PlayStation TV Review
Back when the PlayStation Vita made its debut, a lot of Sony’s fan base wanted to see some of the games with higher production values make their way to a home console, in particular Freedom Wars and Persona 4 Golden. Their prayers were answers when Sony announced the PlayStation Vita…
Interview Explains The Divisions “Dark Zone”
The Division has been on the watch list of many gamers for a while now, with intense gameplay footage being shown at E3 for the past couple of years now. The latest gameplay shown at E3 2015 focused on the "Dark Zone", a PVP area with better loot to be…
Place Your Bets. GTAV Casino “Opening Next Week”?
The wonderful state of San Andreas has many secrets, easter eggs and other oddities hidden throughout it's landscapes and buildings, a not least of these is the casino that has been teasing players since release. The casino was one such entity from within GTAV that I noticed early into the…
XCOM 2 E3 2015 Gameplay Video
A ten minute video of XCOM 2 gameplay from this years E3 has emerged on Youtube. This follows the recent announcement from 2K and Firaxis Games of the sequel to hit strategy title XCOM: Enemy Unknown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok65u-2DoVw The video, as described by XCOM 2 Creative Director Jake Solomon, sees the world we…
VGU’s Beginner’s Guide to Smash Bros Lingo
So, we’ve covered traditional fighting games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, now onto Smash Bros. Smash isn’t your typical fighting game, as the focus is not on taking down an enemy’s lifebar but by racking up enough damage onto an enemy to send them flying off stage. Due to…
VGU’s Beginner’s Guide to Fighting Game Terms
It’s getting into fighting game tournament season, with CEO on the horizon this weekend and then the holy grail of FGC events, EVO, following soon after in early July. This means fighting game coverage will start to dominate Twitch and many people will start watching competitive fighting games for the…
E3 2015: VGU’s Game of the Show
E3 2015 is over and the dust has settled over what was certainly an impressive showing. The Last Guardian is back, Uncharted 4, Halo 5, Final Fantasy VII, Shenmue 3. It reads like a wish-list rather than an after show discussion, but everyone came out in full force for the…
Suikoden III is coming to PSN Tomorrow
Thanks to the successful rereleases of Suikoden 1 and 2 on PSN a few months ago and the continued work of the Suikoden Revival Movement, Sony have announced that the 3rd entry will be coming to PSN tomorrow. This installment in Konami's critically acclaimed but now dormant RPG franchise is…
Lego Jurassic World Review
Another day, another big budget Hollywood blockbuster recreated in virtual plastic bricks. We've had Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones and even Batman, but now it's time to play around in the best theme park to never exist. Lego's recent track-record has been pretty good, offering us bigger and more…
E3 2015: The Year of Shock and Awe
This E3 is being heralded as the best one for many years. Blockbuster announcements, revivals of old franchises and games long though dead have risen from the graves for studios to parade around as the conquering heroes for fans to throw money at. On first glance, this year's show is…
Fallout 4 is Over 400 Hours, Says Dev Who Hasn’t Seen It All
Fallout 4 since E3 2015 has been in the line of questions from games media, gamers and pretty much everyone who wants to get their hands on the game. An all important question on open world games is "How long is it?" during the E3 round table a Developer on…
Men Spend £1600 a year on LARPing
Not your usual gaming news but an interesting insight to think about into the world of gaming, cosplay and more. Groupon UK recently did a study which revealed that middle-aged men on average are spending £1,200 a year on their hobbies. The highest amount on average being spent was not…
SteelSeries Stratus XL Wireless Controller for PC & Android
SteelSeries revealed today their new wireless gaming controller the Stratus XL. Designed specially for Windows PC and Android smartphone, gamers now have the option to play their games wireless via Bluetooth. PC, Android devices, Amazon Fire TV, Ouya and other micro-console systems can use the Stratus XL. "When SteelSeries introduced the first Stratus…
QcK XXL SteelSeries Largest Gaming Surfaces Available Now
SteelSeries now have a extra extra large gaming surface for all those sweeping mouse gamers out there, the QcK XXL gaming mouse pad. The oversized surface is one for those who want complete freedom in where they can move their mouse without fear of running out of mouse mat. The…
E3 2015: Heavy Rain and Beyond Coming To PS4
Quantic Dream have announced a new compilation of Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls previously released on the Playstation 3 during the E3 conference this year. It has not been confirmed if the games will receive a visual upgrade or additional features, but considering the trend that other companies have followed, it is…
Dark Souls III Will Not Be the Last of the Series
E3 helmed the incredible news that Dark Souls III is real and it's going to be with us pretty soon. This was then followed by a snippet from a European press release stating that it is to be the final chapter in the cult series. This caused a lot of dismay…
E3 2015: Dean Hall Talks About ION
The list of games to be excited keeps on growing this year, and ION is one in particular that looks promising. Under development by RocketWerkz, ION is based around survival in space. Under development by Dean Hall, the guy responsible for DayZ. One of the key features being that you are…
E3 2015: The Coalition To Bring Out Gears Of War On PC
Rumours have been spread for a while about the potential of certain titles from the Xbox 360 making a comeback on PC with revamped versions. The Coalition is now making the likelihood of other older titles coming to the PC finally with Gears Of War Ultimate Edition. The revamped version of…
E3 2015: Tripwire Reveals New Title, Rising Storm 2 Vietnam
Among many other new titles announced at E3 this year, Tripwire Interactive have just released confirmation of a new Rising Storm game that as the title might suggest focuses on the Vietnam war. The cut scene that was shown was reminiscent of many Vietnam war films, and looked to be…
Dark Souls III to Be the Final Chapter?
Us From Software junkies had a reason to celebrate yesterday as it was announced that Dark Souls III is official and heading for us in early 2016. Riding high on the success of Bloodborne, From Software aren't showing any signs of slowing down and in keeping with their traditions, the trailer we…
E3 2015: Project Setsuna Announced During Square Enix Conference
Square Enix finish off their E3 2015 conference with the announcement of a new studio and RPG series coming world wide. The name of this game at the moment is Project Setsuna. The game is being developed by the new studio Tokyo RPG Factory, a new group of developers that…