This year’s iteration of the Call of Duty franchise is probably going to cause a fair amount of controversy, not because of the recent blowback from campaign reviews – I think IGN went a little too far on that – but in that aspects of the value proposition […]
Apart from the constant discussions of “will they or won’t they” with their popular franchises staying multiplatform, what makes me really interested about the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard is the mountain of intellectual property that comes with it. This is a company that has OVER FORTY YEARS […]
Well… it wasn’t all that long ago we were all talking about Microsoft and Xbox joining forces with Bethesda and now the bombshell drops of Activision Blizzard joining Team Xbox. The full details of the announcement can be found here via Xbox Wire but much like the past […]
In a time before Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, Activision had another smash hit that seemed like it was everywhere yet licensing soon stopped them in their tracks. It didn’t stop them from churning out new versions of it though. That game is 1995’s […]
After “weeks of leaks”, the next Call of Duty game from developer Sledgehammer Games has been revealed. Call of Duty: WWII brings the franchise back to where it started and judging by the trailer below they are trying to mix in a Band of Brothers vibe in with […]
In the space of a week, games were announced from the two biggest franchises in the military shooter space and opinions have been startling in both their strength but also in their number. First out of the gate was Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – developer Infinity Ward’s […]
1982 was a good year for Activision; not only was there the brilliant River Raid wowing Atari 2600 gamers but another iconic game from the company would arrive in the form of David Crane’s classic platformer Pitfall!. The game was a massive hit and is believed to be the second […]
Whoever at Activision thought of employing PlatinumGames to make a Transformers game should get a pay rise; not only is it a fun game with a strong arcade like challenge but for the first time gamers are getting a title that brings back good memories of the early […]
Greatest Games is a new feature where we highlight our favourite games from the past and try to explain what we think makes them great and worth searching out to play again. Released in 1982 for the Atari 2600, Carol Shaw’s River Raid provided gamers with a vertical shooter that seemed to […]
Everyone knew it was coming but now it’s official: Call of Duty: Black Ops III is coming. Much like last year’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Black Ops 3 is set in the future providing players with a variety of high tech toys to rain down destruction on […]
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 