Writing game reviews can be tricky to because you have to try and balance out the positives with the negatives. I am going to have to say here that from the first time I loaded DRIVECLUB, I have spent a lot of my playing trying to find positives in […]
The end of this month heralds the return on the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) to occasionally sunny Melbourne and it’s returned bigger and better. With a new location in the heart of the city and covering more than twice the area than last year it is going to make […]
Hype. It is hard not to get caught up in it, especially as a gamer. But perhaps we need to pause and reflect more before we hand over our hard earned cash. Late 2013 saw the release of Microsoft and Sony’s latest gaming consoles, the Xbox One and […]
I am a gamer. That statement, in itself, indicates to people who don’t know me that I am a “guy” who likes to play video games, according to many articles and papers written on gaming and associations. As a gamer, generally speaking, you have better motor skills than people […]
Now that Forza Horizon 2 has hit and delivered what is likely the racing game of the year, I was curious about diving back into the original and seeing how much had changed. For me it was also an opportunity to play more of a game which I […]
After launching one of the most successful gaming Kickstarter campaigns of the last couple of years, we finally get to see Brian Fargo’s dream of seeing a sequel to Wasteland, the game that later inspired the Fallout series. The final product shows that there is still life left in the old […]
After Grocs’ comprehensive review of the PC beta of The Crew, I was fortunate to get a beta key for the Xbox One version. I’m not going to go into too much detail here as that’s already been done; I will however add my own perspectives based on my limited time with this […]
Forza Horizon 2 is the sequel to the 2012 hit and is set at a fictional car festival (Horizon) that has you visiting one hipster party drenched location to another. Unlike the first game this is very much fleshed out as an open world racer and you and […]
Out of curiosity, I decided to experiment with Steam’s game streaming feature which allows one PC to transmit sound and video across to another PC in your local network. In this particular case it opens the possibility of using a Surface Pro to play games that it previously […]
The recent announcement of Microsoft buying Mojang, the developers of gaming phenomenon Minecraft has resulted in responses ranging from excitement to disbelief to outright hostility. The main concerns are that Microsoft is going to monetize the game into oblivion but I think they have a different plan in mind. […]
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 