It’s been a year since Marvel’s Avengers was released to much fanfare but beaten down due to a mixed reception. Taking a number of well known superheroes and throwing them into a game that focused on level grinding and microtransactions didn’t impress many but it had its share […]
If I were to describe The Artful Escape by Beethoven & Dinosaur in a few words I think “Guitar Hero: The Adventure Game” might be a good place to start. It takes a story with shades of Douglas Adams, combines it with amazing music and gorgeous visuals and […]
Considering how much I liked MechWarrior 2 and its many versions it may come as a surprise that I didn’t continue to follow the BattleTech franchise through its more recent iterations. However with the arrival of 2019’s MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (MW5) to Xbox Game Pass it’s as good […]
It’s been more than sixteen years (!) since Double Fine’s Psychonauts first arrived on Xbox. Back then it was a bit of a cult hit which rated well but unfortunately didn’t get into many players hands. It wasn’t until recently that I gave the game a fair run […]
I was pretty late to the party when it came to using a headset for gaming. Apart from using the old Xbox chat headset on the Xbox 360 for party talk I didn’t think anything could beat a decent set of speakers. A lot of that changed though […]
Despite garnering a huge number of awards, including plenty of game of the year titles, I didn’t get around to playing Supergiant Games’ Hades in 2020. Though it was out on PC I’m still mainly an Xbox gamer and since the excellent Bastion, there hasn’t been another one […]
After a long time away from visiting cinemas I decided to forego the Disney+ option today and my son and I lined up to finally see Black Widow. I’m glad I did too because it ticks a lot of the right boxes for me when it comes to […]
The final part of the Mass Effect trilogy had a lot to live up to and it certainly wasn’t going to try and take the easy route to the end even if those choices would come back to bite them. The game is often cited as an example […]
After blazing my way through the first game in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition compilation there was little to stop me from continuing on into the sequel. Mass Effect 2 is generally considered to be the best of the trilogy and my own thoughts about what works in […]
With the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition bringing the three classic BioWare RPGs to new consoles I’ve been more than happy to jump back in again and be my inner Kirk with long speeches, shooting things and making moves on alien women. It certainly didn’t take long […]
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 