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Review: I am Bread

Simon played I am Bread, a game where you drive your owner insane and flop around with a piece of toast.

Review: Magicka 2

Rik was pulled in to Magicka 2 by a charming trailer with awkward humour, and it kept him watching with its show of chaotic and colourful gameplay. That’s the power of a great trailer - because h...

Review: HexAgony

Not long time ago Alex has discovered a little game called HexAgony that proved that a great simple idea is sometimes all that matters to make a great game.

Review: The Mercenary: Absolution

This weekend, Diarmuid watched two movies; one will go down as one of the best films of the year, The Mercenary: Absolution was the other one.

Review: Mad Max: Fury Road

Jess was absolutely floored by the long-awaited reboot's dizzying imagination and inescapable sense of fun.

Review: Daredevil (Season 1)

We've kept our Daredevil review spoiler free, so you can go into it blind... Sorry.

Review: Elysium

Alex has spent some time chumming with Greek Gods - it was quite legendary! For more details, read her review of Elysium.

Review: GameLoading: Rise of the Indies

After a successful Kickstarter campaign , StudioBento set out to make a documentary on the rise of independent developers in the video games industry.

Review: Dogs of War

Michael reviews Dogs of War, a game that combines the strategy and depth of a Euro game with the theme of a war game. Also there are lots of hats!!

Review: Quartermaster General

Chris Korek goes looking for a better (board game) version of world domination than Risk, and finds Quartermaster General.

Review: Keebles

On the surface, Keebles is an enticing prospect. Ryan checks out Green Man Gaming's first published title.

Review: Legendary

Legendary is a Marvel-based deck building board and card game of heroic proportions that also ranks among Tim's favourite tabletop games in general.

Review: Age of Wonders III – Eternal Lords

Eternal Lords, the second expansion for Age of Wonders 3, delivers even more turn-based, spell/counter-spell, multi-day time-sink goodness.

Review: Istanbul

As a big fan of worker placement board games, Alex was very excited to get her hands on this award winning game.

Homeworld Remastered Collection Review

Almost 16 years after it's original release Homeworld and it's sequel have been re-released in glorious HD

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Game

Spidey once again swings out of the big screen for another videogame, but will it be Amazing or nothing more than an average tie-in?

Review: Titan Attacks!

Jon reviews the Crossbuy-enabled PlayStation port of Puppy Games' inventive love letter to Space Invaders and finds much to like of its own invention.

Review: The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 – A Crooked Mile

Not only does the drama and tension continue to build in β€˜A Crooked Mile’, but so does the vice grip this game holds over Diarmuid's attention.

Review: Full Bore

Full Bore is stuffed so full of secrets that the story is a bit too much of an enigma. However, this can be overlooked in favour of fantastic, addictive puzzle design.

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

While Diarmuid enjoyed The Amazing Spiderman 2 more than he did the first, there are a few too many recurring issues to ignore.

Review: Daylight

Zombie Studios' procedural survival horror title is conceptually interesting, but its execution leaves a lot to be desired.

Review: The Raid 2

It would have been easy to rehash The Raid for a sequel - but director Gareth Evans is seemingly far too ambitious for that.

Review: Final Fantasy X HD Remaster

Listen to my story. This may be our last chance. Again...

Review: Nintendo Pocket Football Club

We review Nintendo's first Western foray into football management. It strips away everything but the bare footy essentials - but has it stripped away too much?

Review: Trials Fusion

mazingly in the time I spent with the game I did not break my controller – although my Xbox One has been subject to a few rage quits over the past few days.

Review: Dark Souls 2 (Updated)

Dark Souls 2 is the latest addition to the cult hit Souls series, a series that only two years ago was barely recognised in the majority of gaming circles.

Preview: Broforce

Broforce is a beautiful controlled chaos that brings together Action Heroes with the simplistic style of arcade shooters, GET TO DA CHOPPA!

Review: Short Peace – Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day

Bears, robots, schoolgirls, karaoke and Mount Fuji are along for the ride in Bandai Namco's experimental cross-media love letter to Japanese culture of all shapes and sizes.

Review: LEGO The Hobbit

Traveller's Tales have done it again; this time our journey back to the beauty of Middle-Earth is laced with dwarf-havoc, newly-expanded exploration and plenty of shiny shiny treasure.

Review: Football Manager Classic 2014

Tables loaded with figures and percentages may sound boring - but somehow, Football Manager Classic 2014 manages to make them the most important thing in your life.