Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.
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Lucid Dream Indie Point ‘n’ Click Review

Lucid Dream is a point ‘n’ click adventure from Dali Games Studios. It tells the story of Lucy, a paraplegic little girl, trapped in a wheelchair with her mother still suffering from the loss of Lucy’s father. Lucy embarks on…

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Textorcist Holy Typing Heading to Q1 2019

Throughout fiction there have been many ways of despatching the undead; fire, holy water, decapitation, typing. That’s right typing. The Textorcist, developed by Morbidware and published by Headup gives you the power, as a bad-ass exorcist to use your typing…

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Undead Horde Necromancer Sim Released Q4 2018

Have you ever sat at work, and idly wondered how you’re going to get back your kingdom using a horde of undead minions that you’ve necromantically raised yourself? Well, you might do, if you’ve played Undead Horde, a necromancer simulator…

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Warhammer: Chaosbane Soldier Revealed in New Trailer

Big Ben and Eko Software are busily working on the first hack n slash video game to take place in the Games Workshop Warhammer Fantasy Battles world. Warhammer: Chaosbane, currently under development, drops the player into the heart of the…

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Shift Happens Released for Nintendo Switch

Double-winner of the German Video Game Awards “Best Game Design” and “Best Kids Game”, Shift Happens has now been released on the Nintendo Switch console. Developed by Klonk Games, Shift Happens gives you 40 levels of solo or co-op puzzle…

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Surviving Mars Gets First Expansion Space Race

Haemimont Games in conjunction with Paradox Interactive are almost ready to release the first expansion for their sci-fi settlement builder, Surviving Mars. Space Race, launching on November 15th for PC, xBox and Playstation introduces rival colonies for you to race…

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Holy Potatoes! A Spy Story Released

Ever wondered how espionage works if you’re a root vegetable? I know I have, and thankfully those rather awkward dinner party conversations are coming to an end, due to the fourth instalment of the Holy Potatoes! Series “Holy Potatoes! A…