Category: Video games
How video games have changed the way you watch football
Throughout the early months of the year, millions upon millions will settle in to watch the most important games of the football season. College bowl games and championships wrap up at the onset of the New Year, while professional football’s postseason rolls through January before culminating in the Super Bowl in February. If you settle…
Is 2017 make or break year for virtual reality?
Games blogger Joshua Mason reckons virtual reality needs a breakout game to be truly successful
How to make your own video game
Nintendo's Super Mario Maker has been described as the perfect tool to learn the basics of game design Over the last decade, gaming has really evolved. At one time almost all gaming took place offline, but now gamers spend most of their gaming time online, interacting with fellow players across the…
The UK Top 10 video games chart for Xbox One, PS4, Wii U and PC: The Order 1886 knocks Evolve from the top spot
[nextpage title="Next"] Another new release comes straight in at No.1 for a second successive week – last week saw a No.1 launch for Evolve and this week it is Sony’s turn to debut at No.1 with PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886. The game was developed by Ready at Dawn Studios, known for PSP Daxter and…
Top 10 iPhone games 2015
[nextpage title="Next"] Much to the disgust of hardcore gamers everywhere, smartphones have become almost as popular for playing games as consoles and PCs. Everyone can now consider themselves to be a gamer, even if they just dabble in a bit of Angry Birds or Candy Crush while on their daily commute. With that in mind,…
The UK Top 10 video games chart for Xbox One, PS4, Wii U and PC: Evolve launches at No.1
[nextpage title="Next"] The All Formats chart receives a much needed boost with 2K/Take 2’s Evolve leading the pack of new releases and taking the No.1 crown. Xbox One just edges the format share by a mere 1% with fewer than 400 sales between the two Gen 8 versions, while PC accounts for just 3% of…
10 retro games you can download from Gog.com
[nextpage title="Next"] From early Mario to Sonic, Pac-Man and Earthworm Jim, everybody loves to play an old-school game every now and then, and here are 10 of the best that you can find at Gog.com (formerly Good Old Games). [/nextpage] [nextpage title="Next"] Earthworm Jim 1+2: The Whole Can 'O Worms Jim wasn't always a studly…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: CoD Advanced Warfare holds its own
[nextpage title="Next"] The top three remain unchanged this week, meaning Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has now claimed eight weeks at No.1, equalling the total of FIFA 15. Both Grand Theft Auto V and FIFA 15 hold on to No.2 and No.3 respectively, while Assassin’s Creed: Unity jumps four places up to No.4 thanks to…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: CoD Advanced Warfare retakes the top spot
[nextpage title="Next"] This week it is Activision’s turn to reclaim the No.1 spot with Call of Duty: Advanced Warefare. Rockstar/Take 2’s three-week spell at the top ends as Grand Theft Auto V drops to No.2. It does mean that these two titles are neck and neck right now when it comes to the number of…
Game preview: Life Is Strange
Meet Maxine Caulfield. She's 18, a bit shy, awkward and geeky, has just moved back home to the small town of Arcadia Bay in Oregon after five years in Seattle, and is studying photography at the Blackwell Academy - a high school that is well regarded for its strength in the arts. Oh, and she…
