Name your favourite video game franchise that hasn’t had a game in ages. Go on. Knack is an interesting choice. But what if I told you there’s another way to play the kind of games that the big guys ...

Since around 2006, Nintendo has been on a hot streak. Two of its home consoles of the modern era (the Wii and the Switch) have gone on to become two of the best-selling consoles of all time, with the ...

Maybe the biggest ever? A few indies were nominated for GOTY awards against much bigger games. A sort of but not really indie game even won the lot! And then you had indie games dominating Twitch and ...

Sifu is Sloclap’s latest martial arts epic, putting players in the shoes of a kung-fu master looking to avenge the wrongful death of their master at the hands of five assassins. With martial arts at ...

Even now, many gamers’ first foray into the wonderful world of pixelated adventure was not via the Xbox, the PlayStation or any number of Nintendo’s child-friendly consoles, but instead through the ...

There’d be no gaming without hardware. Consoles, controllers and weird, strange peripherals are incredibly important to the gaming experience and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Sadly, not all ...

Battlefield obviously has its diehard devotees, but for almost the entirety of its lifespan, it felt like it was playing second fiddle to Call of Duty. Now though, it feels like the winds are shifting ...

If you’re looking for a massive collection of cool indie games from up-and-coming developers, you can’t go wrong with itch.io. With dozens of different game genres to choose from and teams from every ...

They always say that you should “never judge a book by its cover”, but it’s also true that first impressions matter. Why else would first impressions matter if your metaphorical cover wasn’t being ...

The Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. The MOBA, for short, is potentially the hottest game genre to come out of the 21st century, so far. With the release and subsequent rise of League of Legends, ...

Being scared is so much more fun when you’re with someone. Ever walk through a haunted attraction alone? It’s depressing. There’s no one to laugh with or to push toward the masked chainsaw-wielding ...

Beware of spoilers for the following games: Titanfall 2, Bulletstorm, The Darkness 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow, Days Gone, Shenmue 3, Prince of Persia (2008), Sly Cooper: ...