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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Space Jammers Indie Shout Out

Do you remember Gauntlet? Well Space Jammers is like that. Except instead of warriors and mages you have Space Pirate kittens flying through space defeating monsters to fund their rock band. OK, I guess it’s not like Gauntlet really except…

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Pokémon Go : The Pokémon Tracking Story

Was it the heat of the summer months causing everyone to go a little Pokémon tracking crazy? No-one will really know but during July, a seemingly large proportion of people were suddenly going mental over Pokémon Go, Niantics AR Mobile…

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Sombra – Overwatchs 23rd Hero

Finally after months of guesswork, rumours and insanely complex ARG puzzles Sombra has finally been released on to the Overwatch PTR as their 23rd character. The mysteriously intriguing hacker known as Sombra brings a whole load of new skills, strategies…

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Megalo Polis Review

So Donald Trump’s in the White House which means if you’re a US citizen this is either a time or great celebration or great commiseration. Whichever side you fall on you may still be in the mood for some election…

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RimWorld Steam Early Access Review

RimWorld is a top-down, town building, resource management sim developed by Ludeon Studios, that’s currently making its way through Steam Early Access. In a similar way to Dwarf Fortress (but far better visually) you are given the job of ensuring…

Starr Mazer DSP to Attend Day of the Devs

The guys and gals behind Starr Mazer DSP (a roguelike shoot-em up we reviewed last week) will be attending the fourth annual Day of the Devs gaming festival, taking place at the Midway Complex of San Francisco, this weekend. (5th…

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Ginger Beyond the Crystal Indie Review

It has been a while since I’ve played a platform game. I tend to hang around the more complex depths of RPG’s, MMO’s and strategy games. So, when I was approached by BadLand games and asked if I would review…

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More Video Games Perfect for Halloween

With Halloween upon us, we all take the time to try to add spookiness and horror into our lives. A person who may never do anything of the sort will make an effort come October and those who love skeletons,…

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Overwatch Sombra Release on November 1st

If you have been avidly following the Overwatch Sombra ARG Reddit then you’re no doubt aware that some Overwatch players highly skilled in investigation and puzzle solving are close to tracking down the elusive Sombra. Some Reddit users have pieced…