Cartoon: The (Un)Interesting Life…
Chris Shooter contemplates: Gods are very very busy beings - they don't have time to look after the little details - this is why reincarnation has now been outsourced to Blizzard...
Spec Ops: The Line Review
Spec Ops: The Line has a number of technical and mechanical problems but, unlike many other war-based shooters, has a meaningful, thoughtful story that is likely to stay with you.
Eager Beaver Review
Steady on, frisky. Apple hasn't loosened the App Store standards, for Eager Beaver deals not with up-for-it foo-foos but with the actual animals - or rather, one of them. This is a fun, functiona...
The Amazing Spider-Man Review
The Spider-Man 2 video game tie in was, to date, my favourite movie tie in game of all time, due to it's robust controls and overall gameplay. But Beenox now have a few Spidey titles under their ...
The Secret World Preview
The Secret World is officially out today, but I was lucky enough to get early access to the game over the weekend. One weekend's play merely scratches the surface, but I can already let you know ...
Cartoon: The (Un)Interesting Life…
Guest what game Chris Shooter is playing a lot of at the moment? Here is a clue: click clickerty click click clickerty click click click clicky clicky click...
Diablo III Review
The Diablo games have been standards in hack-and-slash dungeon crawling since the release of the first game way back in January 1997. It's a game that many gamers, myself included, have lost many...
Mario Tennis Open Review
With England crashing out of the Euros last week and Wimbledon now in full swing, it's a more appropriate time to ask; Any Wario for tennis?
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review
The Magic: the Gathering release of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 brings more polish to the series and gets a release on iOS. Chris Shooter might have just found the perfect justification for a...
Disco Kitten Review
There are great iOS games, and then there is Disco Kitten. There’s little to be said other than the game being a victim of its own potential innovation, which fails to embrace any qualities other...
Competition: Win Tickets for Rezzed
Rezzed is a PC and Indie Game Expo hosted by our friends over at Eurogamer. Big Red Barrel has kindly been supplied with three pairs of tickets to give away.
Hands-On with Wii U: Hardware
I think I have seen the rays of Mario Sunshine peaking through the clouds of negativity that is hanging over Iwata's NintendoLand. You will have to see if you agree.
Lollipop Chainsaw Review
Juliet Starling has had a strange upbringing. She may be a popular pom-pom waving cheerleader at San Romero High School, but those strawberry blonde pig tails hide a dark family secret.
Wii U Gamepad Stand Revealed
In what may be one of the most mundane exclusives of all time, Big Red Barrel can reveal that the Wii U Gamepad has an official Wii U branded stand, shown in London alongside Pikmin 3, for displa...
Cartoon: The (Un)Interesting Life…
This week the (Un)Interesting Life ponders the consequences of game changing DLC. Won't SOMEBODY think of the childr...err....horses.