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I think Sonic the Hedgehog and Tomb Raider are the greatest gaming franchises of all time. I will defend No Man's Sky to anyone. Nintendo Switch noob.
San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC 2018) is coming up this week, and there’s some good news for Sonic the Hedgehog fans. Well, hopefully. The event, which kicks off on the 19th July, will boast its very own Sonic panel, self-effacingly titled Sonic the Hedgehog’s Way Past Cool Panel. Which sets the bar pretty darn high in terms of expectations. According to […]
“No way! I can’t believe this!” Sega has done the unthinkable and FINALLY released a Sonic toaster. Great! Now we can… erm… uhhh… In marketing, they say the trick is to fulfil needs that people don’t realise they have, and Sega clearly had this at the forefront of their minds when they decided to make an appliance that could burn […]
Move over, Jurassic World – this week’s Crash Bandicoot sales have seen the orange mascot hold his own at the top of the charts. The new release on the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One has beaten the likes of Jurassic World: Evolution, Fifa 18 and Mario Tennis Aces to secure the number one spot for the second week in a row. Apparently, the Xbox One […]
I must admit, I don’t have huge amount of game nostalgia prior to the age of 12. Consoles weren’t something I was particularly exposed to as a wee bairn. Yes there were fleeting bursts of gaming loveliness (which I will describe shortly) but, for the most part, the idea of losing an afternoon to a marathon session of Goldeneye was a completely […]
Historically, Tomb Raider graphics have been at the forefront of innovation. When the original game was released in 1996, its lushly-realised caverns and valleys sent shockwaves through the world of gaming. Then, in 2003, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness – whilst glitchy – looked absolutely incredible. Similarly, 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot raised the bar with some noticeably strandy hair atop […]
Great news – Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel have been announced for Sonic Mania Plus! Break out those chilli dogs and rejoice in the streets. Less sarcastically, this might be confusing news to some people. I’ve been a Sonic fan since the mid 90s and I had a great time playing Sonic Mania when it came out […]
Okay I’m a little late to the party on this one, but as I reported last week, Nintendo’s share prices haven’t been in the happiest of places – presumably in the aftermath of the E3 presentation that left some people underwhelmed. Is Nintendo’s 2018 Switch line-up strong enough to reassure shareholders? Overall, I think there’s a lot to be excited […]
A cryptic tweet from PlayStation Russia has sparked some lively debate in the darker corners of the Twittersphere. (If a sphere can have corners.) Could a major PS5 announcement be incoming? Here’s the offending tweet, for those of you who speak Russian: Приготовьтесь #длятехктоиграет pic.twitter.com/KbYWfIa5ps — PlayStation Россия (@PlayStationRU) July 3, 2018 Now, unless “Приготовьтесь #длятехктоиграет” means “PS5 announcement #VerySoon” […]
Good news! The first of the Octopath Traveler reviews are in, and by all accounts, the game looks set to become a smash hit. Which is good news for Nintendo. Octopath Traveler is an RPG exclusive for the Nintendo Switch, created by the Japanese developer Acquire. Artistically speaking, it’s a striking mishmash of pixel art and funky Instagram filters; much […]
In the latest Nintendo news, it appears that yesterday wasn’t the best of times for the video game company. According to a report on Nintendo Life, the brand’s share prices plummeted 5.27 per cent at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Now, I don’t know much about stocks and shares but the report on Nintendo Life does feature a rather […]
Say goodbye to Green Hill Sonic. Please. Think of the children. When Sonic burst onto our TV screens in 1991, he caused quite a stir. Players who had been previously constrained to the strolling pace of an Italian plumber suddenly found themselves defying gravity and somersaulting over cavernous spaces with all the finesse of a Russian trapeze artist. And the […]
Screen Junkies have released an ‘honest’ Lara Croft video. Specifically, a trailer for the Tomb Raider movie starring Alicia Vikander. Actually, they’ve gone about it slightly differently this time. The team over at Screen Junkies have combined Lara Croft’s latest outing with the science fiction epic Pacific Rim: Uprising, making a spoofvertisement that pokes gentle fun at both franchises. According to […]
A video game console from Google? Would it want to know my location? Would it be seamlessly integrated with my sofa? Would it hurt?? It’s tempting to let the imagination work overtime but the word on the street (and by “the street” I mean the internet) is that Google is developing some sort of video game hardware that could take […]
Have you tried The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit yet? It’s from the universe of Life is Strange which, to be honest, I have yet to play. (I say “yet” as if this is something I am on the cusp of embarking on.) I may. I might. It’s possible. Anyway, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit caught my eye during […]
“Get a load of this!” Jim Carrey is apparently the ideal choice to play Doctor Eggman, according to Hollywood. Or more specifically, Deadline, who leaked the story. The actor, known for playing zany, slightly off-the-wall characters in movies such as The Mask and Batman Forever is reportedly in talks to take over the world in a live action movie adaptation […]
Tomb Raider levels are not generally known for their tranquillity. Unless you feel a strange sense of calm drift over you every time a knife-wielding psychopath leaps out of the shadows. (I’m thinking Dragon’s Lair for the uninitiated. Hardly a snooze fest.) That being said, the Tomb Raider series is peppered with moments of beauty. Remember the beach from Tomb Raider […]
