The advent of television streaming has lead to a true golden age of television, with the quality going far beyond what came before. Crime and drama are two genres that have been revitalised and the first season of The Sinner was a riveting ‘why-dunnit’ and managed to tell a different kind of crime story. GoingContinue reading “THE SINNER SEASON 3 REVIEW”
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MRS AMERICA REVIEW
Mrs America was completely unknown to me, I wasn’t aware of its creation and it was by chance I came across an advert on social media that caught my eye – Cate Blanchett was reason enough but the stellar all-star cast and an intriguing premise really sold me and got me on a BBC iplayerContinue reading “MRS AMERICA REVIEW”
WHY TOMB RAIDER 2 DESERVES A REMAKE
Tomb Raider 2 the myth, the legend, the legs. Tomb Raider 2 the boom, the bombast, the breasts. Tomb Raider 2 the guns, the female empowerment, the poor fashion choices (shorts in the Tibetan foothills, really?). It was a far more confident outing than the original, increased graphical fidelity, tighter storyline, new abilities, less rigidContinue reading “WHY TOMB RAIDER 2 DESERVES A REMAKE”
HOW XCLOUD COULD REVOLUTIONISE MOBILE GAMING
Console and high-end PC gaming will always have its place in the gaming pantheon, but there was a time towards the end of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 generation when analysts believed mobile gaming might completely eclipse console gaming. That obviously did not happen, and AAA gaming is as strong as ever, but thatContinue reading “HOW XCLOUD COULD REVOLUTIONISE MOBILE GAMING”
A HISTORY OF LGBT+ CHARACTERS IN VIDEOGAMES
EVERYBODIES GONE GAY! The landscape for LGBT characters in the media has exploded in recent years and the representation of diverse and realistic gay characters has come a long way. TV has always been ahead of the curve from Mikey and Ian in Shameless to Lavern Cox’s trans character in Orange is The New Black,Continue reading “A HISTORY OF LGBT+ CHARACTERS IN VIDEOGAMES”
A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE REVIEW
The success of the Assassins Creed franchise has ushered in a plethora of stealth action and horror games, from the brilliant Batman Arkham Games to the terrifying Alien Isolation, each have their own unique take on stealth and how it works. Now even games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider have shoehorned in stealth, oftenContinue reading “A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE REVIEW”
OBSERVATION REVIEW
Games have the power to transport to worlds better than any other entertainment medium, they can make you experience things you don’t want to do – they can make you see through the eyes of a person you love and they force you see things you didn’t want to see. That’s the power of videogames,Continue reading “OBSERVATION REVIEW”
THE OLD GUARD REVIEW
Comic book films are two a penny these days – Marvel and DC have carved out their own universes, with the former creating an intertwined and grand narrative unmatched in the film making, while DC have changed tactics by releasing individual unique experiences to varying degrees of success. With these two juggernauts dominating the conversationContinue reading “THE OLD GUARD REVIEW”
XBOX : A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
Microsoft have had a turbulent time when it comes to their hardware, Windows Phones failed to take off, the original surface convertible was a clunky mess and only their software managed to capture any kind of mass audience. But their one success is in their incredibly popular Xbox console, but it’s not been a smoothContinue reading “XBOX : A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS”
TOP 10 TOMB RAIDER GAMES
Over the course of 24 years Tomb Raider has been a pioneer of action adventure videogames and heroine Lara Croft has cemented herself as an icon. One of the most successful franchises in gaming, Tomb Raider has had peaks and troughs with 12 mainline console games and numerous handheld and spin off titles, Lara hasContinue reading “TOP 10 TOMB RAIDER GAMES”
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