Richard Dobson

Avid gamer since the days of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Grew up with the PS1 and PS2 but changed allegiances in 2007 with the release of Halo 3.

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Experience the festival of your nightmares in Dead Island 2: SoLA

Summertime usually brings with it beer gardens, (the occasional day of) sunshine and music festivals. The latter being the chance to forget troubles of the real-world and just exist in a several day long party. But what if you annual pilgrimage to your festival of choice turns sour when say, the uninvited undead come and crash the party? Find out how you would cope in Dead Island 2: SoLA DLC, out now for Xbox, PlayStation and PC.

Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Review

Final Fantasy XIV Online on Xbox is built for newcomers.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat Review

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat is the best game in the Legends of the Zone Trilogy.

Suit-up once again in Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace

In their seemingly endless quest to port over every single videogame ever to consoles, Ratalaika Games are back with another underrated retro classic. Cyber Citizen Shockman 2 is here!

Word Web by POWGI Review

What starts off as a seemingly impossible challenge quickly becomes one of the best POWGI games for logical thinking. Word Web by POWGI not only ramps the difficulty up, but also the satisfaction of completing a puzzle.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Review

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty grabs your attention instantly, and refuses to let go until the conclusion.

Gastro Force Review

Gastro Force is quite obviously a DOOM clone, but after playing it, you will probably find yourself better off with the originals if you want that retro hit. If the addition of a Y-axis is the best it can do, then that is a clear sign of how poor the rest of the game is.

Madden NFL 24 Review

The excellent on-field action in Madden NFL 24 is badly let down by the performance elsewhere.

Head Into the Sky and explore the clouds above

It sounds precarious, but is actually a calming experience. Into the Sky is out today on Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation.

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition – Xbox Series X|S Edition Review

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition for the Xbox Series X|S is a bit of a strange beast.

PowerA Advantage Wired Controller for Xbox – Sonic Style Review

The PowerA Advantage Wired Controller for Xbox - Sonic Style comes in many shades of blue

Land on your feet in Cats and the Other Lives

I simply don’t understand cats. But the cat in this latest game looks to be a bit more interesting, piecing together a narrative decades in the making. Find out what in Cats and the Other Lives, out now on Xbox.

Starfield Review

Figuratively and literally, Starfield is the next evolution for a Bethesda game; taking that framework and that sandbox before applying it 1000 times over.

Halo: Outcasts – Book Review

Halo: Outcasts is very unlike the Halo games we are used to.

Mortal Kombat 1 – Kontinuing to build out the roster

Available to those who have pre-ordered the game on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, we have been given the chance to try out some of the Mortal Kombat 1 combatants in both the classic Towers mode as well as some online multiplayer.

7 best Xbox and Game Pass games to play before Starfield

We are literally just days away from one of the biggest Xbox exclusives ever: Starfield. But there are other games to play too. Ease yourself into the 7 best Xbox and Game Pass games to play before the release of Starfield.

Keep Rollin’ On in Marble It Up! Ultra on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC

The wait is over with the launch of Marble It Up! Ultra on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC today.

Quantum: Recharged Review

Quantum: Recharged feels like a disappointing callback to some of the earlier Recharged games.

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Summertime usually brings with it beer gardens, (the occasional day of) sunshine and music festivals. The latter being the chance to forget troubles of the real-world and just exist in a several day long party. But what if you annual pilgrimage to your festival of choice turns sour when say, the uninvited undead come and crash the party? Find out how you would cope in Dead Island 2: SoLA DLC, out now for Xbox, PlayStation and PC.

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