VGU’s Holiday Gift Guide 2016: Video Game Gifts Under £10
Got a distant relative or friend that you don't want to spend too much on but know they love video games? Are you a student with a very limited budget this festive season? Want to get something small to fill up your kids' stockings? Take a look through our list…
VGU’s Holiday Gift Guide 2016: PlayStation 4 Games
Christmas is just around the corner and with games becoming more popular amongst children and adults alike, it can be difficult to know which games are good if you’re not a gamer yourself. If you’re a veteran gamer, it can also be a struggle to know just what to ask…
PaRappa the Rapper Remastered Coming to PS4
In celebration of the game's 20th anniversary, Sony have announced a fully fledged remaster of the original PaRappa the Rapper will be coming to PlayStation 4 in 2017. To make matters even better, you can download a free demo today on the PS Store. LocoRoco and Patapon will also be…
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite Announced with Gameplay Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAOgJ9y0Ots Capcom have announced the next instalment in the Marvel vs Capcom franchise will be Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite. They made the announcement at this years PlayStation Experience 2016 with a debut trailer which opens with Mega Man and Ryu joining forces to take on Iron Man. They both fire projectiles and…
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Review (PS4)
Ever since the original Infinity Ward team split up to form Respawn Entertainment, the remaining studio was just a shell of its former self. Innovation was a thing of the past, with Modern Warfare 3 arguably being the series worst entry to date, while Infinity Ward’s next attempt, Ghosts, was…
Top 7 Best Party Video Games
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…
Foundation Update Coming to No Man’s Sky After Months of Silence
Hello Games have finally broken their lengthy silence by announcing a forthcoming update to No Man's Sky, called the "Foundation update." Unfortunately there's no detailed patch notes yet, but they're calling it that as it "adds the foundation for base building, and is also putting in place a foundation for things…
ADR1FT Cancelled for Xbox One
ADR1FT, the space exploration game for PC and PS4, is no longer coming to Xbox One. It was initially announced as coming to PC first, with both consoles coming later but since releasing on PS4, all news and announcements about the Xbox One version have stopped. Gaming site NewGameNetwork did some investigating…
Watch_Dogs 2 Launch Trailer Features High Speed Chases and Open World Hacking
Watch_Dogs 2 releases in just a few days, so Ubisoft have released their launch trailer which shows off the vast open world and the plethora of different characters you'll meet and interact with. The game follows the story of young Marcus Holloway, an expert hacker in San Fransisco who's part…
Listen to Hudson Mohawke’s Watch_Dogs 2 Soundtrack on Spotify
Watch_Dogs 2, the upcoming sequel to the 2014 open world hacker action game, releases in just a few days. Ubisoft have enlisted the popular EDM and trap DJ Hudson Mohawke to produce the game's soundtrack, and he's released the full tracklist on Spotify. He previewed the first track, 'Shanghaied', back…
‘Mean Streets of Gadgetzan’ Expansion Announced for Hearthstone
Blizzard are following their pattern of releasing an adventure followed by an expansion by announcing the next expansion, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, during their annual Blizzcon event in Anaheim, California. Just like previous expansions such as Goblins vs Gnomes and Wrath of the Old Gods, there will be over 100…
Space Hulk: Deathwing ‘Enter the Space Hulk’ Trailer and Release Date Announced
Space Hulk: Deathwing, the upcoming first-person shooter set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, will be available for download on PC, December 9 with the PS4 and Xbox One versions coming in early 2017. A select number of players who have pre-ordered the game will be invited to a closed beta…
Titanfall 2 Review
In Titanfall 2, you play as a pilot. Not the type of pilot that flies a plane through the air, but a pilot in charge of an enormous, imposing, intimidating mech with an array of weapons and tools at your disposal. 2014 saw the release of the original which introduced…
Humble Day of the Devs Bundle announced, including Oxenfree and Grim Fandango
The latest assortment of games to come from the folks over at Humble Bundle is in support of the annual Day of the Devs event in San Fransisco, hosted by Double Fine and iam8bit. The event gives developers from far and wide the chance to show off their games to guests…
Mafia III Review
1960’s America is an era full of iconic moments, yet rarely explored by video games. President Kennedy was assassinated, man landed on the moon, and Martin Luther King was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. It’s a period we can look back on with pride and regret and…
WRC 6 Review
The officially licensed World Rally Championship games have always been second best to whichever competitor is about at the time, there’s no two ways about it. They’ve often lacked the finesse and technical precision that has made DiRT Rally the undisputed champion of rally games in 2016. In a somewhat…
FIFA 17 Review
It’s often claimed that yearly sports games are no more than simple roster updates. Why would you pay for the same game again when it looks exactly the same as last year? Die hard sports games fans know this isn’t the case most years, but it's more apparent this year…
WRC 6 Preview
Rally games have been around for quite some time now, with games like Championship Rally coming out in the early 90’s for the NES, to the late Colin McRae Rally games on the PlayStation One which evolved into the DiRT franchise we know today. World Rally Championship joined the scene…
Syberia 3 Preview: Kate Walker’s Long Awaited Return
In the early 2000’s, Syberia and shortly after, Syberia II, were two of the best adventure games around. They follow the journey of Kate Walker, a North American lawyer trying to secure a sale in France, but the situation goes askew as she needs to find the legal owner of…
PES 2017 Review
Since the turn of the millennium, there have been two major football games on the market. EA Sports’ FIFA, with officially licensed teams and players and the backing of most major football organisations, and Pro Evolution Soccer by Konami, with often ambiguous team names like the infamous Man Red instead…
VGU Interviews: Pro Rally Driver Sébastien Chardonnet
WRC has been the official video game for the FIA World Rally Championship for some time now, and each instalment keeps getting better. WRC6 has seen considerable input and involvement from professional rally driver, Sébastien Chardonnet; winner of the 2013 WRC3 championship and current participant in WRC1. We were fortunate enough…