Geek Overture

This year has flown past and we are already diving head long into November! The weather is getting colder,and we are finally beginning to wrap up and starting to think about Christmas presents. Computer games will be high on the list for many a young (and not so young) gamer so we wanted to have [...]

As we roll into May there are many reasons for gamers to be a little bit excited. Among this month’s releases is one which has been anticipated for over a decade! Let’s start with the biggest release this month: Diablo 3 (released 15th May). It’s been almost twelve years since Diablo 2 was released to massive [...]

Few games can ever have been as hotly anticipated as Grand Theft Auto V. The first teaser trailer was released back in October – but further details have been thin on the ground with creators Rockstar Games remaining tight-lipped. All that is known for certain is that the game will be set in the Los [...]

Having owned my first games console when I was about 4 years old, I feel I can definitely call myself a video game fan. Having owned a fair few consoles since then, I’ve played a lot of video games in my time. While there are many fine videos games I have come across in my [...]

It’s been a good week for video game marketing, provided one accepts that all attention is good attention, the corollary of which is that people are boundlessly stupid and incapable of critical distinction. Yesterday Namco Bandai decided the best way to get Soul Calibur V on almost every gaming blog on the planet was to release [...]

There are so many great games out for Christmas this year! It seems that all the top gaming producers have released a new game from Call of Duty and Batman: Arkham City to Mario Kart and Just Dance. So here are our top choice of THE games for Christmas 2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare [...]

Has it only been three weeks? Like a Falmer emerging from the glowering depths of his subterranean hovel to find his eyes grown milky and his humanity (elfmanity) all but blown away by the fresh mountain breeze, I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time on Skyrim. It has made an impact on the world [...]

In just 7 days’ time, the Grand Theft Auto 5 game trailer will be released! Rockstar have officially announced that Grand Theft Auto 5 is coming with the release of the trailer coming on November 2nd. To build excitement around the game, they have started Twitter conversation with the hashtag #GTAV, and by golly, it’s [...]

It’s that time of year again when some of us lose days in front of the PC and have sleepless nights fretting over which formation to choose – the classic 4-4-2 or the infamous 4-6-0 adopted by the Scotland national team? Yes, the Champions League of football management simulation games is back offering the good, [...]

For your afternoon pleasure here are five things that make me happy inside to be a tiny cog in the great difference engine powering the odd little world of video games and mixed metaphors. Exhibit A – Lego Gears of War There is no franchise quite so overinflated either in tone or physique as the [...]