Video Games

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: Review

 Steven Kellow    Video Games  

The original Plants vs. Zombies game is perhaps one of the biggest successes in the modern wave of mobile games.  The simple gameplay with surprising depth wrapped with a light-hearted humour warmed many gamers with its charm.  Although its sequel is often criticised for being overly reliant on in-game micro transactions – the franchise as a whole is one of the most recognisable and well-regarded in games. It may have seemed an outlandish idea when Popcap announced Garden Warfare.  It’s a third-person multiplayer shooter based — Read more →

TwitchPlaysPokemon – Cutting Edge of Games & Society?

 Steven Kellow    Video Games

Gaming has changed inexorably since the dawn of high-speed internet.  Playing games online is now a standard feature, but watching games online is also something that is considered extremely normal in the modern age.  YouTube was the first platform for this market, as players captured footage themselves to upload themselves.  As internet speeds improved, live streaming gameplay has become available – and new consoles streamline the process to a point where anyone can do it at the touch of a button.  Live streaming has also — Read more →

Dead Island: Review

 Steven Kellow    Video Games  

When the announcement trailer for Dead Island launched 3 years ago, the hype for the game was huge.  For an instant, the gaming media that was so focussed on the titans of Call of Duty, Fallout etc. stopped and took notice of a new IP from a little-known studio in a way that hasn’t really happened since.  Sadly, the mind-blowing CGI trailer promised more than the game could offer – which is understandable, but still a little disheartening.  Dead Island is a fun game to — Read more →

The Joys of Football Manager

 Steven Kellow    Football, Video Games

The Football Manager series, and its’ predecessor Championship Manager, has been one of the most successful PC game franchises of all-time in the UK – and it’s clear to see why.  Football is a massive cultural phenomenon in the UK, more than just a game or a sport, but a pseudo-religion.  Put together the potential fan-base with football’s inherent subjectivity and almost every fan’s desire to coach their beloved side themselves, and a game based around managing a football club is a nailed-on certainty for — Read more →

The Future is PlayStation Now

 Steven Kellow    Video Games

In 2014, there is little doubt over which media format is going to be the way of the future for thing such as music, movies and games.  Digital downloads have either superseded or are on their way to beating their physical counterparts in the same way that CDs defeated cassettes and cartridges.  Even downloads aren’t safe in their dominance, though, as streaming has become more than viable for music and movies – with services like Spotify and Netflix becoming even more popular than downloading individual — Read more →

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