Video Game Reviews, Articles
The bones of Carrion are formed from a simple premise: imagine playing a video game of John Carpenter’s The Thing where the player takes on the role of the titular creature. While the acclaimed 2002 Konami third-person shooter (that acts…
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July’s free games for Playstation Plus subscribers are now available (until August 3) as Sony celebrates 10 years of the service that set the standard for consoles. As always, remember that Plus games can be added to your library if…
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With at least one more film coming, a comic adaptation already in circulation and a rumoured TV series in the works, the real question is why it’s taken so long for John Wick to brute force his way into video…
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There is always a co-op game in my Steam quick access among the single-player campaigns, roguelikes and my go-to multiplayer game. Apart from the good old ‘jolly cooperation’, it’s an ideal way to get through games along with a friend…
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What is it? The Blackout Club is a co-op stealth-horror first-person shooter developed and published by Question Studio. As a group of teenagers, you must complete various quests together while dodging the insane adults and an otherworldly figure on the…
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What is it? Styx: Master of Shadows is a stealth-action title developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive in 2014. Styx is a goblin-thief who sets off to raid the Tower of Akenash. Inside is the World-Tree,…
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What is it? Hitman 2 is a stealth-action shooter by Io Interactive. Continuing from the events of the previous entry, 47 – the world’s most dangerous assassin – continues to take on contracts against high-profile targets around the world. However,…
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Developed and published by Question Studio, The Blackout Club is a stealth-horror first-person shooter with an emphasis on cooperative play. As a group of teenagers, you must complete various quests together while dodging the insane adults and an otherworldly figure…
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The Monsters may appear to have been gone for some weeks but there are physiological circumstances for our absence as we relate in this episode *dials up the intrigue*. Our triumphant return to the Internet sees us mull over the…
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Our next minute is all about Gunpoint, an indie stealth puzzler game from 2013, developed by Suspicious Developments.
IN WAR, NOT EVERYONE IS A SOLDIER If the title ‘This War of Mine’ awakens a sense of deja vu within you, it’s most likely because you’ve heard of it before in the last few years. The bleak survival game…
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While Lee takes time out to deal with work-related madness, Alan and Paco get together to discuss such things as Anthem bricking PS4s, the Resident Evil Remake DLC that could have been, and, more importantly, what has been occupying their…
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Based on the pen-and-paper RPG of the same name and developed by a team that includes Hitman and Payday veterans, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a turn-based strategy game that borrows a few mechanics to differentiate itself from…
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**SOME SYNCH ISSUES** The Monsters return after the festive period to indulge in a little time-travelling and talk over the games that were in the foul Year of our Lord 2018. What video games made the cut into their respective…
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We don our loin cloths, suck in our guts and polish up our best Paisley accents as we tackle the enormous spectacle of Ubisoft’s latest addition to the Assassin’s Creed story. We (still) childishly laugh at character names, size becomes…
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