Middle-earth: Shadow of War

As an avid Tolkienite, I often find myself lost in the lands of Middle-earth, be it in the books, the movies or the games. I was a big fan of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and […]

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WWE 2K18

I can’t correctly describe the odd phenomenon that is professional wrestling without writing an entirely separate piece by itself. It’s so vastly different to almost any other fandom that exists, in that within the real […]

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South Park: The Fractured But Whole

The Stick of Truth was a shockingly good game. It didn’t just emulate South Park’s wittily juvenile comedy and construction paper aesthetic and slap them on an RPG, it genuinely felt like an interactive season […]

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The Evil Within 2

The Evil Within is a franchise that was conceived on the notion of returning survival horror to its roots. It was a bold statement that resonated with many horror fans at the time, given the industry’s […]

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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

You like dessert, right? Sure you do. And if you know you like dessert, surely you know what type is your favourite, yes? Think of that familiar comfort, and then imagine at what point it […]

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Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Joe Madureira is an artist I wasn’t aware of until the Darksiders series. The first Darksiders is a game I hold very dear for plenty of reasons; the Zelda-style dungeons, the Metroidvania exploration, the engaging […]

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Forza Motorsport 7

There’s room for stupidity in every facet of our lives. Professionalism is best when you have room to escape it, whether that involves mastering the air guitar or bowling with a limo. Forza Motorsport 7 […]

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FIFA 18

Now that the 2017/18 European Football season is in full swing, it’s time for the annual FIFA expansion… I mean… update… uhh, patch? Wait, why are we paying for this every year? Jokes aside, the […]

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Cuphead

I’ve been looking forward this 1930s cartoon inspired, run-and-gun, tough as nails platformer since it was first revealed at E3 2014. Cuphead, developed by StudioMDHR, is a beautiful marriage of classic hand-drawn animation and side-scrolling […]

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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

Capcom has screwed the pooch with fighting games in this current generation. If you had told me back in 2011 that Capcom would eventually release Street Fighter V unfinished and woefully unbalanced, I would have […]

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