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Headspun Review – Putting Together The Pieces

11Nov

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Headspun Review – Putting Together The Pieces

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to help piece someone's memory back together whilst enjoying mini-games and tasks? Then read on. But first, let us get inside the head of Jamin the Director and Developer at Superstring Ltd who developed Headspun. Let's talk about Superstring, can you tell us how it came about? In my day job, I work as Global Brand Manager at Square Enix, but I’ve always had all these design ideas and creative energies I need to release somewhere outside of work. I’ve tinkered with various game projects over the years, but Headspun was the first game I could envisage a commercial release for, and so – in late 2017 - I spun up Superstring to be the vehicle to carry it. What are your aspirations for Superstring? My whole thing with Superstring ...

BIGBEN and Big Ant Studios Announce AO Tennis 2

8Nov

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BIGBEN and Big Ant Studios Announce AO Tennis 2

BIGBEN and Big Ant Studios have announced their partnership for the publishing and distribution of the second instalment in the official Australia Open series named AO Tennis 2. The game allows sports and tennis fans alike to immerse themselves in an all-new narrative-driven career mode. Using Big Ant’s content editor, players can customize every element of their game. They have put all efforts into enhancing gameplay in this title. Therefore, all content created and shared by players since the first game in 2018 will be available. For fans, AO Tennis 2 includes some of the great names in tennis across the ATP and the WTP. This includes players like Rafael Nadal and Angélique Kerber. Not only do you get famous faces but you will also get to play at all of the venues that form part of...

8Nov

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Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding Released Today

Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding was officially Released Today. The new release will only available on the Playstation platform as of today. However, there are rumors that the title will be available to PC Summer 2020. Death Stranding has been on many people's pre-order lists. The marketing that has surrounded this game over the upcoming months has been surreal. This title brings us some familiar faces like Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Mads Mikkelson (Hannibal). Death Stranding will also feature a soundtrack featuring some extremely talented artists like Bring Me The Horizon. As per most of the anticipated games, there will be special edition variants based on location and retail outlets. Along with these releases, there is a Limited Edition Death Stranding 1TB Playstation ...

7Nov

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Our Thoughts – Xbox All Access

As per our news article recently you will have probably heard in the games vine that Microsoft released their new Xbox service today Xbox All Access. What is Xbox All Access? Xbox All Access is a contracted gaming service that Microsoft launched today (5th November 2019). It is a new service whereby Microsoft is making consoles more accessible. They are doing this by offering a service that binds you into a two-year contract whereby you spread the cost of the console and the services. Xbox All Access is new to the UK, however not to the US. In 2018 Microsoft trialed its newly released service in America. The basis of the service is that you chose the Xbox console you are on the market for and depending upon the chosen console depends on the monthly fee. Obviously, the higher specifica...

5Nov

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Xbox All Access Now Live

Gaming as we know it could quite possibly change today, the reason? Xbox All Access is now live and ready for you to sign up. Today Microsoft release their new gaming service Xbox All Access. The service allows you to get an Xbox console on a contract. The contract is very similar to what we see with mobile phones and tablets. You choose the console you would like and sign up for a two-year contract and pay a set monthly fee. Obviously the higher specification console you chose the higher the monthly payments will be and at the end of the contract you can choose to upgrade or keep your console. For those who are interested in next-gen, if you opt for the Xbox One X you can actually claim and early upgrade in a year's time to the console we know as Project Scarlett. Xbox all acce...

30Oct

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Razer Are Razing The Mobile Gaming Bar

Yesterday the mobile gaming world received news of some new tech. Razer, who we all know and love announced the release of their long-awaited Junglecat. On first glance, the controllers are extremely reminiscent of the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. With the Junglecat, Razer is looking to bring precision to the mobile gaming market, this also allows a more comfortable mobile gaming experience. Not only does this controller allow easier mobile gaming, but it can also be used in desktop mode making mobile gaming with friends in person easily accessible. Keep your fingers off the screen and focus on the action with the Razer Junglecat The Razer Junglecat comes with three cases compatible with the Razer Phone 2, Huawei P30 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S10+. If you do not have one of ...

29Oct

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Shadow Announce New 2020 Subscriptions

We are seeing more and more announcements within the gaming industry at the minute and they just keep on coming. Today we had an announcement from Shadow. For those who are not familiar with their service, they provide an online gaming cloud subscription service. Shadow announced they are moving away from their current subscription model and onto a new one in February ‘2020. They are moving from a single subscription type to providing three, depending on your requirements depends on the service type you sign up for. This is a great business move for Shadow, but how does it fair up compared to purchasing a new machine on finance considering their highest pricing tier is £49.99 per month. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, whether that’s on cloud g...

7Oct

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PC Reviews

Conan Unconquered Review – Conquered

Founded in 2003 with veteran developers from Westwood Studios; Petroglyph brings us a real-time strategy game which is extremely reminiscent of the major RTS titles we all know and love from the ’90s. Conan Unconquered was published by Funcom and developed by Petroglyph, it was released at the end of May 2019 and is available via Steam on the PC. Due to the previous RTS games that some of the team at Petroglyph were majorly involved in (such as Command and Conquer/Age of Empires), it's safe to say I had fairly high expectations of the title. Gameplay As previously mentioned Conan Unconquered is a Real-Time-Strategy game, with 3 gameplay modes available it allows you to play the game how it suits you best. For single player, you have the ability to play scenario mode which is the m...

15Jul

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Accessibility In Gaming, Gaming, Gaming For All

Gaming and Epilepsy

More and more people are getting diagnosed with Epilepsy, yet there isn’t much awareness surrounding it – Especially when it comes to gaming! The Facts: In the UK alone there are circa 600,000 living with Epilepsy Around 87 people are diagnosed on a daily basis. Approximately 1,000 people die every year with around half of these been related to a sudden unexpected death in Epilepsy (also known as SUDEP) Photosensitive Epilepsy affects roughly 3% which is seizures triggered by flashing and/or flickering lights What is shocking is the fact that not many people are even remotely aware of the above or how serious Epilepsy can be. The effects it has on life alone, never mind the seizures can be extremely difficult to live with. For many people with Epilepsy gaming is a ...