’s Lode Runner was amongst a string of hits from publisher Brøderbund that included Choplifter and Karateka. With shades of arcade, platform and puzzle games all rolled into one, […]
At E3 this year Microsoft announced Xbox Play Anywhere, their cross-buy initiative that allows people to buy the game once from either the Xbox or Windows Stores and then play it on both PC and console with access to shared game saves in the cloud and (in some […]
Nick the Gent over at the very awesome Deconstructing Video Games very kindly nominated us last week for a Leibster Award – a neat little version of a blogging chain letter where you talk a little about yourself and then nominate other blogs you are a fan of to […]
Being a small fish in the big ocean that is Elite Dangerous might make you feel that it is going to be one hell of a grind to get that fancy space ship you’ve been lusting over; but if you’re willing to do a little multitasking with professions […]
Playdead’s Limbo has been a stand out title since its release back in 2010 thanks in part to its brilliant presentation that sets a dark and disturbing tone few other games have ever achieved so effectively. That combined with a dark and punishing humour made for a title […]
It’s been three and a half years since the mech shooter Hawken first arrived on PC. Back then I didn’t have a machine with the capabilities to run it so I was forced to sit back and admire (at the time) some very pretty videos. Now with it’s arrival […]
Frontier announced in their forums that they are pushing through an update for Elite: Dangerous that fixes the annoying docking computer bug we’ve mentioned previously. Hopefully by the time you read this it should be live. Full details of update are below. Hey guys, We have a small […]
The first of July’s Games with Gold releases are out now. The list of titles for the month are: The Banner Saga 2 – July 1-31, Xbox One Tumblestone – July 16-August 15, Xbox One Rainbow Six Vegas 2 – July 1-15, Xbox 360 TRON Evolution – July […]
[UPDATE] – This issue is resolved in the latest update to the game. Anyone playing Elite: Dangerous (version 2.1.03) right now who are fans of automated docking with stations are probably getting a little frustrated right now as it seems many are finding that the docking computers are […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 