This week saw multiple developers receive an email from Apple to let them know they would soon be removing the games and apps they had made from the App Store. The email, titled “App Store Improvement Notice” warned those affected that their apps would soon be unavailable to download if…

A look at all of the upcoming new video game releases for August This month sees a brilliant and varied selection of new video game releases to look forward to. …

A comprehensive look at the very best games available for Sony’s PlayStation 4 and upcoming PlayStation 5 consoles. — The PlayStation 4 was released back in 2014 and has been a huge success for Sony — selling over 100 million units worldwide and becoming the second best-selling home console of all time (currently just trailing the all-conquering PlayStation 2). Sony’s enviable roster of quality first-party studios has ensured the…

Shining a light on noteworthy titles of old. This time, Mario and Nintendo’s fearless journey into the unknown. — From the early days of the Nintendo Entertainment System in the early 1980’s, Nintendo embarked upon an utterly unprecedented purple streak of quality game releases which they would maintain throughout the Super NES era and continue right up to the new millennium with the Nintendo 64.

Shining a light on noteworthy titles of old. This time, FromSoftware’s peerless open world masterpiece. — Dark Souls has something of a reputation for being hard. It’s true, of course, but a more accurate description would be that it’s difficult. “Requiring a lot of planning or effort to do, understand, or deal with”. The very meaning of the word offers perfect insight into exactly what makes…

In these unprecedented times, games are uniquely positioned to provide some much needed respite. — There’s no doubt about it, these are troubling times for everybody. Without going into too much detail about events that we are all too aware of, ‘lockdown’ and social distancing measures have had an immeasurable impact on society as we know it. …

In 2013, dedicated games consoles were declared dead. Six years later and Sony’s PS4 became the second best selling home console of all time. — In 2013, the doomsayers were out in force. Mobile gaming was taking off in a big way and sales of the ageing PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles were tailing off dramatically. …