Memories of a misspent youth. Hours dissolved in wide-eyed meditation. Skin illuminated by the flashing lights of classic Pinball tables snuggled between pool tables and arcade cabinets. Hitting the flipper just right to nail that jackpot and the exhilaration of the frenetic Multiball while the dizzying lights flash at you with wild abandon. Ah the memories are fond indeed but [...]

Have you ever been so angry that you grew four extra arms and then punched someone in the finger so hard that all of those precious new arms fell off?
Me neither, but thanks to the magic of video games I now know just how that would feel.
I have to admit that when I first laid eyes on Asura’s Wrath I [...]

So it’s the new year! Hope you all had a happy one!
Over the holidays I had time to think about all the things I want to achieve in 2012, and you can bet that:

I will come up with a million things I think will enrich my life and make me a better person.
Actually achieve maybe two or three of them [...]

I love a good trailer, more so when I’m not 100% sure about how the game will play or how the story is set up. With that in mind I’ve decided to start dissecting trailers so I can talk about what I like and potentially make some wild and unfounded prediction about what’s going on. First up is the Triple [...]

When I was younger, so much younger than today, I used to have a Spectrum. It was a +2, with a built in tape deck. It was brilliant. Even when it didn’t work properly, all you had to do was jam the blade of a Swiss Army Knife into the air vent which propped up some stuff and it worked [...]

As a Mega Drive owner one of the games that was really close to my heart was the Strike series by EA; particularly Jungle Strike. A notoriously difficult shooter that saw you piloting a military chopper in an attempt to take down a terrorist army whilst rescuing POWs and struggling with depleting ammo and fuel reserves. Back in the day [...]

It was Boxing Day. Having spent the previous day eating what must have been as much as a week’s worth of dinners, it was definitely time to relax. As we went round to the gathering of relatives, each nursing a rather full tum and politely turning down the host’s eager wishes to see if more feeding would make anyone actually [...]

…I really think they do. After 30 odd years of the art form, the most memorable characters are a fat plumber, a blue hedgehog and a lemon tart with a big slice taken out.  Even the best characters of the modern age, Master Chief and Chell, are mute.  Think about the protagonist from a video game [...]

I got Zelda: Skyward Sword for christmas. Hurrah! I love Zelda! Unfortunately due to my inability to read small print when jumping about shouting ‘I have Zelda!’ I did not notice the requirement written on the box for a Wii Motion Plus. As it was Christmas Day when I discovered that I could not play without this attachment, with the [...]

Downloadable games are huge business these days. Some of 2011’s most incredible experiences were small downloadable titles that were significantly cheaper than full boxed titles, available from Steam, the Playstation Network or the Xbox Live Arcade. Unlike the first of those two, though, that allow you to pay for games in your local currency, Microsoft decided to do things a [...]

So we’ve all had a few weeks of the new Xbox 360 Dashboard by now, and just like marmite you’ve probably all decided if you love or hate it.
Personally, there is one crowning glory amongst the rubble of changes. As far as I’m concerned you can take the Cloud storage, Beacons or Kinect voice recognition; it seems like poor Zoey [...]

The Ready Up community has been an important part of my life during the last few years. When I’ve been down that second family has made me laugh and helped me on my way. Likewise, when I’ve been blindsided by the misfortunes and trials of my fellows I’ve tried my best to return the favour. That’s what a family should [...]

The period after Christmas has traditionally been a bit of an unlucky time for me, as far as general geekery is concerned. In years past, expensive pieces of electronics have suddenly left me for Silicon Heaven, despite my nearly OCD-level of care and attention I give to everything I own. This year was no different: not only did my four-year [...]

Today I learned some really disappointing news that made me shake my head and even tut at my screen. Why am I tutting at my screen? I’m sure my Xbox 360 massive is more aware of this distressing news but as per usual I’m behind with these things. I warn you now that if you are prone to fainting after [...]

Well, it’s a brand new year. Most of us started it off with blinding hangovers but that’s not necessarily a bad start. If you felt like crap when you woke up on January the 1st, I damn well hope you did something really fun the night before to deserve it!  As the optimistic ‘this year I will lose weight/stop smoking/write [...]