Review by Matt S. It’s no secret that I’m not the world’s biggest fan of MOBAs and other eSports-like games. It’s not to say that I don’t appreciate what they do, it’s just that they’ve never offered gameplay that hooks me in particularly well. I’ve tried the main ones –…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Of the many genres of art out there, transgressive art is my favourite beat. It was the main topic that I studied back at university, and I’ve seen, read, or experienced it all: Antonin Artaud, Marquis De Sade, Stelarc, Michel Foucault and Georges Bataille. From the…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Party Golf is to the sport of golf as foosball is to soccer, and beer pong is to table tennis. It takes the universally understood core of the sport – get a ball into a hole – and makes it accessible, fast paced and competitive. While…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Around twenty hours in, and I do still feel like I’ve got a very long way to go with Overwatch. In that time I’ve played around with all of the 21 characters, but only really become comfortable with two of them. But I have played enough…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. In one of Devolver Digital’s most ambitious games yet, the publisher has joined forces with newcomer, Sloclap, to announce Absolver. Immediately this has become one game to pay very close attention to. Absolver is billing itself as an online combat RPG, which offers intense and varied…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’m not usually big on the whole FPS genre, let alone multiplayer-focused FPSers, but for Screencheat I’ll make an exception any day of the week. A solid throwback to the fond memories I have of split screen Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, Screencheat is a unique, creative…
Read MoreStardust Vanguards is another entry into the recent deluge of local multiplayer games that try to capture the retro-style couch fun nostalgia. Games such as Towerfall Ascension and now this focus closely on pixel graphics, catchy music and some fast and furious multiplayer action. Stardust Vanguards manages to check all of these…
Read MoreIn an era where local multiplayer games are harder and harder to find, Starwhal is a great love letter to those of us who used to spend countless hours playing games such as Madden, Mario Kart, GoldenEye or Tekken with our buddies. Unusual, though? Absolutely. You are after all, controlling…
Read MoreThe Apple TV is very quickly establishing itself as a bona fide go-to device for local multiplayer hijinks; we already have SongPop Party, multiplayer Crossy Road, Beat Sports and Just Dance 2016 that already demonstrate just how good this little device is for local multiplayer. Now there’s Fibbage XL too.…
Read MoreBlockbuster season is basically over now that the end of the year is upon us. One of the last big titles to sneak in this calendar year was Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, which puts a much higher emphasis on tactics and team play than most shooters do. The formula…
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