At the Nintendo booth during EGX 2014, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was playable on Wii U, and we were able to get our hands on a demo of the blue blur’s latest outing. Developed by Big Red Button Entertainment, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric is a departure of sorts…

With F1 2014 primed for release I had the chance to experience the console versions of Codemasters’ latest racing title, having previewed the PC version. It was no small decision to skip next-gen consoles this time around for Codemasters. The scrutiny on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 editions of…

I’m sure by now you’ve seen the plethora of less than stellar reviews that Destiny has received. Considering the amount of money thrown behind the project by Activision and Bungie’s track record with Halo, it’s surprising to see such low scores. So does Destiny deserve the hate? Kind of. Right…

After going through demos, leaks and streams of Japanese footage, Super Smash Bros for 3DS is finally here and ready to kick off this installment of the Smash series. As well as being a brand new iteration, this edition of the game is the first ever Smash game designed for…

Sandbox games have always grabbed my interest. Whether they be in a fantasy or realistic world, the chance to just go bananas in an open-world location is something I cannot pass up. This is why I am a fan of the Far Cry series, especially Far Cry 3. The game…

Good news for Smash fans! The Wii U version of Super Smash Bros will arrive in Europe on the 5th of December. The game releases 2 weeks earlier in the USA on the 21st of November and on the 6th in Australia. You can buy the game on its own,…

Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has announced it will release the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes via Steam on December 18th, 2014. The company also confirmed it will be 4K compatible and will feature an increase in the number of simultaneous light sources, the number of models that…

Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus is apparently putting tease back in teaser trailer and is the 3 of 4 trailers to be released as part of #ShinoviMonday which is Marvelous Europe twitter campaign. Today the trailer showcases the abilities and moves Gessen Academy. Full of bouncing bosoms and anime transformations Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus might be…

Monster Hunter is a game series that you simply have to play to believe. The bosses you face in this title are made to feel like hunting wild animals rather than fighting a super sized bad guy. This game is built around the idea of facing massively monstrous beasts to…

Do you like the look of Khans of Tarkir? Are you interested in playing Magic with your friends? Then this might interest you. With the most recent set hitting the shelves, Wizards of the Coast have released another Duel Deck for us all to indulge. This time it is a…

With so many games putting us on the edge of our seats, it is no wonder that so many people quit when they lose, but who is it helping? Maybe it is just me and my infallible sense of duty, or maybe I just hate quitting, but leaving a game…

Not content with revealing the launch trailer for Persona 4 Arena Utlimax, ATLUS have now unveiled three all new English language trailers for their Nintendo 3DS debut Persona Q: Shadows of the Labyrinth. The first reveals how the main characters from Persona 3, better known as SEES, arrived in the…

The Midnight Channel has begun to air once more, and red fog has enshrouded the town of Inaba. This can only mean that Persona 4 Arena Ultimax has arrived for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. For now, it is only available in America, but it has been confirmed to arrive…

Compile Heart are no strangers to the JRPG market, with their Hyperdimension Neptunia series proving very popular due to its unique take on the console war in the previous generation. Fairy Fencer F is the latest European release from the company, originally released in Japan almost twelve months ago. It…

Showcasing Shinji Mikami’s return to the genre he helped to define, The Evil Within was playable at EGX 2014, so we decided to take a look. “It’s a hard game,” Bethesda warned us as we picked up our Xbox One controllers, but that only enticed us further. The demo threw…

The Yogscast, one of the leading Youtube groups, has launched an online games store. This store will allow fans of their videos to purchase games featured on their channels. Yogscast co-founder Lewis Brindley said: "We’ve chosen to partner with Humble because it is the best place to buy games right now.…

In a video and press release which has emerged today, Nintendo have announced that Rayquaza is the next pokemon to receive a mega evolution, alongside its legendary brothers. Not only does this confirm a new mega evolution, but also reveals that Rayquaza will be available to catch in Omega Ruby…

In news coming from NetherRealm Studios today, the infamous sorcerer Quan Chi has returned to fight in Mortal Kombat X. Leading an army of revenants created from the souls of the dead Earthrealm fighters from Mortal Kombat 9, Quan Chi seeks to put his nefarious schemes into action. His three…

We recently got the chance to speak to Gregg Baker, head of community at giffgaff to talk about their new eSports platform, the tournament they are hosting at Insomnia53 in November as well as their plans going forward. SF-  How is the tournament going to work in terms of format?…

If there is one kind of game I grew up on most as a child, it was the rhythm games. These were the titles that got you off of your feet, onto a dance mat and had you going crazy to some killer beats. For the longest time I have…

This week SteelSeries have announced the newest edition to the Siberia headset lineage, the Siberia V3. The Siberia headsets have always been a staple product for SteelSeries and are known for their high quality and comfortable use. The Siberia's staple 'classic suspension system' makes a welcome return in the V3…