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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PC) – Review

“Clang Clang Clang went the trolley, Clang Clang Clang went the Kojima line…” Doesn’t really work, now does it? It would also be weird if Ralph Blane knew about a Japanese game developer not born for another 19-years, who wouldn’t become famous…

Tennis World Tour 2 (PC) Review

I’ll admit, the last tennis game I dove deep into was Mario Tennis on the Nintendo 64. That doesn’t mean I haven’t followed the sport with pensive interest over the past few decades. I have fond memories of watching Opens with my…

Darkside Detective Added to Prime Gaming

The very least I can say about this week’s edition of Prime Gaming round ups, it will be short. I do enjoy doing the articles for the start of the month, but sometimes that start can be a Thursday, and it screws up our schedule…

The Orville Season 2 – Ep 14 Review

Warning: This review contains spoilers for The Orville’s season 2 finale. Read at your own risk. Well, we’re here folks! We reached the end of Season 2. As I mentioned last week (and a few times previously) I had hoped that we’d…

WoW: Shadowlands Has Been Delayed

Folks, I’m going to be brutally honest with you right out of the gate. It’s going to be unusually difficult for me to remain as objective and impartial as I can be in the wake of this announcement. Even so, I shall…

Cyberpunk 2077 Management Reneges on Crunch Promises

CD Projekt Red and the forthcoming Cyberpunk 2077 is making headlines and garnering traction among gaming journalists and pundits again, and not in a good way. The short version is pithily summarised in a Tweet from Jason Schreier, gaming reporter for Bloomberg:…

Pikuniku Free On Epic Games Store

This Monday I didn’t do news, was I ill? Monday, Zoë wrote about The Sims 4 finally get something that should have been in the game from the get-go. Tuesday, I spoke about Yakuza (7): Like A Dragon getting an earlier release since the…

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning (PC) Review

Full disclosure: I never had the opportunity to play the original game of Kingdoms of Amalur. In other words, this isn’t going to be a game of “which version did it better?” Also yes, I did roll my eyes on the inside…

Doctor Who Series 3 “Blink” – Review

I don’t care who you are, what you believe, or why you hold that belief to be the true one. It is wrong! That is unless that belief is a shared understanding of what is the most horrifying monster in the universe.…

Insomniac Angers Fans with Spider-Man Remastered Changes

In a bewildering move, Insomniac Games has revealed a new Peter Parker model for the upcoming remastered version of Marvel’s Spider Man for the Playstation 5 launch. The original portrayal from John Bubniak has switched to Ben Jordan, as Insomniac’s Community Director James…