At the time of writing this, Watch Dogs has become the biggest selling new IP in Ubisoft’s stable in the history of… well… forever. The last time one of their new IPs generated this kind of buzz was Assassins Creed. Which is kind of ironic as the game […]
For many years the Tomb Raider remained at the top of the heap when it came to action adventure games with big locations, puzzles and lots of shooting. There were plenty of imitators. Heck, there were three Indiana Jones games in the genre and none of those were […]
The first Captain America film of this new era of Marvel movies was an old school adventure that met is goal easily in defining the character for a new generation. It’s sequel, The Winter Soldier evokes feelings of conspiracy thrillers but backed with the blockbuster budget of The […]
The hype has gone and we now finally get to see 100% of the most hyped game of 2014 and one that I enjoyed the beta of however brief my time. Now playing the final version of Titanfall I can say this; you are going to have a […]
Being a big Star Wars fan, I’m surprised it has taken me this long to delve into the murky waters of fan editing but opportunity presented itself recently and I dived in. I’d imagine there are more fan variants of Star Wars than I could count. Some such […]
A week and a half ago I went away on holiday with my family and decided to bring along my Surface Pro to keep me occupied during moments of downtime. Seeing as I was also going to be Internet free too I thought I would install a few […]
On Valentines Day I joined the masses of Xbox One gamers who received Titanfall beta codes and dived head first into the game. Is it a sign that the developers are trying romance us with some FPS goodness? Regarded by many as being a key to Microsoft’s 2014 […]
It might seem strange me reviewing a game that was released some time ago on the Xbox 360, but after seeing the magical effect it continues to have on my son and his friends makes me want to talk about it. A sequel/expansion of Double Fine’s Happy Action […]
When developing applications that made use of a database, one of the key features in my designs has been to create an intermediary class that handled the nuts and bolts of the data handling and presented the app code with a consistent interface regardless of how the data […]
It only recently came to my attention that the old Retronauts podcast is back from the dead. Originally a feature for the now gone 1up gaming site, it was a great way to hear history and impressions of games from previous generations. Thanks to a successful Kickstarter, the […]
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 