When Westwood’s take on the Blade Runner franchise was first released back in 1997 it was a big deal. It takes Ridley Scott’s movie and translates it to an adventure game format while using a number of technologies at the time that graphically made it quite cutting edge […]
With Diablo III out of my system and the prospects of playing Diablo II for the first time soon through the upcoming enhanced port I decided to take advantage of a recent deal on GOG.com to get the original game and see if nostalgia for it might keep […]
I finally got my chance to join the closed beta for the new GOG Galaxy client and my early impressions are that the GOG team are already delivering on that promise of creating the one gateway to all of your games libraries. On installing the new client (which […]
Buying games was not always as easy in Australia as it is now. Back in the Atari and Commodore days of 8 and 16 bit machines you often had to rely on local distributors or specialist retailers feeling the same way about games as you did. Hard to […]
When the Homeworld Remastered Collection was released a couple of years ago, one glaring omission was that the spin-off Homeworld: Cataclysm was not a part of it. Reasons for it at the time were that the source code for the game, developed by Barking Dog Studios, had been […]
With the impending arrival of update 1.2 to GOG Galaxy, a pile of new features will be added as the software leaves beta which will go a long way to making the download client comparable to Steam where it matters. As part of the release cloud saves make […]
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been investigating refund policies further on two of the main PC gaming platforms, Steam and the smaller GOG.com (Good Old Games). I’ve been doing this lately on a few games I wasn’t overly happy with and legitimately wanted to return via […]
This is probably one of the harder reviews I’ve had to write. The game for me is equal parts brilliance, with almost equal parts frustration. The procedural generated universe is a masterstroke, but at the same time having this has allowed many teething issues to creep in, especially […]
There’s over a day left to the GOG.com summer sale and if you haven’t checked it out, you might want to do so soon. With bundles ranging from 66% (D&D Classics) to 90% off (Interplay Complete Collection) you can score yourself a lot of classic gaming loot for […]
Gearbox’s revitalization of Relic Entertainment’s classic RTS series Homeworld went down well when it was released last year thanks to it not straying from the original formula but also giving it a graphical boost to look great on modern systems. Previously on Steam, Homeworld Remastered Collection (containing both Homeworld […]
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 