Comic Book Review: Chariot #4
Jim’s bond with the eponymous supercar’s consciousness deepens as they train together – with the unforeseen intimacy revealing a more sinister side to the AI’s nature. Bryan Edward Hill and […]
Review: Synth Riders
Available now on: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, Steam & Viveport (Quest 2 version tested) – Official website here Synthwave has absolutely exploded in popularity in the last few years, with […]
Comic Book Review: Tales from the Interface No. 3
Currently in the midst of an already-successful Kickstarter campaign that’s 199% funded at the time of writing, the third volume of Tales from the Interface is my first exposure to […]
Preview: Danger Scavenger
Launching this week on Nintendo Switch (as well as leaving early access on PC and Atari VCS), Forever Entertainment’s Danger Scavenger is a cyberpunk-themed roguelike shooter with a seriously cool […]
Comic Book Review: Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #4
As predicted in my review of issue 3, things come to an explosive and messy end in the fourth and final issue of Cullen Bunn and Miguel Valderrama’s excellent Cyberpunk […]
Comic Book Review: Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #3
With the Cyberpunk 2077 game now launched (not smoothly, to say the least – on consoles in any case), it’s the perfect time to fill in some of the detail […]
Comic Book Review: Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #2
The first issue of Trauma Team was a great introduction to the world of Cyberpunk 2077 – from the perspective of the not-often-explored Trauma Team, a sort of militarised medical […]
Review: Watch Dogs: Legion
I’m a Londoner – born and bred, as us Londoners are oddly fond of saying – so getting to run around an uncannily accurate recreation of London in a video […]
Comic Book Review: Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1
I’ve been a fan of cyberpunk – that’s with a small ‘c’, as in the genre – since the late 80s, when the term first came to my attention. I’ve […]
Kickstarter: HoverGrease
I’m always impressed by the ingenuity, tenacity and general inventiveness of small indie teams. HoverGrease – which is currently seeking funds on Kickstarter – is, almost unbelievably, the work of a two person team, Altergaze. Having already been in development for two and a half years, the team need some assistance to get the game over the finish line. The […]
Film Review: Alita: Battle Angel
Based on the early 90s Japanese manga strip Ganmu – translated into English as Battle Angel Alita – and the 1993 animé (also known in English as Battle Angel Alita), this James Cameron-produced, Robert Rodriguez-directed film was originally announced way back in 2003, with Cameron set to direct. However, with James Cameron now seemingly invested in directing nothing but the […]
Preview: SpyHack
Releasing today on Nintendo Switch, SpyHack is a stealth game, drenched in neon cyberpunk overtones and an almost RTS-esque feel. Set in the year 2111, SpyHack sees you in control of agents from the Advanced Technology Division (ADT), an organisation dedicated to protecting humanity from the unethical operations of the technology corporations that rule the world. The ultimate goal is […]
First Impressions: Neon Abyss
Though the number of indie games that have roguelite elements or structures seems to be increasing exponentially, there are certain elements that make these elements really appealing, both from the designer’s and player’s perspective. Chief among these is the procedural generation, which usually helps to keep things feeling suitably fresh, exciting and surprising when done right. The level of challenge […]
First Impressions: Coffee Talk
Though I’ve played a few hours of Coffee Talk at this stage, it’s still too early to give a proper review of it. However, I’ve been dying to write about it ever since I started playing. It’s a wonderfully unique concept; essentially a visual novel in which you play as a night time barista in a coffee shop, Coffee Talk […]
Board Game Review: Shadowrun: Zero Day
Though I’ve just covered another Shadowrun board game this week (the Lords of Waterdeep-esque Shadowrun: Sprawl Ops), I’ve also recently acquired two player card game Shadowrun: Zero Day. For once in a Shadowrun game, the complexity and buckets-of-dice elements are dialled down or tossed out entirely, leaving a more focused, fast-paced experience that goes all in on presenting just one […]
Board Game Review: Shadowrun: Sprawl Ops
As a fan of cyberpunk since the early 90s and a D&D player for even longer, the fantasy/sci-fi mashup of tabletop RPG Shadowrun always appealed to me. Though it could sometimes feel as if not enough is done with its fantasy elements – and that it may as well just be straight cyberpunk – it does have an appealingly detailed […]
