Video Game Preview: Smoothcade
Anyone who knows me well knows that cutesy single screen arcade platformers are one of my favourite types of game. Bubble Bobble, Snow Bros, Rod Land – all of those […]
News: Indie Switch Game RITE Receives Universal Acclaim
It’s rare that I’d showcase a game’s review scores or accolades, but I wanted to make an exception in the case of RITE. That’s because the development of RITE feels […]
Board Game Review: Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes!
A two player strategy game from Paolo Mori, Blitzkrieg!, promises gamers a World War II campaign in 20 minutes. Though it initially looks a bit overwhelming, with lots of icons […]
Video Game Review: Baba is You (Switch)
Baba Is You is an unusual, highly stylised game with mechanics bearing some resemblance to block-pushing puzzles – albeit block pushing puzzles that find you pushing words rather than blocks, […]
Video Game Review: Jetboy and the Randomizer of Doom (Switch)
What at first feels like a competent modernisation of – and homage to – Rare classic JetPac becomes so much more as you make your way through Jetboy and the […]
Board Game Review: Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
Another two player, 20-minute strategy game from Paolo Mori – following on from his previous, well received Blitzkrieg!, which promised gamers that they could play through World War II in, […]
Video Game Review: Wingspan (Xbox Series X)
It was only a few weeks ago that I finally got around to playing the board game version of Wingspan; it’s about time too, because I’ve now been able to […]
Board Game Review: Wingspan
Taking the board game world by storm when it was released in 2019, it seems to have taken me a very long time to get around to playing this highly […]
Comic Book Review: Star Wars #18
The huge 2021 Star Wars crossover – War of the Bounty Hunters – continues to lumber on, despite the main series reaching its underwhelming (and not very conclusive) climax a […]
Comic Book Review: Star Wars #17
The War of the Bounty Hunters crossover continues – with Luke drawing Vader away from his helpless, frozen friend, it’s now up to the young Skywalker to actually evade his […]
Preview: Colorball
Check out the Colorball website here Available now on App Lab – the Oculus ‘Early Access’-style storefront, which is still way too hidden and difficult to uncover for most users […]
Comic Book Review: Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #2
Ever get the feeling of deja vu? I sure did after reading War of the Bounty Hunters #2, which sees Boba Fett crashing the Crimson Dawn auction – where his […]
Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #12
It’s a double War of the Bounty Hunters week, with this issue of Doctor Aphra first up according to the crossover’s checklist, followed by the next issue of the crossover’s […]
Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #14
One of the least interesting strands of crossover War of the Bounty Hunters continues in Star Wars:Bounty Hunters #14. Valance – basically a cyborg Han Solo substitute who has a […]
Feature: Alone Among the Stars – Playthrough
As promised/threatened in my review of the wonderful, minimalist solo TTRPG Alone Among the Stars yesterday, I wanted to share the results of my first play of the game. Do […]
TTRPG Review: Alone Among the Stars
Though I’ve had an interest in tabletop roleplaying games since discovering D&D in the early 80s, I’ve not played as many as I would have liked to. It’s even more […]
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