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Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip Coming To Consoles

10Jan

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Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip Coming To Consoles

Originally published on Steam by Super Rare Originals to overwhelmingly positive reviews, including our own, Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip lands on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on February 13th. Get ready to cause chaos, and have wholesome interactions, when snekflat's delightful free-roaming exploration indie hit reaches the console market. Grab Your Flip-Flops And Wrench And Join Terry In Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, players step into the flip-flops of Terry. Terry is a dreamer with a wild goal: to launch himself into the cosmos in a car of his own invention. From the unassuming beginnings of a simple job application, Terry's adventure takes a giddy turn. Players can explore the tiny open world town of Sprankelwater, bursting with secrets to discover and a menagerie of unforgettable cha...

18Dec

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News & Updates

Exodus Gameplay Trailer Revealed

Exodus, the upcoming sci-fi RPG from Archetype Entertainment, has received a new gameplay trailer. Since being revealed at The Game Awards 2023, the team at Archetype have diligently been releasing lore info and teasers via videos, blog posts, and even a pair of novels by Peter F. Hamilton. I'm really intrigued by this potential contender to Mass Effect, and the gameplay trailer has amplified this further. I've been meaning to cover information around Exodus for a while, so bare with me while I give you some brief background on the project and lore. The Exodus Following the decline in habitability of Earth, humanity construct ark ships to set sail across the galaxy in search of a new home. A portion of the ark ships arrive in the Centauri cluster 16,000 years later and send the Gr...

Edifier M60 Compact Desktop Speakers Review

17Dec

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Hardware & Tech

Edifier M60 Compact Desktop Speakers Review

A few weeks back, we brought you news of a new set of speakers from the folks at Edifier, the M60s. We're back now to bring you a full review. The Edifier M60 desktop speakers are designed to be compact while delivering a powerful listening experience. Compact and Performant First and foremost, I was very impressed with the simple and environmentally friendly packaging the speakers arrived in. Very little plastic, no polystyrene, and a minimalistic approach, made the unboxing quick and easy. Once they were out of the box and set up, it was time to start putting them through their paces. Design For the purpose of this review I received the classic oak variant of the Edifier M60s. Although full black, and white editions are also available. In terms of size, each single speaker withou...

Split Fiction – Hazelight Reveals Next Co-Op Title

15Dec

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News & Updates

Split Fiction – Hazelight Reveals Next Co-Op Title

Josef Fares, a regular face at The Game Awards, returned this year with another expletive laden monologue to announce Hazelight Studios' next co-op game. Split Fiction is an action-packed co-op buddy adventure that jumps between sci-fi and fantasy worlds. Hazelight's previous game, It Takes Two, was one of my favourite games of 2021 and won Game of the Year at The Game Awards that year. Getting Cocky With It After completing It Takes Two, my partner and I have been awaiting the next adventure from Hazelight. In March 2025, that time will finally arrive. Introducing the trailer at The Game Awards, Fares said “At Hazelight, we have a saying where we say, 'we f- s- up without f-ing up'… This time it's some next level s-”. He continued, “I know I sound cocky, but it's really hard to not be c...

12Dec

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Features

Paul’s 5 Most Anticipated Games of 2025

With 2025 less than a month away, it's time to get excited about the games releasing next year. This list is but a fraction of the titles I have on my radar — next year is shaping up to be another extraordinary year for gaming. Let's dig in to my most anticipated games of 2025. The list below is in no particular order. Wanderstop Wanderstop is the debut game from indie studio Ivy Road. On the surface it's a game about running a tea shop, gathering resources, and serving customers. Deeper than that, though, it's a story about how you can't force healing from trauma by using escapism purely as a means to an end. With Stanley Parable's Davey Wreden on design duty, it's safe to say not everything will be as it seems. Hopefully we can help Alta find peace and comfort, and learn some...

10Dec

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Features

Paul’s Top 3 Games 2024

With 2024 drawing to a close and awards season underway, I've taken a look back through the games I've played this year and picked my top 3. These are presented in no particular order. They're the games that impressed me the most or provided the most joy. It's been a difficult year to narrow down my top picks, as most of what I've had a chance to play has been wonderful. However, narrow down I have, so let's have a look. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes The first game I reviewed this year and a return to writing after finishing my degree, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes was a fantastic way to come back. A project I'd been looking forward to since finishing up Simogo's previous game, Sayonara Wild Hearts. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is heavily focused on puzzles. The game begins with a very co...

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Pre-orders Open

5Dec

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News & Updates

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Pre-orders Open

DON'T NOD has just released an evocative new trailer, and announced pre-orders, for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The two-part game promises a deeply immersive journey, with Part One (“Bloom”) launching on February 18, 2025, followed by Part Two (“Rage”) on March 18, 2025. This latest trailer sheds a new light on events and characters of the game, and introduces darker themes like adversity and conflict. It invites players and fans to piece together fragmented memories and offers the closest look yet at the supernatural mysteries that the Abyss presents. What is the Abyss? How will it change the lives of Swann and friends? Let's Get Physical In partnership with Maximum Entertainment, a physical PlayStation 5 edition will be available in summer 2025. Players can pre-order it now ...

Currently Playing – Curse of the Dead Gods

3Dec

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Features

Currently Playing – Curse of the Dead Gods

In the past couple of weeks, when I've found myself with a short amount of time for gaming, I've returned to a comforting, familiar place. That place is Curse of the Dead Gods. Time and time again over the years since I reviewed the game for release, I've returned to the cursed temple to take on it's remaining challenges and edge ever close to the coveted Platinum trophy. The Game That Sparked A Fire Curse of the Dead Gods was the first roguelike that I ever played, I'd not paid the genre any mind previously. The art direction looked great, and the combat seemed crunchy and quick, so I picked it up for review. I was instantly hooked on the premise of starting with very little power, progressing little by little through a gauntlet, and gradually upgrading various aspects to try different ...

28Nov

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News & Updates

Cat Quest III – Mew Free DLC Content

The Purribean just got paws-itively better with new Cat Quest III DLC! Prepare to hoist the sails and embark on a treasure-filled journey packed with purr-rific new content! Get your claws out for the free update, available today on PC and arriving on other platforms very soon. DLC Out Meow! Following the release of Cat Quest III in August, developer The Gentlebros have generously returned to release a free content update. Alongside the new DLC, there's also a limited time discount for the game active now on Steam and running until December 4th. Act quickly for a 20% saving! Not played Cat Quest III, and want to read a review before committing to that buy button? You can read our review of the full game on PS5 here. Fur-midable New Content The time has come to return to the Purr...

20Nov

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PC Reviews

Touch Type Tale – PC Review

Originally announced in 2019, Touch Type Tale was released on Steam earlier this month, having previously been released in March 2023 on Epic Game Store. This is the first full-game release from Pumpernickel Studio, an independent German development team. Winner of Best Expert Game at the 2023 German Computer Game Awards 2023, Touch Type Tale features a mix of Real Time Strategy (RTS) gameplay and typing controls. Join me as I discover if I can figure out the key to victory. Keyboard Warriors In a small town in the faraway land of Minsteria, lives a little orphan boy called Paul. Strong name. Often bored and wanting to avoid being in the orphanage, Paul spends his time lending help to a busy wizard. One day, when Paul heads to the wizard's house to assist with organising troll toenails, ...