• Random Loot: Rediscovering The Joys Of Gaming Through Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing And My Niece

    Hello, and welcome to Random Loot, a hopefully continous series of articles that give me a chance to discuss not only games but also films, comics and even TV series, depending on what’s got my attention at the time. For obvious reasons these will likely be far less critical than my reviews. Think of them…

  • Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Review – Does My Butt Look Big In This?

    Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3. Reviewed On: Xbox 360 Developer: Kojima Productions Publisher: Konami Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No This game was provided free of charge by the publisher for review purposes. Vampires, massive robots, insane conspiracy’s, silver-haired girly men, over-complicated writing with lashings of heavy cheese and a melting pot of gameplay. The…

  • Ubisoft Reveal Assassin’s Creed: Unity Sneak Peek Trailer

      Having had their hand somewhat forced by Internet leaks, Ubisoft have today officially revealed Assassin’s Creed: Unity, which has apparently been in development for three years now. “We have been working on the new Assassin’s Creed for more than three years and although we weren’t quite ready to show you our full vision for…

  • The Art of Castlevania – Book Review

    Publisher: Titan Books RRP: £29.99 Edited By: Martin Robinson As gamers we see the finished product on our screen, and often fail to appreciate the amount of time and effort that went into its creation. We argue and bicker on the Internet while somewhere else a developer is simply sitting with his head in his…

  • Titanfall Delayed For Xbox 360 Until April

    In an EA blog it has today been revealed that the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall has been delayed in order to allow BluePoint Games more time to polish it up. “I’ve been playing the game a lot, and it is fantastic. But we see a few things that can be made even better, so…

  • Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare Getting First Chunk Of Free DLC Tomorrow!

    PopCap and EA have announced that Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, a great little shooter that I was rather impressed by, will get its first chunk of free DLC tomorrow for Xbox One and Xbox 360. That’s right, free DLC. From EA. Titled the Garden Variety pack this piece of content will include a brand…

  • The Average Player Will Take 35-40 Hours To Play Through Watch Dogs

    According to Watch Dog’s creative director Jonathan Morin, the average player can expect to spend somewhere around 35-40 hours completing the game, with gamers who want to see and do everything able to expect 100-hours of content. Replying to fan on Twitter Morin said: @vytla102 I would say the average player which does free roam…

  • Titanfall Boosts Xbox One Sales

    Given that Titanfall has been the most anticipated launch of the year and has met with one hell of a critical reception it’s perhaps unsurprising that its launch has apparently boosted Xbox One sales in the UK. Overall sales of the Xbox One were up by 96% over last month according to GFK Chart-Track, with…

  • Titanfall And The Noob Criticisms

    Advisory: this is an opinion piece, and therefore, strangely, is my opinion of something. In some cases it may not even be the opinion I personally hold, but rather one formed as an potential argument or point of debate, because yes, people can do that. Advisory 2: A small amount of foul language is used.…

  • Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare Review – Planting CoD On Its Butt One Pun At A Time

    Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox 360.  Reviewed On: Xbox 360 Developer: Popcap Publisher: EA Singleplayer: No Multiplayer: Yes Videogame logic is really, really weird, which is why is we have plants and zombies donning their gear and marching forth to war, hellbent on decimating each other for our perverse amusement. Why? Because God damn videogames, that’s why!