Valve’s game Portal has a lot to answer for. The first person puzzler set the gold standard for a whole gaming genre that resulted in a number of similar titles being released since that time that all showed you don’t need to score headshots (or even use firearms) […]
In 2017 it was Sledgehammer Games’ turn to make a COD game and at least we are back in familiar territory with World War 2. This is a welcome return and the game is all the better for it. After the very disappointing COD Black Ops 3 and […]
1998’s Half-Life not only established the credentials of Valve Software as being a developer of the highest calibre but helped set a high benchmark in narrative driven shooters. Set in the Black Mesa research facility, you took on the role of silent protagonist Gordon Freeman as he is […]
With the impending arrival of a new game in May, it seems pertinent to look back at the original DOOM (gotta love that all caps in-your-face title) and how it flipped gaming on its head in a way that is still being felt today. Developed by id Software […]