There’s something ethereal about a Nordic Giants performance. As the two imposing figures of Löki and Rôka take to the stage at Clwb Ifor Bach, the pair, decked out in costumes that make them look like mythical figures from an…
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Martha is Dead review – Well that took a turn
It’s been hours since the Credits rolled on Martha is Dead, and I still can’t stop thinking about it. It feels like I’ve been hit by a truck. Martha is Dead is undoubtedly one of the best games of the year, but it’s…
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Powerslave Exhumed review – ‘Aliens’
Nightdive studios have an uncanny gift for Exhuming classic games and breathing new life into them. Clearly on a roll after bringing back Shadowman last month, Nightdive is back with a remaster of arguably one of the best console FPS…
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Popslinger review – Urrrp
Funky Can Creative’s Popslinger is a great-looking game with some very cool ideas and a great premise. However, as much as there is to like about Popslinger, it’s impossible to ignore the fact that it is more than a little rough around the edges. …
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Grapple Dog review – Good boy
Grapple Dog is a bright and breezy live letter to the platformers of yesteryear. The canine homunculus of Donkey Kong Country, Yoshi’s Island, Bionic Commando, and much more besides. But, you know, cute. Players take on the role of…
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Vagante review – Are you afraid of the dark?
The Roguelike genre has exploded in the past decade. It seems like not a week goes by that some new procedurally generated dungeon crawler doesn’t find its way onto virtual shop fronts. Enter stage left, Nuke Nine’s Vagante, a rather charming…
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Shadow Man Remastered review – Down and out in Deadside
Shadow Man and I have a love-hate relationship. When I first played Acclaim’s atmospheric third-person adventure back on the N64 in 1999, I was taken aback by the grim atmosphere, the fantastic setting and characters, and, for the time, the gameplay…
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Microsoft aren’t making a monopoly by buying Activision, they’re protecting one
It’s been interesting watching the fallout from Microsoft’s recent spending spree, There’s been a lot of hot takes, and I’m starting to think a lot of them can’t see the wood for the trees. Fans of many old, long-forgotten franchises…
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How to watch Peacemaker in the UK
Here’s how to watch Peacemaker in the UK. YOU CAN’T… Well not easily, anyway. Your best options (Read: legal) to watch the hilarious new Suicide Squad spin-off Peacemaker in the UK that is currently streaming on HBO Max both require…
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments review – The game is afoot
If like me, you think that Stephen Moffat should be thrown into the Thames for crimes against literary fiction, you’ll probably enjoy Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. Frogwares’ take on Holmes brings it back to Conan Doyle’s original text. Although it’s…
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SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters’ Clash review – Need, need, need, got
The Neo Geo Pocket Colour was one of those handhelds I thought looked neat but never had the cash or time to get one. So seeing SNK bring back some of the short-lived handheld’s best titles to the Switch has…
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Nordic Giants release new video Faceless, UK tour kicks off next month
The mysterious Nordic Giants have released a new video for Faceless, the first single from their upcoming album Symbiosis. According to the band, the track and film, featuring Alex Hedley, touches upon the symbology surrounding the mythical ouroboros symbol –…
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Siege Survival: Gloria Victis review – hold down the fort
Games in the ‘bleak struggle for survival’ genre like Siege Survival: Gloria Victis live in the shadow of Frostpunk, a rich and clever game that thrived on hopelessness. Frostpunk would likely have failed as a game had it not married its grimy bleakness with a sense…
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Headland review – Pure imagination
Headland is the latest game from Conduct/ Fly Together devs, Northplay. But while their previous efforts saw players engage in frantic multiplayer puzzling, often with explosive results. Headland instead opts for a much more dreamlike single-player narrative experience. Headland cuts straight to the chase, as our…
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The Legend of Tianding review – Big trouble in the Daodeching
I have always enjoyed learning about other cultures and their history. I also love playing games where I can kick bad guys in the face. The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up loosely based on the history of early…
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Bloxx, Thekla, Bristol, 28/10/21
Sometimes you see an act and know they are going to be huge. After seeing Bloxx hit the stage aboard Bristol’s Thekla on Thursday, it’s undeniable that (if there is any justice in the world) they will be massive. Proceedings…
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