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How Games Are Made: What’s In A Story

Back in February I wrote an article on how games are made. The article, I hope, delineated how most games are made. In this article, and, perhaps, future articles, I will go into more depth on the first step in…

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Catomic Mobile Puzzle Game on iOS and Android

As many of you are no doubt aware, a cat’s education is very important. If you don’t get all your feeding bottles lined up and your kittens neatly put in a row, there’s no way they’ll make it through to…

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Shoot the Dragons Quick Review

Shoot the Dragons a side-ways scrolling shooter developed by indie studio Weedo Games has taken my fancy this week. I honestly didn’t expect it to. I figured “Yeah, Yeah. A sideways-scrolling shoot-em-up, been there done that!” Once I started playing…

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Immersion, VR, & Where We Draw The Line

In recent years virtual reality became a reality, and it might be too much for us. In this article I’ll detail VR’s role in immersion, arguing VR has both helped and hurt immersion. Virtual reality (hereafter “VR”) gaming enjoys a…

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The Saviour of Video Game History has arrived

The Nonprofit group The Video Game History Foundation have launched a crowdfunding campaign with one goal: to preserve the precious history of the video game industry. The patron page opens with “My name is Frank, and I’ve spent my entire…

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Nier Automata JRPG Review

What do you fight for? Nier Automata shouldn’t exist. From all logical standpoints the chances of a sequel to the 2010 cult classic seem absurd, with its parent developer Cavia gone and the series for the most part reaching a…

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Orisa Announced as New Overwatch Tank Hero

Well, all the speculation over who is the 24th hero to be introduced to Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch is over. Through all the Doomfist and Efi Oladele rumours and fan theories, the truth has finally been revealed. The latest Character to…

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5 Reasons To Buy Mass Effect Andromeda

Mass Effect has had some mixed responses over the years. From complete love of the entire series, to people hating it because the ending to 3 was a bit rubbish. Regardless, the folks at Bioware have decided to give it…

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Wizard King CCG Indie Shout Out

Are you a keen fan of collectible card games but find the actual card part a complete pain? Maybe you’re fatally allergic to virtual cardboard, or maybe your family was murdered by vicious card merchants when you were young leaving…

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The Other 99 Gets Even Better and Harder

If you’re a fan of survival horror games then The Other 99 by Burning Arrow may just be the thing you’re looking for. A game that squashes together elements from Lost, Fight Club & Lord of the Flies all with…