The Decline of YouTube Gaming

It’s perhaps an unusual concept to some – the idea that people would like to, and even rather, watch others play a video game on the internet than play themselves – but with the simultaneous growth of YouTube and the launch of the HD generation of games consoles, that’s exactly what millions of people, myself included, began to do.  From being a novelty in the early days, back in 2006/07, it has become a livelihood for many of the most successful Youtubers because of advertising — Read more →

Upcoming Games to be Excited About

It’s been a rather slow year for games this year.  Amidst the excitement of GTA V, and of course the new consoles being launched, there hasn’t been a slew of exciting games to play in 2013.  This may please people’s wallets, but it’s not been the best for gamers looking for a great new experience. 2014 might well change all that.  Next year will see the first real heavyweights on the PS4 and Xbox One, as well as a few good titles for the last — Read more →

The Next Generation Has Dawned

A year after the Wii U made its’ timid debut, the 8th generation of video game consoles has truly begun with the worldwide launch of both the Xbox One and PS4.  It has been commented by many of the reviews for both consoles that there has never been two consoles as similar in terms of performance at launch, and the gist of reviews is that both consoles are a significant step forward compared to their predecessors.  It has also been noted, though, that both aren’t — Read more →

Call of Duty Fatigue

Years go by in the video game industry and things change.  New IPs are launched, studios collapse and even new consoles are released (soon).   One thing has been ever present at the start of November ever since 2005, a new Call of Duty.  It has become perhaps the biggest-selling franchise in video games, partly due to that regularity, but can we truly call it one of the best?  Up until the release of Modern Warfare 3 back in 2011 and I would defend the franchise — Read more →

GTA V: Review

Anticipation is a dangerous thing. When you are waiting for something, longing for something – no matter what it is – you are either setting yourself up to love or hate something. I’ve waited years for GTA V, and I love it. Instead of jumping in to writing a review a week into having the game, I wanted to wait until I’ve much more fully experienced the game. With hundreds of things to do in the game, it’s unfair to judge it based on the — Read more →