Author: james

Showtime is the sixth Sims 3 expansion pack to hit our shores, and it’s packed full of divas, knife-juggling, genies, as well as a significant expansion into the social media arena. But with a plethora of expansion packs already released for the Sims 3, is Showtime a must-have or a wait-for-the-sales title? Like other expansion…

Waking up on a strange planet, he stumbles to the nearest bus stop, where a couple of old men inform him there’s an indeterminate wait for the next bus… if it ever arrives at all. Nice to know that public transport is universally unreliable, eh? Anyway, rather than stay and wait, Kurt decides to take…

The ending of Deponia paved the way for a sequel, and whaddaya know… a mere three months later, here it is. Everything we enjoyed about the original is back, and there’s more of it. In the name of expediency (and to cut down on the word count), why not take a moment to check out to…

Game of Thrones is like Harry Potter, except if, instead of Snape zapping Dumbledore, Dumbledore had whipped out a poleaxe and sliced off Snape’s greasy head, and then sold all the Hogwarts children into slavery. Then they’d be exactly the same, and Harry Potter would probably be better. So it’s somewhat strange that Cyanide studios…

Dawnguard, the new vampire-centric downloadable content for Bethesda’s Skyrim, has been out for nearly a month. If you haven’t already been caught up in all of the pre-release buzz, you may be wondering whether it’s worth forking out right now for extra Skyrim content; after all, the game is already so cram-packed full of quests,…

Command and Conquer has been a long running strategy series that has provided an original and engaging string of games to the market. The latest game in the series, Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, has recently been given a much welcomed expansion dubbed Kane’s Wrath. The expansion pack not only adds new units and…

The history of wargames saw a divergence of play styles back in the late 80s and 90s. There were hardcore traditionalists, who slavishly painted model soldiers and gained equal pleasure from showing off their models as they did from actually playing games with them. Then there were the board game enthusiasts who, spurning the use…

Writing video game reviews can be a frustrating business. Every writer relishes the occasion when an absolute cracker lands on their desk; those reviews practically write themselves. When a solid, well thought out title makes it way onto the market, every reviewer knows that credit is due where credit is due. The opposite also holds…

Dragon’s Dogma was a weird game when it hit in 2012. It was a unique Japanese take on Western fantasy, peppered with gameplay systems there were unlike anything people had seen before, but also with a lot of rough edges. It was a risky endeavour for Capcom – a new and untested IP, in an…

Creative Assembly seem to have a knack when it comes to extending their games. Given the phenomenal size and depth of their strategy titles, it’s a testament to their development that they keep churning out new add-ons and additions for strategy buffs to tinker with. Ealier this year I had a chance to one of the…

Deponia is a point and click cartoon adventure, strongly reminiscent of LucasArts’ classic Monkey Island series. It’s jam-packed with quirky cartoon characters, clever puzzles, an overabundance of (mostly) witty dialogue, and hilarious slapstick moments. The setting is about as far removed from the Caribbean as you can get, though; Deponia being a planet covered in…

Red Faction: Guerrilla is not a game for people who enjoy character development or meaningful dialogue with NPCs. Red Faction: Guerrilla is not a game for people who enjoy collecting custom weapons and other items. Red Faction: Guerrilla is not for people who enjoy broad, scenic vistas and haunting soundtracks. Red Faction: Guerrilla is for…