We’ve got Spider-Man on the brain right now, after the trailer for Marvel and Sony’s first cinematic team-up just dropped. Needless to say, Spider-Man: Homecoming looks terrific (Michael Keaton as the Vulture!), and could hopefully give us a series of…
Believe it or not, it’s almost 15 years since Peter Jackson’s first The Lord of the Rings movie hit the big screen. Since then, we’ve had plenty of video games based on Tolkien’s masterpiece, and while even the most hardcore…
With 2017 just a few weeks away, it’s time to look ahead to the games set for release in the new year. There’s plenty to be excited for, across major AAA titles to crowd-sourced indie-releases. Whether you’re excited to see…
Over the years, hit television shows have inspired plenty of video games. Sometimes, this makes perfect sense, with the likes of The Walking Dead, The X-Files, Game of Thrones, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer lending themselves nicely to an interactive…
Indiana Jones. What’s not to love? He’s smart. He’s brave. He’s a part-time teacher, full-time Nazi-buster. Still, when he’s not teaching Hitler’s goons the error of their ways, he’s liberating kids from a life of slavery in deepest, darkest India….
Guest characters make a neat addition to any game, usually injecting a touch of novelty-value and tongue-in-cheek humour. For example, who wouldn’t welcome the chance to play as a horor-movie monster in Mortal Kombat rather than goody two-shoes Liu Kang…
For the past 20 years, one special lady has been a formidable figure in the gaming world. Princess Peach? Well, yes, but not her. Chun-Li? She’s awesome, but no, we’re not talking about her either. Samus? Okay, so there’s plenty…
The Sega Master System was a gem of an 8-bit console. Sure, it couldn’t overtake the NES in terms of worldwide sales, but it was the purchase of choice for those gamers with no interest in a certain moustachioed plumber….
With the Mass Effect trilogy, BioWare created one of the most amazing science-fiction universes in the history of video games. Over those three adventures, we got to see a huge range of awesome worlds, interact with many diverse species, and…
Over the years, many classic movies have received belated tie-in games. In 2002, John Carpenter’s The Thing was given a follow-up, 30 years after the film’s release. Developers Computer Artworks did a fantastic job of capturing all the atmosphere, terror,…