At one time or another, everyone has dreamed being a hero. Whether you are saving the world from apocalyptic threats, or if you are embarking on a journey to rescue something precious, we have all placed ourselves in the role. Earlier today, SEGA revealed two all-new trailers for Sonic Forces,…

After a phenomenally successful KickStarter campaign and several months of development, the long awaited Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka Laylee has now been released for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. After discovering that the world's books are being stolen by the evil Capital B and Doctor Quack, a young chameleon…

We all have that game in our childhood where we dream of a sequel, yet it just never happened. For some it was Conker's Bad Fur Day, for others it was a third outing in the Medevil series, though nobody wanted it to be Shaq Fu, the brilliantly mediocre title…

The Lombax and robot duo Ratchet & Clank have already proved themselves worthy with previous trailers showing the new reboot for PS4. At the Paris Game Week media briefing, an all new trailer was released showing a small segment of the game's storyline and all new gameplay footage. A lot…

The Zelda Symphony concerts are a wonderful experience for any fan of the series. Hearing iconic tunes from the franchise being played a live orchestra, as well as exclusive merchandise that can only be obtained at the event. But if recent rumours are to be taken as truth, Nintendo's social…

In the midst of the E3 celebrations, iD Software and Bethesda have given us a short teaser trailer of DOOM, the latest entry in a series that holds a place in many gamer's hearts. A full reveal will appear at the fan convention Quakecon in a few weeks time, but in…

When I was growing up in the Nineties, I watched 2D develop into 3D and with that, Platformers took on an entirely new kind of challenge. Instead of making a background for your character to run in front of, entire worlds needed to be created. Thinking back to classics such as…

Video games featuring pirates have seen a slight dip in popularity as of late, but this was rectified by the arrival of Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed 4 - Black Flag. Now that the seas have settled, it is clear to see that a new nautical bandit game is on…

When The Book of Unwritten Tales was released back in 2010, fans of the point and click adventure genre were delighted. The game took everything that made the classic games of it's kind, and combined with them with loveable characters, great graphics and a sense of humour as wide as…

Point and click adventure games were mostly a PC affair back at their inception in the 1990's, but the trend to port them to home consoles has proven to be a success for many companies. Vertigo are the latest studio to make the leap, by releasing their three Adam's Venture…

Gone are the days of only the big names having their own game engine it seems. Cheaper, user-friendly game engines have seen a rise in popularity in the last few years, with the release of Unreal and Unity inspiring many developers to create their own customized tool set for developers…

Sonic fans can now see where it all began for the Blue Blur now in 3D and available on the 3DS eShop for $5.99/£4.99. The game has also had some small improvements to the game, fixing some bugs and giving Sonic his spindash one game early. Are you a Sonic…

Kalypso Media is excited to announce that their upcoming vampire stealth-action game, DARK, will feature support for both 3D via supported televisions, and through conventional Anaglyph (red/blue glasses) 3D. Even more exciting is that DARK will support the upcoming Oculus Rift virtual-reality head-mounted display on Windows PC.  For those gamers…

  Haydunn does have a way with words... Pokemon Generations, if anything, is a great proof of concept. The Pokemon series could benefit from a game like this, I think a lot of Pokemon fans are hoping that Pokemon X and Y can pave the way to more variations of…