Games reviews roundup: Marvel vs Capcom Infinite; SteamWorld Dig 2; Kingdom: New Lands
Playability, creativity and decision-making are to the fore in the best of this week’s games releases
April 2017
After 20 years Full Throttle remains a narrative video game masterpiece
In examining how gallant, restrained masculinity could function as an action-adventure ideal, the LucasArts game was way ahead of its time
September 2016
Games reviews roundup: ReCore; Axiom Verge; Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
A new world proves less than brave, while a blast from the past offers retro thrills and an RPG classic is probably one for the fans
July 2016
Zero Time Dilemma review – where Saw meets Crystal Maze
Games reviews roundup: Song of the Deep; Assault Suit Leynos; Zero Time Dilemma
April 2016
Trillion: God of Destruction review – a divine opportunity wasted
It could have been the game to refresh the JRPG genre, but menu-heavy gameplay drags down promising ideas
January 2016
Darkest Dungeon review – a darkly innovative take on the fantasy genre
In this morbid and demanding role-playing adventure, only the least stressed-out will survive
December 2015
Games reviews roundup: Xenoblade Chronicles X; Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours; Beyond: Two Souls
Dead or Alive and otaku culture: why sensitivity is not the same as censorship
September 2015
Why only Nintendo understands handheld gaming
Keith Stuart
The head of Sony Computer Entertainment has suggested that mobile gaming killed Playstation’s Vita, but that’s not strictly true
Games reviews roundup: Skylanders Superchargers; Tearaway Unfolded; PES 2016
Activision’s toy-to-game franchise revs its engines for a new incarnation, while the PS Vita’s lost classic is reimagined for the PS4
Games reviews roundup: Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture; Resident Evil: Revelations 2; Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
A new walking simulator lacks gameplay, while Resident Evil’s new Vita incarnation skimps on the graphics
July 2015
Godzilla; Rory McIlroy PGA Tour; Deception IV
Lego Jurassic World review – enjoyable if predictable family fun
June 2015
E3 2015: our 13 favourite games
Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy review – a wasted opportunity
April 2015
Tim Schafer on his Broken Age Kickstarter adventure: 'I'd do it again'
Double Fine has released the second part of its successfully crowdfunded point-and-click epic, but the road to release has not been easy
March 2015
Atari threatens TxK developer Jeff Minter with copyright claims
Hotline Miami 2 review – a hypnotic yet messy and aimless sequel
January 2015
'Gamergate was inevitable': Rami Ismail on the state of the games industry
Talented Dutch studio Vlambeer is at the forefront of a new generation of indie studios, and its business director has some theories about where the medium – and its fans – are heading
