It was a Good Friday for everyone at the Tramshed, as Reef, with solid support from fellow Britrockers, A, took to the stage of the packed Cardiff venue. Kicking off the evening’s entertainment were bluesy rockers Valhalla Awaits. The five…
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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga review – The Laugh Jedi
It’s weird to think 17 years have passed since the original LEGO Star Wars game hit the PS2 and TT Games seemingly achieved the impossible – make the prequel trilogy not completely suck. A combination of brilliant brick-based buffoonery, simple…
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‘I didn’t meet James Bond’ We talk to Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick about his new Country Album
Last week G sat down with Bowling For Soup front-man, and all-round nice guy, Jaret Reddick to talk about his new country album Just Woke Up, BFS UK tour of dreary seaside towns which kicks off next week, and the…
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‘What’s wrong with rollercoasters?’ We talk to Adi Shankar about Guardians of Justice
We recently sat down with the wonderful Adi Shankar (The Grey, Castlevania) to talk about his new Netflix show Guardians of Justice, the joys of going to the cinema with wrestling legend Diamond Dallas Page, and take Scorsese down a…
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A Painter’s Tale: Curon 1950 review – The pursuit of happiness
Storytime! Northwest of Bolzano, the Alpine capital of Tyrol, is the town of Graun im Vinschgau, known as Curon Venosta in Italian. This town, which borders Reschensee lake is the second town called Curon in the area; the original Curon…
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Never Alone: Arctic Collection review – Keep your hood up
Some games feel important. Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) is one of those games. Comprising both the original game and the Fox Tales DLC, Never Alone: Arctic Collection is the best way to play this groundbreaking game. On the surface, it’s a relatively…
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République: Anniversary Edition review – Big Brother
As a fan of all things dystopian, Republique is a game that should be my cup of tea. Blending themes from classic novels such as Orwell’s 1984, Huxley’s Brave New World and Gibson’s Neuromancer, it’s a unique approach to the stealth genre in which the player controls both…
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Evil Scarecrow, The Globe, Cardiff, 26/03/22
Evil Scarecrow at The Globe in Cardiff rates as not only one of the best gigs I’ve been to this year. But one of the best gigs I have ever been to in my twenty-odd years of seeing live music….
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The Ascent review – 16 tonnes
Jeff Bezos recently declared his intention to move all industry onto corporate-owned off-world colonies. Neon Giant’s The Ascent is pretty much a treaty on what a terrible idea that is. A stunning isometric cyberpunk action RPG, The Ascent was created by a team…
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Submerged: Hidden Depths review – The joy is in the journey
Sometimes it’s nice to take a break from murdering every last thing you see in a game and just enjoy exploring a beautiful world and uncovering its secrets. If you have grown a bit tired of being stomped into a…
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Downcast, Fuse, Cardiff, 10/03/22
There was a glorious time in the early 2000s when it looked like there might be a resurgence of British post-hardcore. Bands like Funeral for a Friend, Hundred Reasons and Hell is For Heroes created a new wave of British…
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Nordic Giants, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, 28/02/22
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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