In the time since Blizzards initial reveal of the latest expansion for Hearthstone, Journey to Un’Goro, we've had a few new cards shown off. These cards really start to show the direction that each of the nine classes are headed within this set and it's quite exciting. After checking these…

Attention duelists! The KC Cup on Yu-Gi-Oh Duel links has drawn to a close and I managed to get a fair few games in and as it turns out, do rather well. Topping out at 10237DP and rank 347 at my prime, I eventually ended up with a humble 9686DP…

With the reveal of Blizzards latest expansion for Hearthstone, Journey to Un’Goro, we didn’t just get some amusing Ben Brode banter and a pretty reveal trailer, we got shown some new cards to explain the new mechanics that are coming to the popular online card game. We at VGU have…

Designing a game is a lot of work, this is a fact. Even the simplest of games have a fair about of design put into them, so you can imagine the scale of how much work there is put into AAA games. You are not even safe after your game…

Since the Kingdom Hearts series began back in 2002, we have visited a manner of different worlds, defeated countless enemies and encountered several characters from the various Disney and Square Enix universes. Unlike many game series, each main game and its various spin offs play a role in establishing a…

Resident Evil 7 has just arrived and we here at VGU can’t wait to delve back into the world of survival horror with the franchise that popularised the genre way back in 1996. In the past twenty one years, the Resident Evil franchise has produced a grand total of twenty…

To celebrate the studio’s latest release, King games invited us out to their Barcelona studio for the launch of Bubble Witch 3 Saga. An impressive, four story office in the heart of the Spanish capital, King’s Barcelona studio have been responsible for Papa Pear Saga and the entire Bubble Witch…

So it's been two days since Nintendo officially debuted the Switch and people are already up in the arms. Then again, should this be a surprise? Since the botched launch of the N64, people have been quick to criticise Nintendo before really giving them a chance. This time around the…

There have been many games that have come out in 2016 and we have had a look at most of what was on offer. Some games have been fantastic, while others have been average but luckily none has been dreadful enough to fall below our scoring of a 5. It…

2016 has been a good year for me and games. While at points 2016 has lacked for quality, it certainly made up for it in quantity. Both AAA and indie devs threw everything at the wall to see what stuck. We've also had unconventional release patterns, sleeper hits, and a few…

With the festive season fast approaching and the chilly weather already here, staying inside and having some friendly competition around the telly in the living room is becoming increasingly tempting. Whether you get a crate of beers in and turn it into a drinking game, or get the whole family…

Ah, the video game movie. Often a doomed venture from it's conception and the source of endless rants of hardened fans. Too long have they been stigmatised by a slew of poorly thought out and terribly made crap-fests that serve their source material no justice. I'm here today to argue…

Halloween is here and that means only one thing. Horror, horror and more horror. The Triple-A console market isn’t exactly awash with horror games but if you wade through the other big budget titles, you’ll find a bevy of scary gems for your beloved Playstation 4. Just to clarify, P.T.…

Whether or not you believe in magic in the real world, the one place where you have undeniable proof of its relative existence is within the world of fiction. Although some people prefer to watch a film, or imagine the action for themselves by reading a book, one of the…

Before we begin, let me just give you a MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING, look at that text, remember it, it is in bold after all. I give you this warning because I will be talking about the points in these games that got me all teary-eyed. Good, then we can begin.…

Before you start questioning yourself, no you did not accidentally stumble upon an article released in January, I am legitimately writing an article called “Best Games of 2015” in October of 2016. You may be asking yourselves why? Well, because I couldn’t think of anything else and this list malarkey…

Earlier this year, a celebration took place for the twenty fifth anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. During the event, a new 2D platformer named Sonic Mania was announced to be coming out in 2017 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The levels that were showcased during the first…

It came, it saw, it crushed many a player; but Dark Souls III has since been bested by its hoard of dedicated fans. However the beast still has some tricks up its sleeve with the upcoming DLC packs. The first of which, the mysteriously named Ashes of Ariandel, was recently revealed. Despite…

The desire to find something new is one of the reasons why the adventure genre for video games has constantly evolved since the days of the first text adventures released on computers like the BBC Micro. After the phenomenal successes of adventures such as Rise of the Tomb Raider, Life…

Earlier this year, we published a character guide for Persona 5 that showcased the first five playable characters. Various streams and live events have taken place since that day, showcasing a playable demo, the official release dates for the game for Japan, North America and Europe to name a few.…

Summer is fast approaching, if not already here, but for many of us it’ll be spent indoors tackling our huge backlog of games or mounting up the motivation to start yet another colossal RPG. Everyone’s in a better mood when the sun is shining however, so here’s our top five…