Nintendo Announces Super Smash Bros Direct on 14/06
Coinciding with the release of Lucas that day, Nintendo have announced that they are holding a Smash Bros exclusive Direct at 3:40 GMT on Sunday the 14th of June. Masahiro Sakurai, the game's director will be holding the Direct and it will no doubt map out future content releases for…
Fallout 4 Officially Announced
It's finally here. After so many leaks, hoaxes and hints, Fallout 4 has been officially revealed in a trailer released by Bethesda today. From the short cinematic trailer, it seems that the game will flashback between a time before the war and to the Wasteland, providing a stark look at…
Bethesda Reveals Fallout Countdown Clock
This is not a drill people! Sound the alarms, get in the bomb shelter and prepare your Nuka Colas and packets of Blamco Mash as it seems that at 3pm BST on Wednesday, we will be getting our first glimpse at Fallout 4. Just appearing on the Bethblog and via…
Splatoon Review
The Testfires have ceased and the doors have opened. It’s time to see if Nintendo’s first attempt at a competitive online shooter has been a kraken success or an inkredible failure. From the very first time you boot up Splatoon, the game wants you to know that this is an…
VGU’s Splatoon Beginner’s Guide
Nintendo's cephalopod-themed shooter, Splatoon, has finally landed and we have already been putting in many hours into the game's multiplayer mode. With it being unlike many shooters out on the market at the moment, we'd thought we'd compile a short guide to have you splatting like the best of them.…
Arc System Works Announces Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-
Well, with Guilty Gear Xrd finally getting a European release next week, Arc System Works have conveniently announced their first piece of additional content for the gamer, titled -REVELATOR-. This new installment adds two additional characters to the game, including series veteran Johnny, the Jellyfish Pirate captain and a brand…
VSFighting 5 Returns to Birmingham on August 8-9th
After its successful run last year at Millennium Point, Electronic Dojo are coming back with the 5th installment of the Midlands' biggest tournament series with VSFighting 5. This tournament will be held at the Birmingham REP Theatre, next to the new Central Library and promises to be as hype as…
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Review
After some delays, CD Projekt RED’s magnum opus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has finally graced our presence. Is it the grand finale to this high fantasy trilogy or is it a disappointing climax? Just a disclaimer before we begin, I am coming to this review as a non-seasoned Witcher…
Fight Against Deadly Crime Syndicates in Police Team Kazuo
I have always had a soft spot for noir anime and SRPGs. I'm a big fan of old school 90s anime like Big O and Cowboy Bebop, whilst also being a lover of games like XCOM and Fire Emblem. If you are at all interested in any of these genres,…
The Wild West of Sm4sh
If you follow Super Smash Bros in any capacity, you will be aware of the recent hubbub that consumed the Sm4sh community for the last few days. For those of you who don't know, the best Sm4sh player in the world right now, Gonzalo 'ZeRo' Barrios, called out a bunch…
Capcom Formally Unveils M. Bison for Street Fighter V
It must definitely be a Tuesday, as Capcom have just released a brand new trailer for Street Fighter V, showing off the Psycho Powered Dictator, M. Bison. The leader of Shadaloo has learned a few new moves for this installment of the Street Fighter franchise, gaining his own projectile as…
E3 2015 Press Conference Times and Dates
With it being just a month until the doors open on E3 2015, we thought we'd compile all the dates and times for the big press conferences which are happening at E3 this year, so you can make sure to tune in to every announcement. We have already put forward…
Kickstarter and Nostalgia Overload
This week has seen the launch of yet another spiritual successor Kickstarter, with Koji Igarashi revealing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and having it funded fully within a matter of hours. This is on top of the continued success of Yooka-Laylee and the release of Broken Age Act 2, signalling…
Feast Your Eyes on The Witcher 3 Launch Cinematic
With Tuesday being the day that fantasy fans finally get their hands on the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt RED have released one final cinematic trailer, just to drive everyone into that state of hyped frenzy before the game launches. From early reviews, every outlet has been given the…
Sony’s To-Do List for E3 2015
A month from today, gamers up and down the land will be boarding hype trains and getting their press conference bingo cards ready, as E3 2015 begins to usher forth a whole new wave of announcements and news. We have covered Microsoft's list of things it needs to do and…
Koji Igarashi Announces Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
After teasing us last week with his Sword and Whip site, Koji Igarashi (famed producer of the Castlevania series) has finally revealed the project he is working on, titled Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The game is set to be a 2.5D 'Igavania', focusing on exploration with RPG and crafting…
Hunt Giant Monsters and Explore Far Off Lands in Little Devil Inside
It seems that every other day, another survival RPG pops up on Steam Greenlight or Kickstarter, which tasks players with surviving impossible odds whilst crafting weapons and all that jazz. You expect the usual song and dance when one of these gets revealed and with the survival RPG genre being…
Koji Igarashi Possibly Teasing Castlevania Spiritual Successor
On a site simply called Sword or Whip, Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi seems to be teasing that his long rumoured spiritual successor to the series may be resurfacing very soon. The site has someone resembling Iga-san, dressed as Dracula from Symphony of the Night, sitting on a throne and asking…
Check Out Some Fantastical Monsters in New Witcher 3 Dev Diary
We are closing in on The Witcher 3's release date, with only 2 weeks to go until we get to experience CD Projekt Red's magnum opus of an RPG. So, to tide you over until the game launches on the 19th, the chaps over at CD Projekt RED have released…
Combat Core Launches on Kickstarter May 15th
The 3d, third person brawler is an under-represented genre, having its day with the Power Stone series back on the Dreamcast before fading into obscurity, along with Sega's relevance in the console market. However, this genre which has been dormant for many years is planning to make a comeback with…
5 Ways Gaming Could Improve the General Election
With the UK General Election being just under a week away and all parties are gearing up for that final election push, here are 5 ways the whole election experience could be improved by adding some elements from the gaming world.